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Title 46—Shipping is composed of nine volumes. The parts in these volumes are arranged in the following order: Parts 1-40, 41-69, 70-89, 90-139, 140-155, 156-165, 166-199, 200-499 and 500 to End. The first seven volumes containing parts 1-199 comprise chapter I—Coast Guard, DOT. The eighth volume, containing parts 200 to 499, includes chapter II—Maritime Administration, DOT and chapter III—Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), DOT. The ninth volume, containing part 500 to End, includes chapter IV—Federal Maritime Commission. The contents of these volumes represent all current regulations codified under this title of the CFR as of October 1, 1998.

Subject indexes appear for subchapter B—Merchant Marine Officers and Seamen, subchapter C—Uninspected Vessels, and subchapter D—Tank Vessels following the subchapters in parts 1-40; for subchapter F—Marine Engineering following the subchapter in parts 41-69; for subchapter H—Passenger Vessels following the subchapter in parts 70-89; for subchapter I—Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels, subchapter I-A—Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, subchapter J—Electrical Engineering, subchapter K—Small Passenger Vessels Carrying More Than 150 Passengers or With Overnight Accommodations for More Than 49 Passengers, and subchapter L—Offshore Supply Vessels following the subchapters in parts 90-139; for subchapter S—Subdivision and Stability, subchapter T—Small Passenger Vessels (Under 100 Gross Tons), and subchapter W—Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements following the subchapters in parts 166-199.

For this volume, Cheryl E. Sirofchuck was Chief Editor. The Code of Federal Regulations publication program is under the direction of Frances D. McDonald, assisted by Alomha S. Morris.

CFRORDR.FRM 46 CFR Ch. I (10-1-98 Edition) Coast Guard, DOT <CHAPTER> <SUBCHAP TYPE="N"> <PRTPAGE P="5"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUBCHAPTER I—CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS</HD> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 90</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 90—GENERAL PROVISIONS</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.01—Authority and Purpose</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>90.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose of regulations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.01-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Right of appeal.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.01-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.05—Application</HD> <SECTNO>90.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels subject to requirements of this subchapter.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Specific application noted in text.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.05-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ocean or unlimited coastwise vessels on inland and Great Lakes routes.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application to vessels on an international voyage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.05-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability to offshore supply vessels.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.05-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seagoing barge.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.05-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Flammable and combustible liquid cargo in bulk.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.10—Definition of Terms Used in This Subchapter</HD> <SECTNO>90.10-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Approved.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Barge.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carrying freight for hire.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Commandant.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Coast Guard District Commander.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Coastwise.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-12</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gas free.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Great Lakes.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-14</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Headquarters.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Industrial personnel.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-16</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Industrial vessel.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-19</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lakes, bays, and sounds.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Liftboat.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marine inspector or inspector.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Motorboat.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ocean.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-27</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI).</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-29</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Passenger.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding equipment and point of access.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-33</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rivers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recognized classification society.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-36</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seagoing barge.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-37</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-38</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Specially suitable for vehicles.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Offshore supply vessels.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.10-42</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Tankerman</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.15—Equivalents</HD> <SECTNO>90.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conditions under which equivalents may be used.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.20—General Marine Engineering Requirements</HD> <SECTNO>90.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marine engineering details.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.25—General Electrical Engineering Requirements</HD> <SECTNO>90.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical engineering details.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.27—Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements</HD> <SECTNO>90.27-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifesaving appliances and arrangements.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.35—American Bureau of Shipping's Standards</HD> <SECTNO>90.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Standards to be used.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>90.35-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Where obtainable.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16970, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.01—Authority and Purpose</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose of regulations.</SUBJECT> <P>The purpose of the regulations in this subchapter is to set forth uniform minimum requirements for cargo and miscellaneous vessels, as listed in Column 5 of table 90.05-1(a).</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51205, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.01-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Right of appeal.</SUBJECT> <P>Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken under this subchapter, by or on behalf of the Coast Guard, may appeal therefrom in accordance with subpart 1.03 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 88-033, 54 FR 50380, Dec. 6, 1989]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.01-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Purpose.</E> This section collects and displays the control numbers assigned to information collection and recordkeeping requirements in this subchapter by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 <PRTPAGE P="6"/>U.S.C. 3501 <E T="03">et seq.</E>). The Coast Guard intends that this section comply with the requirements of 44 U.S.C. 3507(f), which requires that agencies display a current control number assigned by the Director of the OMB for each approved agency information collection requirement.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Display</E>.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,10" COLS="2" OPTS="L2,i1"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">46 CFR part or section where identified or described</CHED> <CHED H="1">Current OMB control No.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">§ 91.27-13 </ENT> <ENT>2115-0517</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">§ 91.40-3 </ENT> <ENT>2115-0554</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">§ 91.40-5 </ENT> <ENT>2115-0554</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">§ 97.15-7 </ENT> <ENT>2115-0589</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">§ 97.15-17 </ENT> <ENT>2115-0589</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[CGD 88-072, 53 FR 34297, Sept. 6, 1988, as amended by CGD 82-004a, 55 FR 2525, Jan. 25, 1990; CGD 89-037, 57 FR 41822, Sept. 11, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.05—Application</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels subject to requirements of this subchapter.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) This subchapter shall be applicable to all United States flag vessels indicated in Column 5 of Table 90.05-1(a) and to all such foreign vessels which carry 12 or less passengers from any port in the United States to the extent prescribed by law, except as follows:</P> <P>(1) Any vessel of a foreign nation signatory to the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and which has on board a current, valid safety equipment certificate.</P> <P>(2) Any vessel operating exclusively on inland waters which are not navigable waters of the United States.</P> <P>(3) Any vessel while laid up and dismantled and out of commission.</P> <P>(4) With the exception of vessels of the U.S. Maritime Administration, any vessel with title vested in the United States and which is used for public purposes.</P> <P>(b) Notwithstanding the exception previously noted in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, foreign vessels of novel design or construction or whose operation involves potential unusual risks shall be subject to inspection to the extent necessary to safeguard life and property in United States ports, as further provided by § 2.01-13 of subchapter A (Procedures Applicable to the Public) of this chapter.</P> <P>(c) Notwithstanding the exception noted in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, each foreign vessel shall report marine casualties occurring while the vessel is in the navigable waters of the United States as required by Subpart 97.07.<PRTPAGE P="7"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,r50,r50,r50,r50,r50,r50" COLS="8" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 90.05-1(a)</TTITLE> <TDESC>[See footnotes at end of table]</TDESC> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Method of propulsion</CHED> <CHED H="2">Column 1</CHED> <CHED H="1">Size or other limitations <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="2">Column 2</CHED> <CHED H="1">Classes of vessels (including motorboats) examined or inspected under various Coast Guard regulations <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="2">Vessels inspected and certificated under Subchapter D—Tank Vessels <SU>2</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="3">Column 3</CHED> <CHED H="2">Vessels inspected and certificated under either Subchapter H—Passenger Vessels <SU>2</SU> <SU>3</SU> <SU>4</SU> <SU>5</SU> or Subchapter T—Small Passenger Vessels <SU>2</SU> <SU>3</SU> <SU>4</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="3">Column 4</CHED> <CHED H="2">Vessels inspected and certificated under Subchapter I—Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels <SU>2</SU> <SU>5</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="3">Column 5</CHED> <CHED H="2">Vessels subject to provisions of Subchapter C—Uninspected Vessels <SU>2</SU> <SU>3</SU> <SU>6</SU> <SU>7</SU> <SU>8</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="3">Column 6</CHED> <CHED H="2">Vessels subject to provisions of Subchapter U—Oceanographic Vessels <SU>2</SU> <SU>5</SU> <SU>6</SU> <SU>7</SU> <SU>9</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="3">Column 7</CHED> <CHED H="2">Vessels subject to the provisions of Subchapter O—Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes <SU>10</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="3">Column 8</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="01">Steam</ENT> <ENT>Vessels not over 65 feet in length</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying combustible or flammable liquid cargo in bulk</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying more than 6 passengers <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT>All tugboats and towboats</ENT> <ENT>All vessels except those covered by columns 3, 4, 5, and 7</ENT> <ENT>None</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying in bulk the cargoes listed in table I of pt. 153 and table 4 of pt. 154.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="11"/> <ENT>Vessels over 65 feet in length</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying combustible or flammable liquid cargo in bulk <SU>5</SU> </ENT> <ENT>1. All vessels carrying more than 12 passengers on an international voyage, except yachts</ENT> <ENT>All vessels except those covered by columns 3 and 4</ENT> <ENT>None</ENT> <ENT>All vessels engaged in oceanographic research</ENT> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">2. All vessels of not over 15 gross tons which carry more than 6 passengers<SU>7</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">3. All other vessels carrying passengers,<SU>7</SU> except:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">a. Yachts</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">b. Documented cargo or tank vessels issued a permit to carry not more than 16 persons in addition to the crew</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <PRTPAGE P="8"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">c. Towing and fishing vessels, in other than ocean and coastwise service, may carry persons on the legitimate business of the vessel, in addition to crew, but not to exceed one for each net ton of the vessel</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Motor</ENT> <ENT>Vessels not over 15 gross tons</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying combustible or flammable liquid cargo in bulk</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying more than 6 passengers <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Those vessels carrying dangerous cargoes when required by 46 CFR part 98 or 49 CFR parts 171-179</ENT> <ENT>All vessels except those covered by columns 3, 4, 5, and 7</ENT> <ENT>None</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying in bulk the cargoes listed in table I of pt. 153 and table 4 of pt. 154.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="11"/> <ENT>Vessels over 15 gross tons except seagoing motor vessels of 300 gross tons and over</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying combustible or flammable liquid cargo in bulk <SU>5</SU> </ENT> <ENT>1. All vessels carrying more than 12 passengers on an international voyage, except yachts</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying freight for hire except those covered by columns 3 and 4</ENT> <ENT>......do </ENT> <ENT>......do</ENT> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">2. All vessels not over 65 feet in length which carry more than 6 passengers <SU>7</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <PRTPAGE P="9"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">3. All other vessels of over 65 feet in length carrying passengers for hire except documented cargo or tank vessels issued a permit to carry not more than 16 persons in addition to the crew</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="11"/> <ENT>Seagoing motor vessels of 300 gross tons and over</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying combustible or flammable liquid cargo in bulk <SU>5</SU> </ENT> <ENT>1. All vessels carrying more than 12 passengers on an international voyage, except yachts</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">2. All other other vessels carrying passengers,<SU>7</SU> except:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">a. Yachts<LI>b. Documented cargo or tank vessels issued a permit to carry not more than 16 persons in addition to the crew</LI> </ENT> <ENT>All vessels except those covered by columns 3 and 4, and those engaged in the fishing, oystering, clamming, crabbing, or any other branch of the fishery, kelp, or sponge industry</ENT> <ENT>All vessels except those covered by columns 3, 4, 5, and 7</ENT> <ENT>All vessels engaged in oceanographic research</ENT> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="01">Sail</ENT> <ENT>Vessels not over 700 gross tons</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying combustible or flammable liquid cargo in bulk</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying more than 6 passengers <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Those vessels carrying dangerous cargoes when required by 46 CFR part 98 or 49 CFR parts 171-179</ENT> <ENT>None</ENT> <ENT>None</ENT> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="11"/> <ENT>Vessels over 700 gross tons</ENT> <ENT>......do </ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying passengers for hire </ENT> <ENT>......do </ENT> <ENT>None</ENT> <ENT>None</ENT> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="01">Non-self propelled</ENT> <ENT>Vessels less than 100 gross tons</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying combustible or liquid cargo in bulk</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying more than 6 passengers <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT>......do </ENT> <ENT>All barges carrying passengers except those covered by column 4</ENT> <ENT>None</ENT> <ENT>All tank barges <SU>11</SU> carrying in bulk the cargoes listed in table 151.05 of this chapter.<SU>11</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="10"/> <ENT I="11"/> <ENT>Vessels 100 gross tons or over</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying combustible or flammable liquid cargo in bulk</ENT> <ENT>All vessels carrying passengers for hire</ENT> <ENT>All seagoing barges except those covered by columns 3 and 4; and those inland barges carrying dangerous cargoes when required by 46 CFR part 98 or 49 CFR parts 171-179</ENT> <ENT>All barges carrying passengers except those covered by columns 4 and 7</ENT> <ENT>All seagoing barges engaged in oceanographic research</ENT> <ENT>All tank barges <SU>11</SU> carrying in bulk the cargoes listed in table 151.05 of this chapter.