empty ballast tank
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term "empty ballast tank" means a tank that—
(i) has previously held ballast water that has been drained to the limit of the functional or operational capabilities of the tank (such as loss of suction);
(ii) is recorded as empty on a vessel log; and
(iii) contains unpumpable residual ballast water and sediment.
Source
- 2018–present33 U.S.C. § 1322Navigation and Navigable Waters · Marine sanitation devices · under this section