§ 3704.
A segregated ballast tank, a crude oil washing system, or an inert gas system, required by this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter, on a vessel entitled to engage in the coastwise trade under chapter 551 of this title shall be installed in the United States (except the trust territories). A vessel failing to comply with this section may not engage in the coastwise trade.
([Pub. L. 98–89], Aug. 26, 1983, [97 Stat. 522]; [Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(16)], Oct. 6, 2006, [120 Stat. 1703].)