<SU>11</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>Footnotes to Table 90.05-1(a):</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Where length is used in this table it means the length measured from end to end over the deck, excluding sheer. This expression means a straight line measurement of the overall length from the foremost part of the vessel to the aftermost part of the vessel, measured parallel to the centerline.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> Subchapters E (Load Lines), F (Marine Engineering), J (Electrical Engineering), and N (Dangerous Cargoes) of this chapter may also be applicable under certain conditions. The provisions of 49 CFR parts 171-179 apply whenever hazardous materials are on board vessels (including motorboats), except when specifically exempted by law.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>3</SU> Public nautical schoolships, other than vessels of the Navy and Coast Guard, shall meet the requirements of part 167 of subchapter R (Nautical Schools) of this chapter. Civilian nautical schoolships, as defined by 46 U.S.C. 1331, shall meet the requirements of subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) and part 168 of subchapter R (Nautical Schools) of this chapter.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>4</SU> Subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter covers only those vessels of 100 gross tons or more. Subchapter T (Small Passenger Vessels) of this chapter covers only those vessels of less than 100 gross tons.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>5</SU> Vessels covered by subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) or I (Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels) of this chapter, where the principal purpose or use of the vessel is not for the carriage of liquid cargo, may be granted a permit to carry a limited amount of flammable or combustible liquid cargo in bulk. The portion of the vessel used for the carriage of the flammable or combustible liquid cargo shall meet the requirements of subchapter D (Tank Vessels) in addition to the requirements of subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) or I (Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels) of this chapter.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>6</SU> Any vessel on an international voyage is subject to the requirements of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>7</SU> The meaning of the term “passenger” is as defined in the Act of May 10, 1956 (Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 151; 46 U.S.C. 390). On oceanographic vessels scientific personnel on board shall not be deemed to be passengers nor seamen, but for calculations of lifesaving equipment, etc., shall be counted as persons.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>8</SU> Boilers and machinery are subject to examination on vessels over 40 feet in length.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>9</SU> Under 46 U.S.C. 441 an “oceanographic research vessel” is a vessel “* * * being employed exclusively in instruction in oceanography or limnology, or both, or exclusively in oceanographic research, * * *,” Under 46 U.S.C. 443, “an oceanographic research vessel shall not be deemed to be engaged in trade or commerce.” If or when an oceanographic vessel engages in trade or commerce, such vessel cannot operate under its certificate of inspection as an oceanographic vessel, but shall be inspected and certificated for the service in which engaged, and the scientific personnel aboard then become persons employed in the business of the vessel.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>10</SU> Bulk dangerous cargoes are cargoes specified in table 151.01-10(b), in table I of part 153, and in table 4 of part 154 of this chapter.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>11</SU> For manned tank barges see § 151.01-10(c) of this chapter.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA TYPE="T">[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16970, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1109, Jan. 27, 1968; CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3711, Feb. 25, 1970; CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49025, Sept. 26, 1977; CGD 77-042, 42 FR 63643, Dec. 19, 1977; CGD 86-033, 53 FR 36025, Sept. 16, 1988; CGD 86-033, 53 FR 46871, Nov. 21, 1988; CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30661, July 26, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="11"/> <SECTNO>§ 90.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Specific application noted in text.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) At the beginning of the various parts, subparts, and sections, a more specific application is generally given for the particular portion of the text involved. This application sets forth the types, sizes, or services or vessels to which the text pertains, and in many cases limits the application of the text to vessels contracted for before or after a specific date. As used in this subchapter, the term “vessels contracted for” includes not only the contracting for the construction of a vessel, but also the contracting for a material alteration to a vessel, the contracting for the conversion of a vessel to a cargo or miscellaneous vessel, and the changing of service or route of a vessel if such change increases or modifies the general requirements for the vessel or increases the hazards to which it might be subjected.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.05-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ocean or unlimited coastwise vessels on inland and Great Lakes routes.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels inspected and certificated for ocean or unlimited coastwise routes shall be considered suitable for navigation insofar as the provisions of this subchapter are concerned on any inland routes, including the Great Lakes.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application to vessels on an international voyage.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except for yachts and fishing vessels and as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the regulations in this subchapter that apply to a vessel on an “international voyage” apply to a vessel that—</P> <P>(1) Is mechanically propelled and of at least 500 gross tons; and</P> <P>(2) Is engaged on a voyage—</P> <P>(i) From a country to which the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, (SOLAS 74) applies, to a port outside that country or the reverse;</P> <P>(ii) From any territory, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, all possessions of the United States and all lands held by the United States under a protectorate or mandate, whose international relations are the responsibility of a contracting SOLAS 74 government, or which is administered by the United Nations, to a port outside the territory or the reverse; or</P> <P>(iii) Between the contiguous states of the United States and the states of Hawaii or Alaska or between the states of Hawaii and Alaska.</P> <P>(b) The regulations that apply to a vessel on an “international voyage” in this subchapter do not apply to ships engaged on a voyage solely on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River as far east as a straight line drawn from Cap de Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island, the 63d Meridian;</P> <P>(c) The Commandant or his authorized representative may exempt any vessel on an international voyage from the requirements of this subchapter if the vessel—</P> <P>(1) Makes a single international voyage in exceptional circumstances; and</P> <P>(2) Meets safety requirements prescribed for the voyage by the Commandant.</P> <P>(d) The Commandant or his authorized representative may exempt any vessel from the construction requirements of this subchapter if the vessel does not proceed more than 20 nautical miles from the nearest land in the course of its voyage.</P> <CITA>[CGD 72-131R, 38 FR 29320, Oct. 24, 1973, as amended by CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30661, July 26, 1990; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25288, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.05-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability to offshore supply vessels.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Existing offshore supply vessels as defined by § 90.10-40(b), if they are of 100 or more but of less than 500 gross tons, are subject to inspection under this subchapter. New offshore supply vessels as defined by § 90.10-40(c), are subject to inspection under subchapter L of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Each offshore supply vessel permitted grandfathering under paragraph (a) of this section must complete construction and have a Certificate of Inspection by March 16, 1998.</P> <CITA>[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49321, Sept. 19, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.05-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seagoing barge.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All nonself-propelled vessels of 100 gross tons and over that proceed on voyages on the high seas or ocean are <PRTPAGE P="12"/>subject to inspection and certification as seagoing barges.</P> <P>(b) In applying the laws and regulations to manned seagoing barges, one criterion for invocation of safety standards is the description of seagoing barges by relative size in gross tons. When it is determined by the Commandant that the gross register tonnage for a particular manned seagoing barge, which is attained by exemptions, reductions, or other devices in the basic gross tonnage formulation, will circumvent or be incompatible with the application of specific safety requirements in the regulations in this subchapter for a manned seagoing barge of such physical size, the Commandant shall prescribe the regulations to be made applicable to such seagoing barge. When the Commandant determines that the gross register tonnage is not a valid criterion for the invocation of safety requirements based on relative size, the parties involved will be informed of the determination and of the regulations applicable to such manner seagoing barges, and before being permitted to operate such seagoing barges, compliance therewith shall be required. Endorsements or notations on the seagoing barge's certificate of inspection may be made as appropriate.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.05-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Flammable and combustible liquid cargo in bulk.</SUBJECT> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note: </HD> <P>Requirements for double hull construction for vessels carrying oil, as defined in 33 CFR 157.03, in bulk as cargo are found in 33 CFR 157.10d.</P> </NOTE> <P>Vessels inspected and certificated under this subchapter may carry limited quantities of flammable and combustible liquid cargo in bulk in the grades indicated, provided the Certificate of Inspection is endorsed to permit such carriage:</P> <P>(a) Cargo vessels:</P> <P>(1) Grades D and E in an integral tank; and</P> <P>(2) Grades D and E and certain specifically named Grade C in a portable tank, including a marine portable tank (MPT), in accordance with subpart 98.30 or 98.33 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(b) Miscellaneous Vessels, such as cable, salvage, pile-driving, and oil-drilling-rig vessels:</P> <P>(1) Grades B, C, D, and E in a fixed independent or integral tank authorized by the commandant;</P> <P>(2) Grades D and E and certain specifically named Grade C in a portable tank, including an MPT, in accordance with subpart 98.30 or 98.33 of this subchapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37410, Sept. 11, 1990, as amended by CGD 90-051, 57 FR 362146, Aug. 12, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.10—Definition of Terms Used in This Subchapter</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Approved.</SUBJECT> <P>This term means approved by the Commandant unless otherwise stated.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Barge.</SUBJECT> <P>This term means any nonself-propelled vessel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carrying freight for hire.</SUBJECT> <P>The carriage of any goods, wares, or merchandise or any other freight for a valuable consideration whether directly or indirectly flowing to the owner, charterer, operator, agent, or any other person interested in the vessel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Commandant.</SUBJECT> <P>This term means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Coast Guard District Commander.</SUBJECT> <P>This term means an officer of the Coast Guard designated as such by the Commandant to command all Coast Guard activities within the officer's district, which include the inspection, enforcement, and administration of Subtitle II of Title 46, U.S. Code, Title 46 and Title 33 U.S. Code, and regulations issued under these statutes.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51205, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Coastwise.</SUBJECT> <P>Under this designation shall be included all vessels normally navigating the waters of any ocean or the Gulf of Mexico 20 nautical miles or less offshore.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="13"/> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-12</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gas free.</SUBJECT> <P>This term means free from dangerous concentrations of flammable or toxic gases.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Great Lakes.</SUBJECT> <P>Under this designation shall be included all vessels navigating the Great Lakes.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-14</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Headquarters.</SUBJECT> <P>This term means the Office of the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC 20593-0001.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 67-90, 33 FR 1015, Jan. 26, 1968, as amended by CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Industrial personnel.</SUBJECT> <P>This term means every person carried on board an industrial vessel for the sole purpose of carrying out the industrial business or functions of the industrial vessel. Examples of industrial personnel include tradesmen, such as mechanics, plumbers, electricians, and welders; laborers, such as wreckers and construction workers; and other persons, such as supervisors, engineers, technicians, drilling personnel, and divers.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 67-90, 33 FR 1015, Jan. 26, 1968]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-16</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Industrial vessel.</SUBJECT> <P>This term means every vessel which by reason of its special outfit, purpose, design, or function engages in certain industrial ventures. Included in this classification are such vessels as drill rigs, missile range ships, dredges, cable layers, derrick barges, pipe lay barges, construction and wrecking barges. Excluded from this classification are vessels carrying freight for hire or engaged in oceanography, limnology, or the fishing industry.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 67-90, 33 FR 1015, Jan. 26, 1968]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-19</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lakes, bays, and sounds.</SUBJECT> <P>Under this designation shall be included all vessels navigating the waters of any of the lakes, bays, or sounds other than the waters of the Great Lakes.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Liftboat.</SUBJECT> <P> <E T="03">Liftboat</E> means an offshore supply vessel with moveable legs capable of raising it's hull above the surface of the sea.</P> <CITA>[CGD 82-004a, 55 FR 2525, Jan. 25, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marine inspector or inspector.</SUBJECT> <P>These terms mean any person from the civilian or military branch of the Coast Guard assigned under the superintendence and direction of an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, or any other person as may be designated for the performance of duties with respect to inspection, enforcement, and administration of Subtitle II of Title 46, U.S. Code, Title 46 and Title 33 U.S. Code, and regulations issued under these statutes.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51205, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Motorboat.</SUBJECT> <P>This term means any vessel indicated in Column 5 of table 90.05-1(a) 65 feet in length or less which is propelled by machinery (including steam). The length shall be measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer. This term includes a boat temporarily or permanently equipped with a detachable motor. For the purpose of this subchapter, motorboats are included under the term “vessel” unless specifically noted otherwise. The various classes of motorboats are as follows: </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Class A—Any motorboat less than 16 feet in length.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Class 1—Any motorboat 16 feet or over and less than 26 feet in length.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Class 2—Any motorboat 26 feet or over and less than 40 feet in length.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Class 3—Any motorboat 40 feet or over and not more than 65 feet in length. </FP> </EXTRACT> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16970, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51205, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ocean.</SUBJECT> <P>Under this designation shall be included all vessels navigating the waters of any ocean or the Gulf of Mexico more than 20 nautical miles offshore.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="14"/> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-27</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI).</SUBJECT> <P>This term means any person from the civilian or military branch of the Coast Guard designated as such by the Commandant and who, under the superintendence and direction of the Coast Guard District Commander, is in charge of an inspection zone for the performance of duties with respect to the inspections, enforcement, and administration of Subtitle II of Title 46, U.S. Code, Title 46 and Title 33 U.S. Code, and regulations issued under these statutes.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51205, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-29</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Passenger.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The term <E T="03">passenger</E> means—</P> <P>(1) On an international voyage, every person other than—</P> <P>(i) The master and the members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a vessel on the business of that vessel; and</P> <P>(ii) A child under 1 year of age.