33 CFR 155.245: Damage stability plans for inland oil barges
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026
This section covers the vessel plans needed to assess salvage, stability, and residual hull strength on inland oil barges. Owners or operators must keep these plans at a shore-based location. Access to the plans must be available 24 hours a day.
Applies toIt applies to owners or operators of inland oil barges.
What it says
Owners or operators of inland oil barges must ensure that the vessel plans needed for salvage, stability, and residual hull strength assessments are maintained at a shore-based location.
33 CFR 155.245(a)“Owners or operators of inland oil barges shall ensure that the vessel plans necessary to perform salvage, stability, and residual hull strength assessments are maintained at a shore-based location.”
Access to the plans must be available 24 hours a day.
33 CFR 155.245(b)“Access to the plans must be available 24 hours a day.”
Common questions
Where must inland oil barge plans for salvage and stability be kept?
Owners or operators must ensure the plans are maintained at a shore-based location.
“are maintained at a shore-based location.”
How often must access to inland oil barge stability plans be available?
Access to the plans must be available 24 hours a day.
“Access to the plans must be available 24 hours a day.”
The text of 33 CFR 155.245
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Damage stability information for inland oil barges
(a) Owners or operators of inland oil barges shall ensure that the vessel plans necessary to perform salvage, stability, and residual hull strength assessments are maintained at a shore-based location.
(b) Access to the plans must be available 24 hours a day.
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