
      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 section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act,
    1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), 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.

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    3704                                  46:391a(7)                    
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      Section 3704 requires any tank vessel that is entitled to engage
    in the coastwise trade to install certain equipment in the United
    States under the penalty of losing coastwise trading privileges if
    the installation work is done in a foreign country.

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