</P> <P>(2) On other than an international voyage, an individual carried on the vessel, except—</P> <P>(i) The owner or an individual representative of the owner or, in the case of a vessel under charter, an individual charterer or individual representative of the charterer;</P> <P>(ii) The master; or</P> <P>(iii) A member of the crew engaged in the business of the vessel who has not contributed consideration for carriage and who is paid for onboard services.</P> <P>(b) The term <E T="03">passenger for hire</E> means a passenger for whom consideration is contributed as a condition of carriage on the vessel, whether directly or indirectly flowing to the owner, charterer, operator, agent, or any other person having an interest in the vessel.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25288, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding equipment and point of access.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Pilot Boarding Equipment</E> means a pilot ladder, accommodation ladder, pilot hoist, or combination of them as required by this subchapter.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Point of Access</E> means the place on deck of a vessel where a person steps onto or off of pilot boarding equipment.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-33</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rivers.</SUBJECT> <P>Under this designation shall be included all vessels whose navigation is restricted to rivers and/or canals exclusively, and to such other waters as may be so designated by the Coast Guard District Commander.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recognized classification society.</SUBJECT> <P>The term <E T="03">recognized classification society</E> means the American Bureau of Shipping or other classification society recognized by the Commandant.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-36</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seagoing barge.</SUBJECT> <P>A seagoing barge is a nonself-propelled vessel of at least 100 gross tons making voyages beyond the Boundary Line (as defined in 46 CFR part 7). The phrase <E T="03">nonself-propelled vessel</E> means a vessel without sufficient means for self-propulsion and is required to be towed.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16970, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51206, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-37</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel.</SUBJECT> <P>Where the word <E T="03">vessel</E> is used in this subchapter, it shall be considered to include all vessels indicated in Column 5 of Table 90.05-1(a), except as otherwise noted in this subpart.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-38</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Specially suitable for vehicles.</SUBJECT> <P>A space which is <E T="03">specially suitable for vehicles</E> is one designed for the carriage of automobiles or other self-propelled vehicles with batteries connected and fuel tanks containing gasoline on vessels on ocean or unlimited coastwise voyages. Requirements for the design and protection of spaces “specially suitable for vehicles” appear in subparts 92.15, 95.05, 95.15, 96.05, 97.36, 97.37, and 97.80 of this subchapter. In addition, preparation of automobiles prior to carriage, with the exception of disconnecting battery cables, must be in <PRTPAGE P="15"/>accordance with the applicable provisions of 49 CFR 176.905.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15284, Dec. 5, 1966, as amended by CGD 86-033, 53 FR 36025, Sept. 16, 1988]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Offshore supply vessels.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) An offshore supply vessel is a vessel that is propelled by machinery other than steam, that is of 15 gross tons and less than 500 gross tons (as measured under the Standard, Dual, or Simplified Measurement System under part 69, subpart C, D, or E, of this chapter) or is less than 6,000 gross tons (as measured under the Convention Measurement System under part 69, subpart B, of this chapter) and that regularly carries goods, supplies or equipment in support of exploration, exploitation, or production of offshore mineral or energy resources.</P> <P>(b) An existing offshore supply vessel is one contracted for, or the keel of which was laid, before March 15, 1996.</P> <P>(c) A new offshore supply vessel is one—</P> <P>(1) That was contracted for, or the keel of which was laid, on or after March 15, 1996; or</P> <P>(2) That underwent a major conversion initiated on or after March 15, 1996.</P> <CITA>[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49321, Sept. 19, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.10-42</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Tankerman.</SUBJECT> <P>The following ratings are established in part 13 of this chapter. The terms for the ratings identify persons holding valid merchant mariners’ documents for service in the ratings issued under that part:</P> <P>(a) Tankerman-PIC.</P> <P>(b) Tankerman-PIC (Barge).</P> <P>(c) Restricted Tankerman-PIC.</P> <P>(d) Restricted Tankerman-PIC (Barge)</P> <P>(e) Tankerman-Assistant.</P> <P>(f) Tankerman-Engineer.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17157, Apr. 4, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.15—Equivalents</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conditions under which equivalents may be used.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where in this subchapter it is provided that a particular fitting, material, appliance, apparatus, or equipment, or type thereof, shall be fitted or carried in a vessel, or that any particular provision shall be made or arrangement shall be adopted, the Commandant may accept in substitution therefor any other fitting, material, apparatus, or equipment, or type thereof, or any other arrangement: <E T="03">Provided,</E> That he shall have been satisfied by suitable trials that the fitting, material, appliance, apparatus, or equipment, or type thereof, or the provision or arrangement is at least as effective as that specified in this subchapter.</P> <P>(b) In any case where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commandant that the use of any particular equipment, apparatus, or arrangement not specifically required by law is unreasonable or impracticable, the Commandant may permit the use of alternate equipment, apparatus, or arrangement to such an extent and upon such conditions as will insure, to his satisfaction, a degree of safety consistent with the minimum standards set forth in this subchapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.20—General Marine Engineering Requirements</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marine engineering details.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All marine engineering details such as piping, valves, fittings, boilers, pressure vessels, etc., and their appurtenances installed on the vessel, shall be designed, constructed, and installed in accordance with the provisions of subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="16"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.25—General Electrical Engineering Requirements</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical engineering details.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All electrical engineering details and installations shall be designed and installed in accordance with subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.27—Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.27-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifesaving appliances and arrangements.</SUBJECT> <P>All lifesaving appliances and arrangements must be in accordance with subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25288, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 90.35—American Bureau of Shipping's Standards</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Standards to be used.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where in this subchapter an item, or method of construction, or testing is required to meet the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping, the current standards in effect at the time of construction of the vessel, or otherwise as applicable, shall be used. The current standards of other recognized classification societies may also be accepted upon approval by the Commandant.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 90.35-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Where obtainable.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping are usually published annually and may be purchased from the American Bureau of Shipping, Two World Trade Center, 106th Floor, New York, NY 10048. These standards may be also examined at the Office of the Commandant (G—M), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC 20593-0001, or at the Office of any Coast Guard District Commander or Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 1697, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5718, Apr. 12, 1968; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 37570, Sept. 27, 1988; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 44011, Nov. 1, 1988; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; 60 FR 54106, Oct. 19, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 91</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 91—INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.01—Certificate of Inspection</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>91.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.01-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.01-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Period of validity.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.01-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Temporary certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.01-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Expired certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.01-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency carriage of more than 16 persons in addition to the crew on vessels not engaged in international voyages.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.05—Permit to Proceed to Another Port for Repair</HD> <SECTNO>91.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When issued.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>To whom issued.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conditions of permit.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.05-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.15—Inspection of Vessels</HD> <SECTNO>91.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Standards in inspection of hulls, boilers, and machinery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alternate compliance.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.20—Initial Inspection</HD> <SECTNO>91.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prerequisite of certificate of inspection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.20-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When made.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.20-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.20-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scope of inspection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.20-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Specific tests and inspections.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.25—Inspection for Certification</HD> <SECTNO>91.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prerequisite of reissuance of certificate of inspection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When made.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scope of inspection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifesaving equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire-extinguishing equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hull equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical engineering equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marine engineering equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-37</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Tanks containing dangerous cargoes.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-38</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pollution prevention.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sanitary inspection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hazards.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.25-50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspector not limited.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="17"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.27—Reinspection</HD> <SECTNO>91.27-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When made.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.27-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.27-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Deficiencies in maintenance.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.27-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alternative provisions for reinspections of offshore supply vessels in foreign ports.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.27-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspectors not limited.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.30—Inspection After Accident</HD> <SECTNO>91.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General or partial survey.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.35—Sanitary Inspections</HD> <SECTNO>91.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When made.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.40—Drydocking</HD> <SECTNO>91.40-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions relating to hull examinations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.40-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Drydock examination, internal structural examination, cargo tank internal examination, and underwater survey intervals.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.40-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice and plans required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.43— Integral Fuel Oil Tank Examinations</HD> <SECTNO>91.43-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.45—Repairs and Alterations</HD> <SECTNO>91.45-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice required.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.45-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.50—Special Operating Requirements</HD> <SECTNO>91.50-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection and testing required when making alterations, repairs, or other such operations involving riveting, welding, burning or like fire-producing actions.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.55—Plan Approval</HD> <SECTNO>91.55-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.55-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans and specifications required for new construction.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.55-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans required for alterations of existing vessels.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.55-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Procedure for submittal of plans.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.55-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Number of plans required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.60—Certificates Under International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974</HD> <SECTNO>91.60-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.60-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.60-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.60-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo Ship Safety Radioteleg-raphy Certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.60-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo Ship Safety Radioteleph-ony Certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.60-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exemption Certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.60-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety Management Certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.60-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting of Convention certificates.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.60-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Duration of certificates.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>91.60-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>American Bureau of Shipping.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3205, 3306; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.01—Certificate of Inspection</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as noted in this subpart or subpart 91.05, no vessel subject to inspection and certification shall be operated without a valid certificate of inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.01-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) On vessels of over 25 gross tons, the original certificate of inspection shall, in general, be framed under glass and posted in a conspicuous place where it will be most likely to be observed. On vessels not over 25 gross tons, and on other vessels such as barges, where the framing of the certificate under glass would be impracticable, the original certificate of inspection shall be kept on board to be shown on demand.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.01-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Period of validity.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Certificates of inspection will be issued for periods of either 1 or 2 years. Application may be made by the master, owner, or agent for inspection and issuance of a new certificate of inspection at any time during the period of validity of the current certificate.</P> <P>(b) Certificates of inspection may be revoked or suspended by the Coast Guard where such process is authorized by law. This may occur if the vessel does not meet the requirements of law or regulations in this chapter or if there is a failure to maintain the safety requirements requisite to the issuance of a certificate of inspection.</P> <P>(c)(1) In the case of the following vessels, modification of the period of validity of the certificate of inspection <PRTPAGE P="18"/>will be permitted as set forth in this paragraph:</P> <P>(i) Nonself-propelled vessels of 100 gross tons and over proceeding on the high seas or ocean for the sole purpose of changing place of employment.</P> <P>(ii) Nonself-propelled vessels of 100 gross tons and over making rare or infrequent voyages on the high seas or ocean and returning to the port of departure.</P> <P>(2) The certificate of inspection may be issued for a specific period of time to cover a described situation or for one voyage only but in no case to exceed 2 years. The certificate of inspection will include the conditions under which the vessel must operate. Unless the vessel is in compliance with this Subchapter insofar as it applies to seagoing barges of 100 gross tons and over, such vessel shall not carry any person on board while underway, and the certificate of inspection will be endorsed as an unmanned seagoing barge.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18901, Dec. 18, 1968; CGD 95-012, 60 FR 48051, Sept. 18, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.01-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Temporary certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If necessary to prevent delay of the vessel, a temporary certificate of inspection, Form CG-854, shall be issued pending the issuance and delivery of the regular certificate of inspection. Such temporary certificate shall be carried in the same manner as the regular certificate and shall in all ways be considered the same as the regular certificate of inspection which it represents.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.01-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Expired certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Nothing in this subpart shall prevent a vessel upon a regularly established line from a port in the United States to a port of a foreign country not contiguous to the United States whose certificate of inspection expires at sea or while said vessel is in a foreign port or a port of Hawaii from lawfully completing her voyage without the valid certificate of inspection or temporary certificate required by this subpart: <E T="03">Provided,</E> That the certificate of inspection did not expire within 15 days after the vessel left the last port of the United States, and that the voyage shall be completed within 30 days after the expiration of the certificate of inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.01-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency carriage of more than 16 persons in addition to the crew on vessels not engaged in international voyages.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) When a District Commander finds that an emergency situation exists, he authorizes the local Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, to issue amendments to vessels’ certificates of inspection authorizing the carriage of more than 16 persons in addition to the crew.</P> <P>(b) Upon receipt of an application from a vessel's owner or operator, the Local Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, amends the vessel's certificate of inspection after—</P> <P>(1) Additional lifesaving and firefighting equipment found necessary by the OCMI has been provided;</P> <P>(2) A stability evaluation has been performed; and</P> <P>(3) Any other conditions considered necessary by the OCMI have been satisfied.</P> <CITA>[CGD 76-004, 41 FR 32744, Aug. 5, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.05—Permit To Proceed to Another Port for Repair</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When issued.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may issue a permit to proceed to another port for repair, Form CG-948 to a vessel, if in his judgment it can be done with safety, even if the certificate of inspection of the vessel has expired or is about to expire.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>To whom issued.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Such permit will only be issued upon the written application of the master, owner, or agent of the vessel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conditions of permit.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The permit will state upon its face the conditions under which it is issued and whether or not the vessel is permitted to carry freight or passengers.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.05-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The permit shall be carried in a manner similar to that described in § 91.01-5 for a certificate of inspection.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="19"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.15—Inspection of Vessels</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Standards in inspection of hulls, boilers, and machinery.</SUBJECT> <P>In the inspection of hulls, boilers, and machinery of vessels, the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping, see part 90, subpart 90.35 of this chapter, respecting material and inspection of hulls, boilers, and machinery, and the certificate of classification referring thereto, except where otherwise provided for by the rules and regulations in this subchapter, subchapter E (Load Lines), subchapter F (Marine Engineering), subchapter J (Electrical Engineering), and subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter, shall be accepted as standard by the inspectors.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alternate compliance.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In place of compliance with other applicable provisions of this subchapter, the owner or operator of a vessel subject to plan review and inspection under this subchapter for initial issuance or renewal of a Certificate of Inspection may comply with the Alternate Compliance Program provisions of part 8 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) For the purposes of this section, a list of authorized classification societies is available from Commandant (G-MSE). Approved classification society rules and supplements are contained in 46 CFR 8.110(b).</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67536, Dec. 24, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.20—Initial Inspection</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prerequisite of certificate of inspection.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The initial inspection is a prerequisite of the issuance of the original certificate of inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.20-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When made.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The original inspection will only be made upon the written application of the owner or builder of the vessel to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, on Form CG-3752, Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel, at or nearest the port where the vessel is located.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.20-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Before application for inspection is made, and before construction is started, the owner or builder shall have plans approved by the Commandant indicating the proposed arrangement and construction of the vessel. The procedure for submitting plans and the list of plans to be supplied is set forth in subpart 91.55.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.20-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scope of inspection.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The initial inspection, which may consist of a series of inspections during the construction of a vessel, shall include a complete inspection of the structure, including the outside of the vessel's bottom, the machinery, unfired pressure vessels, equipment and the inside and outside of the boilers. The inspection shall be such as to insure that the arrangements, material, and scantlings of the structure, boilers, and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances, piping, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, lifesaving appliances, fire-detecting and extinguishing equipment, pilot boarding equipment, pollution prevention equipment, and other equipment fully comply with the applicable regulations for such vessel and are in accordance with approved plans, and determine that the vessel is in possession of a valid certificate issued by the Federal Communications Commission, if any. The inspection shall be such as to ensure that the workmanship of all parts of the vessel and its equipment is in all respects satisfactory and that the vessel is provided with lights, means of making sound signals, and distress signals as required by applicable statutes and regulations.</P> <P>(b) When equipment is installed which is not required by applicable regulations in this subchapter, that equipment shall be inspected and tested as required for such equipment by applicable regulations in subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter. For example, fire-detecting systems shall be inspected and tested as required by <PRTPAGE P="20"/>subpart 71.20 of subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5718, Apr. 12, 1968; CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18901, Dec. 18, 1968; CGD 71-161R, 37 FR 28262, Dec. 21, 1972; CGD 82-036, 48 FR 654, Jan. 6, 1983; CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984; CGD 95-012, 60 FR 48051, Sept. 18, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.20-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Specific tests and inspections.</SUBJECT> <P>The applicable tests and inspections as set forth in subpart 91.25 of this part shall be made at this time. In addition, the following specific tests and inspections shall be made by the inspector.</P> <P>(a) For inspection procedures of lifesaving appliances and arrangements, see subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Installation of carbon dioxide extinguishing piping—see § 95.15-15 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(c) For inspection procedures of marine engineering equipment and systems, see subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <P>(d) For inspection procedures of Electrical Engineering equipment and systems, see subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <P>(e) For inspection and tests of tanks containing certain dangerous cargoes in bulk, see part 98 of this subchapter.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.25—Inspection for Certification</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prerequisite of reissuance of certificate of inspection.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) An inspection for certification is a prerequisite of the reissuance of a certificate of inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When made.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The inspection for certification will be made only upon written application of the master, owner, or agent of the vessel on Form CG-3752, Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel, to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at or nearest the port where the vessel is located.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scope of inspection.</SUBJECT> <P>The inspection for certification shall include an inspection of the structure, boilers, and other pressure vessels, machinery, and equipment. The inspection shall be such as to insure that the vessel, as regards the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, and their appurtenances, piping, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, lifesaving appliances, fire-detecting and extinguishing equipment, pilot boarding equipment, pollution prevention equipment, and other equipment, is in satisfactory condition and fit for the service for which it is intended, and that it complies with the applicable regulations for such vessel and determine that the vessel is in possession of a valid certificate issued by the Federal Communications Commission, if required. The lights, means of making sound signals, and distress signals carried by the vessel shall also be subject to the above mentioned inspection for the purpose of ensuring that they comply with the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5718, Apr. 12, 1968; CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18901, Dec. 18, 1968; CGD 71-161R, 37 FR 28262, Dec. 21, 1972; CGD 82-036, 48 FR 655, Jan. 6, 1983; CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984; CGD 95-012, 60 FR 48051, Sept. 18, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifesaving equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>For inspection procedures of Lifesaving appliances and arrangements, see subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire-extinguishing equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) At each inspection for certification and at such other times as considered necessary the inspector shall determine that all fire-extinguishing equipment is in suitable condition and may require such tests as are considered necessary to determine the condition of the equipment. The inspector shall determine if the tests and inspections required by § 97.15-60 of this subchapter have been conducted. At each inspection for certification the inspector shall conduct the following tests <PRTPAGE P="21"/>and inspections of fire-extinguishing equipment:</P> <P>(1) All hand portable fire extinguishers and semi-portable fire extinguishing systems shall be checked as noted in Table 91.25-20(a)(1). In addition, the hand portable fire extinguishers and semi-portable fire extinguishing systems shall be examined for excessive corrosion and general condition.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s55,r85" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 91.25-20(a)(1)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Type unit</CHED> <CHED H="1">Test</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">Soda acid</ENT> <ENT>Discharge. Clean hose and inside of extinguisher thoroughly. Recharge.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Foam</ENT> <ENT>Discharge. Clean hose and inside of extinguisher thoroughly. Recharge.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pump tank (water or antifreeze)</ENT> <ENT>Discharge. Clean hose and inside of extinguisher thoroughly. Recharge with clean water or antifreeze.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cartridge operated (water, antifreeze or loaded stream)</ENT> <ENT>Examine pressure cartridge and replace if end is punctured or if cartridge is otherwise determined to have leaked or to be in unsuitable condition. Remove liquid. Clean hose and inside of extinguisher thoroughly. Recharge with clean water, solution, or antifreeze. Insert charged cartridge.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Carbon Dioxide</ENT> <ENT>Weigh cylinders. Recharge if weight loss exceeds 10 percent of weight of charge. Inspect hose and nozzle to be sure they are clear.<E T="21"> 1</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dry chemical (cartridge-operated type)</ENT> <ENT>Examine pressure cartridge and replace if end is punctured or if cartridge is otherwise determined to have leaked or to be in unsuitable condition. Inspect hose and nozzle to see they are clear. Insert charged cartridge. Be sure dry chemical is free-flowing (not caked) and chamber contains full charge.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dry chemical (stored pressure type)</ENT> <ENT>See that pressure gage is in operating range. If not, or if seal is broken, weigh or otherwise determine that full charge of dry chemical is in extinguisher. Recharge if pressure is low or if dry chemical is needed.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Vaporizing liquid <SU>2</SU> (pump type)</ENT> <ENT>Pump a few strokes into clean pail and replace liquid. Keep water out of extinguisher or liquid. Keep extinguisher completely full of liquid.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Vaporizing liquid <SU>2</SU> (stored pressure type)</ENT> <ENT>See that pressure gage is in operating range. Weigh or check liquid level to determine that full charge of liquid is in extinguisher. Recharge if pressure is low or if liquid is needed.</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Cylinders must be tested and marked, and all flexible connections and discharge hoses of semi-portable carbon dioxide and halon extinguishers must be tested or renewed, as required by §§ 147.60 and 147.65 of this chapter.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> Vaporizing-liquid type fire extinguishers containing carbon tetrachloride or chlorobromomethane or other toxic vaporizing liquids shall be removed from all vessels. (See § 95.50-5(e) of this subchapter.)</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) Fixed fire-extinguishing systems shall be checked as noted in Table 91.25-20(a)(2). In addition, all parts of the fixed fire-extinguishing systems, shall be examined for excessive corrosion and general conditions.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s55,r85" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 91.25-20(a)(2)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Type system</CHED> <CHED H="1">Test</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Foam</ENT> <ENT>Systems utilizing a soda solution shall have such solution replaced. In all cases, ascertain that powder is not caked.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Carbon dioxide</ENT> <ENT>Weigh cylinders. Recharge if weight loss exceeds 10 percent of weight of charge. <SU>1</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Cylinders must be tested and marked, and all flexible connections on fixed carbon dioxide systems must be tested or renewed, as required by §§ 147.60 and 147.65 of this chapter.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(3) On all fire-extinguishing systems, all piping controls, valves, and alarms shall be checked to ascertain that the system is in operating condition. In this respect steam smothering lines shall be checked with at least a 50 p.s.i. air pressure with the ends capped or by blowing steam through the lines at the designed pressure.</P> <P>(4) The fire main system shall be operated and the pressure checked at the most remote and highest outlets. All firehose shall be subjected to a test pressure equivalent to the maximum pressure to which they may be subjected in service, but not less than 100 p.s.i.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5718, Apr. 18, 1968; CGD 78-154, 44 FR 13491, Mar. 12, 1979; CGD 84-044, 53 FR 7748, Mar. 10, 1988]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hull equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) At each inspection for certification, the inspectors shall conduct the following tests and inspections of hull equipment:</P> <P>(1) All watertight doors shall be operated locally by manual power and also by hydraulic or electric power if so fitted. Where remote control is fitted, the doors shall also be operated by the remote control apparatus.</P> <P>(2) The remote controls of all valves shall be operated.<PRTPAGE P="22"/> </P> <P>(3) The owner, operator or master shall provide the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection with all current valid certificates and registers of cargo gear issued by an organization recognized by the Commandant under § 31.10-16.</P> <P>(b) Every acceptable cargo gear certificate and/or register shall be properly executed by a person authorized to do so and shall:</P> <P>(1) Certify as to the tests and examinations conducted;</P> <P>(2) Show the dates on which the tests and examinations were conducted; and</P> <P>(3) Indicate that the cargo gear described in the certificate or register complies with the standards of the organization or association authorized to issue the certificate or register.</P> <P>(c) Competent persons for the purposes of this section are defined as—</P> <P>(1) Surveyors of a classification society recognized by the Commandant under 46 U.S.C. 3316.</P> <P>(2) Surveyors of a cargo gear organization recognized by the Commandant under § 31.10-16.</P> <P>(3) Responsible officials or employees of the testing laboratories, companies, or organizations who conduct tests of pieces of loose cargo gear, wire rope, or the annealing of gear as may be required by the standards of the organization or association authorized to issue the certificate or register.</P> <P>(d) The registers issued in connection with cargo gear certification must have all required entries fully completed as of the dates indicated, shall be kept current, and shall include the following:</P> <P>(1) A register of the cargo handling machinery and the gear accessory thereto carried on the vessel named therein;</P> <P>(2) Certification of the testing and examination of winches, derricks, and their accessory gear;</P> <P>(3) Certification of the testing and examination of cranes, hoists, and their accessory gear;</P> <P>(4) Certification of the testing and examination of chains, rings, hooks, shackles, swivels, and blocks;</P> <P>(5) Certification of the testing and examination of wire rope;</P> <P>(6) Certification of the heat-treatment of chains, rings, hooks, shackles, and swivels which require such treatment; and,</P> <P>(7) Certification of the annual thorough examinations of gear not required to be periodically heat-treated.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51206, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical engineering equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>For inspection procedures of electrical engineering equipment and systems see subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marine engineering equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) For inspection procedures of marine engineering equipment and systems, see subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-37</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Tanks containing dangerous cargoes.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) For inspection and tests of tanks containing certain dangerous cargoes in bulk, see part 98 of this subchapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-38</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pollution prevention.</SUBJECT> <P>At each inspection for certification, the inspector shall examine the vessel to determine that it meets the vessel design and equipment requirements for pollution prevention in 33 CFR part 155, subpart B.</P> <CITA>[CGD 71-161R, 37 FR 28262, Dec. 21, 1972]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sanitary inspection.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) At each inspection for certification, the quarters, toilets, and washing spaces, galleys, serving pantries, lockers, etc., shall be examined by the inspector to be assured that they are in a sanitary condition.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hazards.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) At each inspection for certification, the inspector shall examine the tank tops and bilges in the machinery spaces to see that there is no accumulation of oil which might create a fire hazard.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.25-50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspector not limited.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed as limiting the inspector from making such tests or inspections <PRTPAGE P="23"/>as he deems necessary to be assured of the safety and seaworthiness of the vessel.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.27—Reinspection</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.27-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When made.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) At least one reinspection shall be made on each vessel holding a certificate of inspection valid for two years. This reinspection will be made, where possible, between the tenth and fourteenth month of the period for which the certificate is valid.</P> <P>(b) No written application for reinspection will be required.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.27-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scope.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The inspector shall examine all accessible parts of the vessel's hull, machinery, and equipment to be assured that it is in a satisfactory condition.</P> <P>(b) In general, the scope of the reinspection shall be the same as for the inspection for certification, but will be in less detail unless it is determined that a major change has occurred since the last inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.27-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Deficiencies in maintenance.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If the reinspection reveals deficiencies in the maintenance as called for by the regulations in this subchapter, such necessary repairs or improvements shall be made as may be ordered.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.27-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alternative provisions for reinspections of offshore supply vessels in foreign ports.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The owner or operator of an offshore supply vessel of less than 400 gross tons, except liftboats as defined in § 90.10-20 of this subchapter, may request authorization to conduct an alternative midperiod examination. The request must be made to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection who is assigned responsibility for conducting inspections in the country in which the vessel is operating and will be examined. To qualify for the alternative midperiod examination, the following requirements must be met:</P> <P>(1) The request for authorization must be in writing and received by the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection before the end of the twelfth month of the period of validity of the vessel's certificate of inspection; and</P> <P>(2) The vessel is expected to be continuously employed outside of the United States during the tenth through the fourteenth month of the period of validity of the vessel's certificate of inspection.</P> <P>(b) In determining whether to grant authorization for the alternative midperiod examination, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection shall consider the following:</P> <P>(1) Information contained in previous inspection and drydock examination reports, including the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection's recommendation for participation in the alternative midperiod examination program, if one has been made;</P> <P>(2) The nature, number, and severity of any marine casualties or accidents, as defined in § 4.03-1 of this chapter, which the vessel has experienced in the last three years;</P> <P>(3) The nature, number, and severity of any outstanding inspection requirements for the vessel; and</P> <P>(4) The owner or operator's history of compliance and cooperation in the alternative midperiod examination program, including:</P> <P>(i) The prompt correction of deficiencies;</P> <P>(ii) The reliability of previously submitted alternative examination reports; and</P> <P>(iii) The reliability of representations that the vessel under consideration will be, and other vessels previously examined under this section were, employed outside of the United States for the tenth through the fourteenth month of the periods of validity of their certificates of inspection.</P> <P>(c) If authorization is granted, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection shall provide the applicant written authorization to proceed with the alternative midperiod examination, including special instructions when appropriate.</P> <P>(d) The following conditions must be met for the alternative midperiod examination to be accepted by the Coast Guard in lieu of conducting a reinspection in accordance with § 91.27-1 of this subpart.<PRTPAGE P="24"/> </P> <P>(1) The alternative midperiod examination must be conducted between the tenth and fourteenth month of the period of validity of the vessel's certificate of inspection.</P> <P>(2) The alternative midperiod examination must be of the scope detailed in § 91.27-5 of this subpart and must be conducted by the vessel's master, owner, operator, or a designated representative of the owner or operator.</P> <P>(3) Upon completion of the alternative midperiod examination, the person or persons conducting the examination shall prepare a comprehensive report describing the conditions found. This examination report shall contain sufficient detail to allow an evaluation to be made by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection to whom the report is submitted that the vessel is fit for the service and route specified on the certificate of inspection. The report must include reports and receipts documenting the servicing of lifesaving and fire protection equipment, and any photographs or sketches necessary to clarify unusual circumstances. Each person preparing the report shall sign it and certify that the information contained therein is complete and accurate.</P> <P>(4) Unless the vessel's master participated in the alternative midperiod examination and preparation of the examination report, the master shall review the report for completeness and accuracy. The master shall sign the report to indicate review and forward it to the vessel's owner or operator who requested authorization to conduct the examination.</P> <P>(5) The owner or operator of an offshore supply vessel examined under this subpart must review and submit the report required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection who issued the authorization to conduct the alternative midperiod examination. The examination report must be received by the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection before the first day of the sixteenth month of the period of validity of the vessel's certificate of inspection. The forwarding letter or endorsement must be certified and contain the following information:</P> <P>(i) That the person or persons who conducted the examination acted on behalf of the vessel's owner or operator;</P> <P>(ii) That the examination report was reviewed by the owner or operator;</P> <P>(iii) That the discrepancies noted during the examination have been corrected or will be corrected within a stated time frame; and</P> <P>(iv) That the owner or operator has sufficient personal knowledge of conditions aboard the vessel at the time of the examination or has made necessary inquiries to justify forming a belief that the examination report is true and correct.</P> <P>(e) The form of certification required under this subpart is as follows: </P> <EXTRACT> <P>I certify that the above is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.</P> </EXTRACT> <P>(f) Deficiencies and hazards discovered during an alternative midperiod examination conducted pursuant to this section must be corrected or eliminated, if practical, before the examination report is submitted to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection in accordance with paragraph (d)(5) of this section. Deficiencies and hazards that are not corrected or eliminated by the time the examination report is submitted must be listed in the report as “outstanding.” Upon receipt of an examination report indicating outstanding deficiencies or hazards, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection shall inform the owner or operator of the vessel in writing of the time period specified to correct or eliminate the deficiencies or hazards and the method for establishing that it has been accomplished. Where a deficiency or hazard remains uncorrected or uneliminated after the expiration of the time specified for correction or elimination, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection shall initiate appropriate enforcement measures.</P> <P>(g) Upon receipt of the report required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection shall evaluate it and make the following determinations:</P> <P>(1) Whether the alternative midperiod examination is accepted in lieu of the reinspection required by § 91.27-1 of this subpart;<PRTPAGE P="25"/> </P> <P>(2) Whether the vessel is in satisfactory condition; and</P> <P>(3) Whether the vessel continues to be reasonably fit for its intended service and route.</P> <FP>The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection may request any additional information required to make the determinations required by this section. The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection shall inform the owner/operator in writing of the determinations required by this section.</FP> <P>(h) Should the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection determine in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section that the alternative midperiod examination is not accepted in lieu of the reinspection required by § 91.27-1 of this subpart, the vessel must be reinspected by the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection as soon as practical.</P> <CITA>[CGD 82-004a, 55 FR 2525, Jan. 25, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.27-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspectors not limited.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed as limiting the inspector from making such tests or inspections as he deems necessary to be assured of the seaworthiness of the vessel.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.30—Inspection After Accident</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General or partial survey.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A survey, either general or partial, according to the circumstances, shall be made every time an accident occurs or a defect is discovered which affects the safety of the vessel or the efficacy or completeness of its lifesaving appliances, fire-fighting or other equipment, or whenever any important repairs or renewals are made. The survey shall be such as to insure that the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the material and the workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all respects satisfactory, and that the vessel complies in all respects with the regulations in this subchapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.35—Sanitary Inspections</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When made.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) An inspection of quarters, toilet and washing spaces, serving pantries, galleys, etc., shall be made at least once in every month. If the route of the vessel is such that it is away from a United States port for more than one month, an inspection shall be conducted at least once every trip.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.40—Drydocking</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.40-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions relating to hull examinations.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in this part—</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Drydock examination</E> means hauling out a vessel or placing a vessel in a drydock or slipway for an examination of all accessible parts of the vessel's underwater body and all through-hull fittings.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Internal structural examination</E> means an examination of the vessel while afloat or in drydock and consists of a complete examination of the vessel's main strength members, including the major internal framing, the hull plating, voids, and ballast tanks, but not including cargo or fuel oil tanks.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Cargo tank internal examination</E> means an examination of the vessel while afloat or in drydock and consists of an examination of the internals of all cargo tanks; except, if the vessel is certificated to carry cargoes regulated under part 38 or subchapter O of this chapter, the cargo tank internal examination must be accomplished as specified in parts 38 and 151 of this chapter respectively.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Underwater survey</E> means the examination, while the vessel is afloat, of all accessible parts of the vessel's underwater body and all through-hull fittings.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-024, 52 FR 39653, Oct. 23, 1987, as amended by CGD 84-024, 53 FR 32231, Aug. 24, 1988; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51206, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="26"/> <SECTNO>§ 91.40-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Drydock examination, internal structural examination, cargo tank internal examination, and underwater survey intervals.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (g) of this section, each vessel must undergo drydock, internal structural, and cargo tank internal examinations as follows:</P> <P>(1) Except under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, vessels that operate in salt water must be examined in accordance with the intervals set forth in Table 91.40-3(a) of this section. Where Table 91.40-3(a) indicates a 2.5 year examination interval, it means a vessel must undergo two examinations within any five year period. No more than three years may elapse between any two examinations.<PRTPAGE P="27"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,11,11,11,11,11,11,11" COLS="8" OPTS="L2,i1"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 91.40-3(a).—<E T="04">Salt Water Service Vessels Examination Intervals in Years</E> </TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"/> <CHED H="1">Single hull ship and barge</CHED> <CHED H="1">Double hull barge with internal framing <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Double hull barge with external framing <SU>2</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Single hull barge with independent tanks <SU>3</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Wood hull ship and barge</CHED> <CHED H="1">Unmanned deck cargo barge <SU>4</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Unmanned double hull freight barge <SU>5</SU> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Drydock</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Internal structural</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cargo tank internal</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 2.5</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 5.0</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 10.0</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 10.0</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 2.5</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 5.0</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>Note:</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Applicable to double hull tank barges (double sides, ends, and bottoms) when the structural framing is on the internal tank surface.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> Applicable to double hull tank barges (double sides, ends, and bottoms) when the structural framing is on the external tank surface accessible for examination from voids, double bottoms, and other similar spaces.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>3</SU> Applicable to single hull tank barges with independent cargo tanks which have a cargo containment envelope that is not a contiguous part of the hull structure and which has adequate clearance between the tanks and between the tanks and the vessel's hull to provide access for examination of all tank surfaces and the hull structure.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>4</SU> Applicable to unmanned/non-permissively manned deck cargo barge which carries cargo only above the weather deck and which provides complete access for examination of the inside of the hull structure.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>5</SU> Applicable to unmanned/non-permissively manned double hull freight barges (double sides, ends, and bottoms) the arrangement of which provides access for a complete internal structural examination as defined in § 91.40-1(b) without the necessity of entering cargo tanks or holds.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>6</SU> Or as specified in Part 151.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="28"/> <P>(2) Vessels that operate in fresh water at least six months in every 12 month period since the last drydock examination must be examined in accordance with the intervals set forth in Table 91.40-3(b) of this section. Where Table 91.40-3(b) indicates a 2.5 year examination interval, it means a vessel must undergo two examinations within any five year period. No more than three years may elapse between any two examinations.<PRTPAGE P="29"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,11,11,11,11,11,11,11" COLS="8" OPTS="L2,i1"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 91.40-3(b).—<E T="04">Fresh Water Service Vessels Examination Intervals in Years</E> </TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"/> <CHED H="1">Single hull ship and barge</CHED> <CHED H="1">Double hull barge with internal framing <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Double hull barge with external framing <SU>2</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Single hull barge with independent tanks <SU>3</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Wood hull ship and barge</CHED> <CHED H="1">Unmanned deck cargo barge <SU>4</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Unmanned double hull freight barge <SU>5</SU> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Drydock</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Internal structural</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cargo tank internal</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 5.0</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 5.0</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 10.0</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 10.0</ENT> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 2.5</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT> <SU>6</SU> 5.0</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> </TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Applicable to double hull tank barges (double sides, ends, and bottoms) when the structural framing is on the internal tank surface.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> Applicable to double hull tank barges (double sides, ends, and bottoms) when the structural framing is on the external tank surface accessible for examination from voids, double bottoms, and other similar spaces.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>3</SU> Applicable to single hull tank barges with independent cargo tanks which have a cargo containment envelope that is not a contiguous part of the hull structure and which has adequate clearance between the tanks and between the tanks and the vessel's hull to provide access for examination of all tank surfaces and the hull structure.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>4</SU> Applicable to unmanned/non-permissively manned deck cargo barge which carries cargo only above the weather deck and which provides complete access for examination of the inside of the hull structure.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>5</SU> Applicable to unmanned/non-permissively manned double hull freight barges (double sides, ends, and bottoms) the arrangement of which provides access for a complete internal structural examination as defined in § 91.40-1(b) without the necessity of entering cargo tanks or holds.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>6</SU> Or as specified in Part 151.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="30"/> <P>(b) During each inspection or reinspection for certification, all wing voids, rakes, cofferdams, and other void spaces on barges must be opened and checked from on-deck for the presence of water or cargo indicating hull damage or cargo tank leakage. If water or cargo is not present, these spaces need not be gas freed, ventilated, cleaned, or otherwise prepared for personnel entry. If water or cargo is present, an internal structural examination may be required.</P> <P>(c) If, during an internal structural, cargo tank internal examination, or underwater survey, damage or deterioration to the hull plating, structural members, or cargo tanks is discovered, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may require the vessel to be drydocked or otherwise taken out of service to further assess the extent of the damage and to effect permanent repairs.</P> <P>(d) Vessels less than 15 years of age (except wooden hull vessels) that are in salt water service with a 2.5 year drydock interval (as indicated in Table 91.40-3(a) of this section) or that are in fresh water service with a five year drydock interval (as indicated in Table 91.40-3(b) of this section) may be considered for an underwater survey instead of alternate drydock examinations, provided the vessel is fitted with an effective hull protection system. Vessel owners or operators must apply to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, for approval of underwater surveys instead of alternate drydock examinations for each vessel. The application must include the following information:</P> <P>(1) The procedure to be followed in carrying out the underwater survey.</P> <P>(2) The location where the underwater survey will be accomplished.</P> <P>(3) The method to be used to accurately determine the diver location relative to the hull.</P> <P>(4) The means that will be provided for examining through-hull fittings.</P> <P>(5) The means that will be provided for taking shaft bearing clearances.</P> <P>(6) The condition of the vessel, including the anticipated draft of the vessel at the time of the survey.</P> <P>(7) A description of the hull protection system.</P> <P>(e) Vessels otherwise qualifying under paragraph (d) of this section, that are 15 years of age or older, may be considered for continued participation in or entry into the underwater survey program on a case-by-case basis if—</P> <P>(1) Before the vessel's next scheduled drydocking, the owner or operator submits a request for participation or continued participation to Commandant (G-MOC);</P> <P>(2) During the vessel's next drydocking after the request is submitted, no appreciable hull deterioration is indicated as a result of a complete set of hull gaugings; and</P> <P>(3) The results of the hull gauging and the results of the Coast Guard drydock examination together with the recommendation of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, are submitted to Commandant (G-MOC) for final approval.</P> <P>(f) Each vessel which has not met with the applicable examination schedules in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section because it is on a voyage, must undergo the required examinations upon completion of the voyage.</P> <P>(g) The Commandant (G-MOC) may authorize extensions to the examination intervals specified in paragraph (a) of this section.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-024, 52 FR 39653, Oct. 23, 1987, as amended by CGD 84-024, 53 FR 32231, Aug. 24, 1988; CGD 84-024, 53 FR 34872, Sept. 8, 1988; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50729, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51206, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.40-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice and plans required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master, owner, operator, or agent of the vessel shall notify the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, whenever the vessel is to be drydocked regardless of the reason for drydocking.</P> <P>(b) Each vessel, except barges, that holds a Load Line Certificate must have on board a plan showing the vessel's scantlings. This plan must be made available to the Coast Guard marine inspector whenever the vessel undergoes a drydock examination, internal structural examination, cargo tank internal examination, or underwater survey or whenever repairs are made to the vessel's hull.<PRTPAGE P="31"/> </P> <P>(c) Each barge that holds a Load Line Certificate must have a plan showing the barge's scantlings. The plan need not be maintained on board the barge but must be made available to the Coast Guard marine inspector whenever the barge undergoes a drydock examination, internal structural examination, or cargo tank internal examination, or underwater survey or whenever repairs are made to the barge's hull.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-024, 52 FR 39654, Oct. 23, 1987]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.43—Integral Fuel Oil Tank Examinations</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.43-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each fuel oil tank with at least one side integral to the vessel's hull and located within the hull (“integral fuel oil tank”) is subject to inspection as provided in this section. The owner or operator of the vessel shall have the tanks cleaned out and gas freed as necessary to permit internal examination of the tank or tanks designated by the marine inspector. The owner or operator shall arrange for an examination of the fuel tanks of each vessel during an internal structural examination at intervals not to exceed five years.</P> <P>(b) Integral non-double-bottom fuel oil tanks need not be cleaned out and internally examined if the marine inspector is able to determine by external examination that the general condition of the tanks is satisfactory.</P> <P>(c) Double-bottom fuel oil tanks on vessels less than 10 years of age need not be cleaned out and internally examined if the marine inspector is able to determine by external examination that the general condition of the tanks is satisfactory.</P> <P>(d) All double-bottom fuel oil tanks on vessels 10 years of age or older but less than 15 years of age need not be cleaned out and internally examined if the marine inspector is able to determine by internal examination of at least one forward double-bottom fuel oil tank, and by external examination of all other double-bottom fuel oil tanks on the vessel, that the general condition of the tanks is satisfactory.</P> <P>(e) All double-bottom fuel oil tanks on vessels 15 years of age or older but less than 25 years of age need not be cleaned out and internally examined if the marine inspector is able to determine by internal examination of at least one forward, one amidships, and one aft double-bottom fuel oil tank, and by external examination of all other double-bottom fuel oil tanks on the vessel, that the general condition of the tanks is satisfactory.</P> <P>(f) All double-bottom fuel oil tanks on vessels 25 years of age or older need not be cleaned out and internally examined if the marine inspector is able to determine by internal examination of at least one double-bottom fuel oil tank in way of each cargo hold/tank, and by external examination of all other double-bottom fuel oil tanks, that the general condition of the tanks is satisfactory.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-024, 52 FR 39654, Oct. 23, 1987, as amended by CGD 84-024, 53 FR 32232, Aug. 24, 1988]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.45—Repairs and Alterations</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.45-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) No repairs or alterations affecting the safety of the vessel with regard to the hull, machinery, or equipment, shall be made without the knowledge of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(b) Drawings of alterations shall be approved before work is started unless deemed unnecessary by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(c) Drawings will not be required for repairs in kind.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.45-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) An inspection either general or partial depending upon the circumstances shall be made whenever any important repairs or alterations are undertaken.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="32"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.50—Special Operating Requirements</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.50-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection and testing required when making alterations, repairs, or other such operations involving riveting, welding, burning or like fire-producing actions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of “Standard for The Control of Gas Hazards on Vessels to be Repaired,” NFPA No. 306, published by National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02669, shall be used as a guide in conducting the inspections and issuance of certificates required by this section.</P> <P>(b) Until an inspection has been made to determine that such operation can be undertaken with safety, no alterations, repairs, or other such operations involving riveting, welding, burning, or like fire-producing actions shall be made:</P> <P>(1) Within or on the boundaries of cargo tanks which have been used to carry combustible liquids or chemicals in bulk; or,</P> <P>(2) Within spaces adjacent to cargo tanks which have been used to carry Grade D combustible liquid cargo, except where the distance between such cargo tanks and the work to be performed is not less than twenty-five (25) feet; or,</P> <P>(3) Within or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or,</P> <P>(4) To pipelines, heating coils, pumps, fittings, or other appurtenances connected to such cargo or fuel tanks; or,</P> <P>(5) On miscellaneous vessels such as cable, salvage, pile driving, and oil drilling rig vessels that have been specially authorized to carry Grade B or Grade C flammable liquid cargo in bulk by the Commandant, within or on the boundaries of such cargo tanks or within spaces adjacent to such cargo tanks.</P> <P>(c) Such inspections shall be made and evidenced as follows:</P> <P>(1) In ports or places in the United States or its territories and possessions the inspection shall be made by a marine chemist certificated by the National Fire Protection Association; however, if the services of such certified marine chemist are not reasonably available, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, upon the recommendation of the vessel owner and his contractor or their representative, shall select a person who, in the case of an individual vessel, shall be authorized to make such inspection. If the inspection indicates that such operations can be undertaken with safety, a certificate setting forth the fact in writing and qualified as may be required, shall be issued by the certified marine chemist or the authorized person before the work is started. Such qualifications shall include any requirements as may be deemed necessary to maintain, insofar as can reasonably be done, the safe conditions in the spaces certified throughout the operation and shall include such additional tests and certifications as considered required. Such qualifications and requirements shall include precautions necessary to eliminate or minimize hazards that may be present from protective coatings or residues from cargoes.</P> <P>(2) When not in such a port or place, and a marine chemist or such person authorized by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, is not reasonably available, the inspection shall be made by the senior officer present and a proper entry shall be made in the vessel's logbook.</P> <P>(d) It shall be the responsibility of the senior officer present to secure copies of certificates issued by the certified marine chemist or such person authorized by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. It shall be the responsibility of the senior officer present, insofar as the persons under his control are concerned, to maintain a safe condition on the vessel by full observance of all qualifications and requirements listed by the marine chemist in the certificate.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.55—Plan Approval</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.55-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The following list of required plans is general in character, but includes all plans which normally show construction and safety features coming under the cognizance of the Coast Guard. In the case of a particular vessel, all of the plans enumerated may <PRTPAGE P="33"/>not be applicable, and it is intended that only those plans and specifications be submitted as will clearly show the vessel's arrangement, construction and required equipment.</P> <P>(b) In the following list of required plans, the items which must be approved by the American Bureau of Shipping for vessels classed by that organization are indicated by an asterisk. When prints bearing record of such approval by the American Bureau of Shipping are forwarded to the Coast Guard they will in general be accepted as satisfactory except insofar as the law or the Coast Guard regulations contain requirements which are not covered by the American Bureau of Shipping.</P> <P>(c) Plans and specifications for cargo gear shall be approved by either a recognized classification society or a recognized cargo gear organization, as specified in § 91.25-25.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51206, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.55-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans and specifications required for new construction.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) Specifications.</P> <P>(2) General Arrangement Plan of decks, holds, inner bottoms, etc., and including inboard and outboard profile.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Hull structure.</E> <E T="21"> 1</E> <FTREF/> (1) *Inner Bottom Plating and Framing.</P> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21"> 1</E> The asterisk (*) indicates items which may require approval by the American Bureau of Shipping for vessels classed by that society.</P> </FTNT> <P>(2) *Midship Section.</P> <P>(3) *Shell Plating and Framing.</P> <P>(4) *Stem, Stern Frame, and Rudder.</P> <P>(5) *Structural Deck Plans for Strength Decks.</P> <P>(6) *Pillars and Girders.</P> <P>(7) *Watertight and Oiltight Bulkheads.</P> <P>(8) *Foundations for Main Machinery and Boilers.</P> <P>(9) *Arrangement of Ports, Doors, and Airports in Shell Plating.</P> <P>(10) *Hatch Coamings and Covers in Weather and Watertight Decks.</P> <P>(11) *Details of Hinged Subdivision Watertight Doors and Operating Gear.</P> <P>(12) *Scuppers and Drains Penetrating Shell Plating.</P> <P>(13) *Arrangement of the cargo gear including a stress diagram. The principal details of the gear and the safe working load for each component part shall be shown.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Subdivision and stability.</E> Plans and calculations as required by Subchapter S of this chapter.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Fire control.</E> (1) General arrangement plans showing for each deck the control stations, the various fire sections enclosed by fire resisting bulkheads, the arrangement of the alarm and extinguishing systems, the fire extinguishers, means of access to different compartments and decks and the ventilation system including location of ventilation shutdowns, positions of dampers and the numbers identifying each system.</P> <P>(2) Ventilation diagram including dampers and other fire control features.</P> <P>(3) Details of alarm systems.</P> <P>(4) Details of extinguishing systems, including fire mains, carbon dioxide, foam and sprinkling systems.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Marine engineering.</E> For plans required for marine engineering equipment and systems, see subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Electrical engineering.</E> For plans required for electrical engineering, equipment and systems, see subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Lifesaving equipment.</E> (1) These plans are to show the location and arrangement of embarkation decks, all overboard discharges and projections in way of launching lifeboats, weights of lifeboats fully equipped and loaded, working loads of davits and winches, types and sizes of falls, the manufacturer's name and identification for all equipment, and all other relevant and necessary information.</P> <P>(i) Arrangement of lifeboats.</P> <P>(ii) Arrangement of davits.</P> <P>(iii) Location and stowage of liferafts and buoyant apparatus.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Crew's accommodations.</E> (1) Arrangement plans showing accommodations, ventilation, escapes, hospital, and sanitary facilities for all crewmembers.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Navigation bridge visibility.</E> For vessels of 100 meters (328 feet) or more in <PRTPAGE P="34"/>length contracted for on or after September 7, 1990, a plan must be included which shows how visibility from the navigation bridge will meet the standards contained in § 92.03-1 of this subchapter.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51008, Nov. 4, 1983; CGD 85-099, 55 FR 32248, Aug. 8, 1990; CGD 85-099, 55 FR 40260, Oct. 2, 1990; CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35825, July 29, 1991; 56 FR 46354, Sept. 11, 1991]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.55-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans required for alterations of existing vessels.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In the event of alterations involving the safety of the vessel, the applicable plans shall be submitted for approval covering the proposed work except as modified by § 91.45-1. The general scope of the plans shall be as noted in § 91.55-5.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.55-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Procedure for submittal of plans.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) As the relative location of shipyards, design offices, and Coast Guard offices vary throughout the country, no specific routing will be required in the submittal of plans. In general, one of the following procedures would apply, but in a particular case, if a more expeditious procedure can be used, there will be no objection to its adoption.</P> <P>(1) The plans may be submitted to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in the district in which the vessel is to be built. This procedure will be most expeditious in the case of those offices where personnel and facilities are available for examination and approval of the plans locally.</P> <P>(2) The plans may be submitted directly to the Commandant (G-MSE), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC 20593-0001. In this case, the plans will be returned directly to the submitter, with a copy of the action being forwarded to the interested Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(3) The plans may be submitted directly to Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.</P> <P>(4) In the case of classed vessels, upon specific request by the submitter, the American Bureau of Shipping will arrange to forward the necessary plans to the Coast Guard indicating its action thereon. In this case, the plans will be returned as noted in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 78-128, 47 FR 21204, May 17, 1982; CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 89-025, 54 FR 19571, May 8, 1989; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50729, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.55-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Number of plans required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Three copies of each plan are normally required so that one can be returned to the submitter. If the submitter desires additional approved plans, a suitable number should be submitted to permit the required distribution.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 69-116, 35 FR 6861, Apr. 30, 1970]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 91.60—Certificates Under International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>The provisions of this subpart shall apply to all cargo vessels on an international voyage.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-012, 60 FR 48051, Sept. 18, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All vessels on an international voyage are required to have a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate. This certificate shall be issued by the U.S. Coast Guard or the American Bureau of Shipping to certain vessels on behalf of the United States of America as provided in Regulation 12, chapter I, of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.</P> <P>(b) All such vessels shall meet the applicable requirements of this chapter for vessels on an international voyage.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30661, July 26, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All vessels on an international voyage are required to have a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate.<PRTPAGE P="35"/> </P> <P>(b) All such vessels shall meet the applicable requirements of this chapter for vessels on an international voyage.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo Ship Safety Radioteleg-raphy Certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The application for Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate is made on FCC Form 801 to the local office of the Federal Communications Commission.</P> <P>(b) Where applicable, a Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate will be issued by the Federal Communications Commission to a vessel meeting its requirements for a vessel fitted with a radiotelegraph installation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo Ship Safety Radioteleph-ony Certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The application for a Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate is made on FCC Form 801 to the local office of the Federal Communications Commission.</P> <P>(b) Where applicable, a Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate will be issued by the Federal Communications Commission to a vessel meeting its applicable requirements for a vessel fitted with a radiotelephone installation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exemption Certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A vessel may be exempted by the Commandant from complying with certain requirements of the Convention under his administration upon request made in writing to him and transmitted via the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(b) When an exemption is granted to a vessel by the Commandant under and in accordance with the Convention, an Exemption Certificate describing such exemption shall be issued through the appropriate Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in addition to other required certificates.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety Management Certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>All vessels to which 33 CFR part 96 applies on an international voyage must have a valid Safety Management Certificate and a copy of their company's valid Document of Compliance certificate on board.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-073, 62 FR 67514, Dec. 24, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting of Convention certificates.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The certificates described in this subpart, or certified copies thereof, when issued to a vessel shall be posted in a prominent and accessible place on the vessel.</P> <P>(b) The certificates shall be carried in a manner similar to that described in § 91.01-5 for a certificate of inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Duration of certificates.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate shall be issued for a period of not more than 24 months.</P> <P>(b) A Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate and a Safety Management Certificate are issued for a period of not more than 60 months.</P> <P>(c) A Cargo Ship Safety Radioteleg-raphy Certificate and a Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate shall be issued for a period of not more than 12 months.</P> <P>(d) An Exemption Certificate shall not be valid for longer than the period of the certificate to which it refers.</P> <P>(e) A Convention certificate may be withdrawn, revoked, or suspended at any time when it is determined the vessel is no longer in compliance with applicable requirements. (See § 2.01-70 of this chapter for procedures governing appeals.)</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 95-012, 60 FR 48051, Sept. 18, 1995; CGD 95-073, 62 FR 67515, Dec. 24, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 91.60-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>American Bureau of Shipping.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The American Bureau of Shipping, with its home office at Two World Trade Center, 106th Floor, New York, NY 10048, is hereby designated as an organization duly authorized to issue the “Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate” to certain cargo ships on behalf of the United States of America as provided in Regulation 12, chapter I, of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and Executive Order 12234 and the certificate shall be subject to the requirements in this subpart. The American Bureau of Shipping is authorized to place the official seal of the United States of America on the <PRTPAGE P="36"/>certificate. This designation and delegation to the American Bureau of Shipping shall be in effect until terminated by proper authority and notice of cancellation is published in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(b) At the option of the owner or agent of a vessel on an international voyage and on direct application to the American Bureau of Shipping, the Bureau may issue to such vessel a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, having a period of validity of not more than 60 months after ascertaining that the vessel:</P> <P>(1) Has met the applicable requirements of the Convention; and,</P> <P>(2) Is currently classed by the Bureau and classification requirements have been dealt with to the satisfaction of the Bureau.</P> <P>(c) When the Bureau determines that a vessel to which it has issued a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate no longer complies with the Bureau's applicable requirements for classification, the Bureau shall immediately furnish to the Coast Guard all relevant information, which will be used by the Coast Guard to determine whether or not to withdraw, revoke or suspend the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30661, July 26, 1990; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50729, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 92</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 92—CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.01—Hull Structure</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>92.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.01-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.01-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels subject to load line.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.01-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Structural standards.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.01-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special consideration.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.01-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.03—Navigation Bridge Visibility</HD> <SECTNO>92.03-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Navigation bridge visibility.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.05—General Fire Protection</HD> <SECTNO>92.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hazards to be minimized.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Woodwork insulated from heated surfaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lamp room construction.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.05-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Segregation of spaces containing the emergency source of electric power.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.07—Structural Fire Protection</HD> <SECTNO>92.07-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.07-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.07-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Construction.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.07-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to July 1, 1968.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.10—Means of Escape</HD> <SECTNO>92.10-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Two means required.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vertical ladders not accepted.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>No means for locking doors.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stairway size.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Dead end corridors.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Public spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Access to lifeboats.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Weather deck communications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.10-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.15—Ventilation</HD> <SECTNO>92.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels using fuel having a flashpoint of 110 degrees or lower.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.15-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for closed spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.15-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for crew quarters and, where provided, passenger spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.15-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.20—Accommodations for Officers and Crew</HD> <SECTNO>92.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Intent.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of crew spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Construction.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sleeping accommodations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Washrooms and toilet rooms.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Messrooms.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hospital space.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Other spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lighting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Heating and cooling.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-55</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Insect screens.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.20-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.25—Rails and Guards</HD> <SECTNO>92.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.25-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Where rails required.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.25-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Storm rails.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.25-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Guards in dangerous places.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>92.25-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to July 1, 1969.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16983, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="37"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.01—Hull Structure</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 92.01-90, shall apply to all vessels contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of § 92.01-90.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.01-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than that specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must publish a notice of change in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and make the material available to the public. All approved material is on file at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC, and at the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Design and Engineering Standards (G-MSE), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 and is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this part and the sections affected are:</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,9" COLS="2" OPTS="L0,7/8,g1,t1,i1"> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ASTM F-1196, Sliding Watertight Door Assemblies, 1989 </ENT> <ENT>92.01-13</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ASTM F-1197, Sliding Watertight Door Control Systems, 1989 </ENT> <ENT>92.01-13</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35825, July 29, 1991, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50729, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51045, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.01-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels subject to load line.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) For vessels assigned a load line, see subchapter E (Load Lines) of this chapter, for special requirements as to strength, closure of openings, etc.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.01-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Structural standards.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In general, compliance with the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping, see subpart 90.35 of this subchapter, will be considered as satisfactory evidence of the structural efficiency of the vessel. However, in special cases, a detailed analysis of the entire structure or some integral part may be made by the Coast Guard to determine the structural requirements.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.01-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special consideration.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Special consideration will be given to the structural requirements for small vessels or vessels of an unusual design not contemplated by the rules of the American Bureau of Shipping.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.01-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Existing structure previously approved will be considered satisfactory so long as it is maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standard as the original construction.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.03—Navigation Bridge Visibility</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.03-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Navigation bridge visibility.</SUBJECT> <P>Each cargo and miscellaneous vessel which is 100 meters (328 feet) or more in length and contracted for on or after September 7, 1990, must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(a) The field of vision from the navigation bridge, whether the vessel is in a laden or unladen condition, must be such that:</P> <P>(1) From the conning position, the view of the sea surface is not obscured forward of the bow by more than the lesser of two ship lengths or 500 meters (1,640 feet) from dead ahead to 10 degrees on either side of the vessel. Within this arc of visibility any blind sector caused by cargo, cargo gear, or other permanent obstruction must not exceed 5 degrees.</P> <P>(2) From the conning position, the horizontal field of vision extends over an arc from at least 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on one side of the vessel, through dead ahead, to at least 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on the other side of the vessel. Blind sectors forward of the beam caused by cargo, cargo gear, or other permanent obstruction must <PRTPAGE P="38"/>not exceed 10 degrees each, nor total more than 20 degrees, including any blind sector within the arc of visibility described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(3) From each bridge wing, the field of vision extends over an arc from at least 45 degrees on the opposite bow, through dead ahead, to at least dead astern.</P> <P>(4) From the main steering position, the field of vision extends over and arc from dead ahead to at least 60 degrees on either side of the vessel.</P> <P>(5) From each bridge wing, the respective side of the vessel is visible forward and aft.</P> <P>(b) Windows fitted on the navigation bridge must be arranged so that:</P> <P>(1) Framing between windows is kept to a minimum and is not installed immediately in front of any work station.</P> <P>(2) Front windows are inclined from the vertical plane, top out, at an angle of not less than 10 degrees and not more than 25 degrees.</P> <P>(3) The height of the lower edge of the front windows is limited to prevent any obstruction of the foward view previously described in this section.</P> <P>(4) The height of the upper edge of the front windows allows a foward view of the horizon at the conning position, for a person with a height of eye of 1.8 meters (71 inches), when the vessel is at a forward pitch angle of 20 degrees.</P> <P>(c) Polarized or tinted windows must not be fitted.</P> <CITA>[CGD 85-099, 55 FR 32248, Aug. 8, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.05—General Fire Protection</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hazards to be minimized.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The general construction of the vessel shall be such as to minimize fire hazards insofar as is reasonable and practicable.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Woodwork insulated from heated surfaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Internal combustion engine exhausts, boiler and galley uptakes, and similar sources of ignition shall be kept clear of and suitably insulated from any woodwork or other combustible matter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lamp room construction.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Lamp, paint, and oil lockers and similar compartments shall be constructed of steel or shall be wholly lined with metal.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.05-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Segregation of spaces containing the emergency source of electric power.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to all vessels contracted for on or after October 1, 1958.</P> <P>(b) When a compartment containing the emergency source of electric power, or vital components thereof, adjoins a space containing either the ship's service generators or machinery necessary for the operation of the ship's service generators, all common bulkheads and/or decks shall be protected by approved “structural insulation” or other approved material. This protection shall be such as to be capable of preventing an excessive temperature rise in the space containing the emergency source of electric power, or vital components thereof, for a period of at least one hour in the event of fire in the adjoining space. Bulkheads or decks meeting Class A-60 requirements, as defined by § 72.05-10 of Subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter, will be considered as meeting the requirements of this paragraph.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.07—Structural Fire Protection</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.07-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 92.07-90, shall apply to all vessels of 4,000 gross tons and over contracted for on or after January 1, 1962. Such vessels contracted for prior to January 1, 1962, shall meet the requirements of § 92.07-90(a).</P> <P>(b) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 92.07-90, shall apply to all industrial vessels of 300 gross tons and over but less than 4,000 gross tons, contracted for on or after July 1, 1968, which carry in excess of 12 industrial personnel. Such vessels contracted for prior to July 1, 1968, shall meet the requirements of § 92.07-90(b).</P> <P>(c) SOLAS-certificated vessels complying with method IC, as described in <PRTPAGE P="39"/>SOLAS 74, regulation II-2/42, may be considered equivalent to the provisions of this subpart.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 67-90, 33 FR 1015, Jan. 26, 1968, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51206, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.07-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Standard fire test.</E> A “standard fire test” is one which develops in the test furnace a series of time temperature relationships as follows: </P> <EXTRACT> <FP>5 minutes—1,000° F.</FP> <FP>10 minutes—1,300° F.</FP> <FP>30 minutes—1,550° F.</FP> <FP>60 minutes—1,700° F. </FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(b) <E T="03">“A” Class divisions.</E> Bulkheads or decks of the “A” Class shall be composed of steel or equivalent metal construction, suitably stiffened and made intact with the main structure of the vessel; such as shell, structural bulkheads, and decks. They shall be so constructed, that if subjected to the standard fire test, they would be capable of preventing the passage of flame and smoke for one hour.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">“B” Class bulkheads.</E> Bulkheads of the “B” Class shall be constructed with approved incombustible materials and made intact from deck to deck and to shell or other boundaries. They shall be so constructed that, if subjected to the standard fire test, they would be capable of preventing the passage of flame for one half hour.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">“C” Class divisions.</E> Bulkheads or decks of the “C” Class shall be constructed of approved incombustible materials, but need meet no requirements relative to the passage of flame.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Steel or other equivalent metal.</E> Where the term “steel or other equivalent metal” is used in this subpart, it is intended to require a material which, by itself or due to insulation provided, has structural and integrity qualities equivalent to steel at the end of the applicable fire exposure.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Approved material.</E> Where in this subpart approved materials are required, they refer to materials approved under the applicable subparts of Subchapter Q (Specifications) of this chapter, as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,7" COLS="2" OPTS="L0,6/7"> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Deck Coverings</ENT> <ENT>164.006</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Structural Insulations</ENT> <ENT>164.007</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bulkhead Panels</ENT> <ENT>164.008</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Incombustible Materials</ENT> <ENT>164.009</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Interior Finishes</ENT> <ENT>164.012</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(g) <E T="03">Stairtower.</E> A stairtower is a stairway which penetrates more than a single deck within the same enclosure.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16983, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 67-90, 33 FR 1015, Jan. 26, 1968; CGD 75-032, 41 FR 17910, Apr. 29, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.07-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Construction.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The hull, superstructure, structural bulkheads, decks, and deckhouses shall be constructed of steel. Alternately, the Commandant may permit the use of other suitable material in special cases, having in mind the risk of fire.</P> <P>(b) Bulkheads of galleys, paint and lamp lockers, and emergency generator rooms shall be of “A” Class construction.</P> <P>(c) The boundary bulkheads and decks separating the accommodations and control stations from cargo and machinery spaces, galleys, main pantries and storerooms, other than small service lockers, shall be of “A” Class construction.</P> <P>(d) Within the accommodation and service areas the following conditions shall apply:</P> <P>(1) Corridor bulkheads in accommodation spaces shall be of the “A” or “B” Class intact from deck to deck. Stateroom doors in such bulkheads may have a louver in the lower half.</P> <P>(2) Stairtowers, elevator, dumbwaiter, and other trunks shall be of “A” Class construction.</P> <P>(3) Bulkheads not already specified to be of “A” or “B” Class construction may be of “A”, “B”, or “C” Class construction.</P> <P>(4) The integrity of any deck in way of a stairway opening, other than a stairtower, shall be maintained by means of “A” or “B” class bulkheads and doors at one level. The integrity of a stairtower shall be maintained by “A” Class doors at every level. The doors shall be of self-closing type. Holdback hooks, or other means of permanently holding the door open will not be permitted. However, magnetic holdbacks operated from the bridge or from other suitable remote control positions are acceptable.</P> <P>(5) Interior stairs, including stringers and treads, shall be of steel.<PRTPAGE P="40"/> </P> <P>(6) Except for washrooms and toilet spaces, deck coverings within accommodation spaces shall be of an approved type. However, overlays for leveling or finishing purposes which do not meet the requirements for an approved deck covering may be used in thicknesses not exceeding <FR>3/8</FR> of an inch.</P> <P>(7) Ceilings, linings, and insulation, including pipe and duct laggings, shall be of approved incombustible materials.</P> <P>(8) Any sheathing, furring or holding pieces incidental to the securing of any bulkhead, ceiling, lining, or insulation shall be of approved incombustible materials.</P> <P>(9) Bulkheads, linings, and ceilings may have a combustible veneer within a room not to exceed <FR>2/28</FR> of an inch in thickness. However, combustible veneers, trim, decorations, etc., shall not be used in corridors or hidden spaces. This is not intended to preclude the use of an approved interior finish or a reasonable number of coat of paint.</P> <P>(e) Wood hatch covers may be used between cargo spaces or between stores spaces. Hatch covers in other locations shall be of steel or equivalent metal construction. Tonnage openings shall be closed by means of steel plates.</P> <P>(f) Nitrocellulose or other highly flammable or noxious fume-producing paints or lacquers shall not be used.</P> <P>(g) The provisions of paragraph (d) (1) through (9) of this section apply to control spaces on vessels whose initial Application for Inspection is submitted to an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection on or after June 15, 1987.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16983, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 67-90, 33 FR 1015, Jan. 26, 1968; CGD 84-073, 52 FR 18364, May 15, 1987; 52 FR 22751, June 15, 1987]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.07-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to July 1, 1968.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) For all vessels of 4,000 gross tons and over contracted for prior to January 1, 1962, existing structure arrangements and materials previously approved will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standard as the original construction. Major alterations and conversions shall be in compliance with the provisions of this subpart to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(b) For industrial vessels of 300 gross tons and over but less than 4,000 gross tons, contracted for prior to July 1, 1968, which carry in excess of 12 industrial personnel, existing structure arrangements and materials previously approved will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standard as the original construction. Major alterations and conversions shall be in compliance with this subpart to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 67-90, 33 FR 1016, Jan. 26, 1968]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.10—Means of Escape</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 92.10-90, shall apply to all vessels contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of § 92.10-90.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Two means required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) There shall be at least two means of escape from all general areas accessible to the passengers, if carried, or where the crew may be quartered or normally employed. At least one of these two means of escape shall be independent of watertight doors.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The two means of escape shall be as remote as practicable so as to minimize the possibility of one incident blocking both escapes.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vertical ladders not accepted.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vertical ladders and deck scuttles shall not in general be considered satisfactory as one of the required means of escape. However, where it is demonstrated that the installation of a <PRTPAGE P="41"/>stairway would be impracticable, a vertical ladder may be used as the second means of escape.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>No means for locking doors.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) No means shall be provided for locking doors giving access to either of the two required means of escape, except that crash doors or locking devices, capable of being easily forced in an emergency, may be employed provided a permanent and conspicuous notice to this effect is attached to both sides of the door. This paragraph shall not apply to outside doors to deckhouses where such doors are locked by key only and such key is under the control of one of the vessel's officers.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stairway size.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Stairways shall be of sufficient width having in mind the number of persons having access to such stairs for escape purposes.</P> <P>(b) Vessels contracted for on or after January 1, 1959, shall meet the requirements of this paragraph. Special consideration for relief may be given in the case of small vessels if it is shown to be unreasonable or impracticable to meet the requirements.</P> <P>(1) All interior stairways, other than those within the machinery spaces or cargo holds, shall have a minimum width of 28 inches. The angle of inclination with the horizontal of such stairways shall not exceed 50 degrees.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Dead end corridors.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Dead end corridors, or the equivalent, more than 40 feet in length shall not be permitted.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Public spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In all cases, public spaces having a deck area of over 300 square feet shall have at least two exits. Where practicable, these exits shall give egress to different corridors, rooms, or spaces to minimize the possibility of one incident blocking both exits.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Access to lifeboats.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The stairways, corridors, and doors shall be so arranged as to permit a ready and direct access to the various lifeboat embarkation areas.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Weather deck communications.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vertical communication shall be provided between the various weather decks by means of permanent inclined ladders.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.10-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Existing arrangements previously approved will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standards as the original design: <E T="03">Provided,</E> That in no case will a greater departure from the standards of §§ 92.10-5 through 92.10-45 be permitted than presently exists. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as exempting any vessel from having 2 means of escape from all main compartments which are accessible to the passengers, if carried, or where the crew are normally quartered or employed.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.15—Ventilation</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 92.15-90, shall apply to all vessels contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of § 92.15-90.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels using fuel having a flashpoint of 110 degrees or lower.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where liquid fuel having a flashpoint of 110 degrees F. or lower is used for main or auxiliary machinery or for starting purposes, the spaces containing such machinery or fuel tanks shall have ventilation as required by this section.</P> <P>(1) At least 2 ventilators fitted with cowls or their equivalent for the purpose of properly and effectively ventilating the bilges of every engine and fuel-tank compartment in order to remove any flammable or explosive gases.</P> <P>(2) Vessels constructed so that the greater portions of the bilges under the engine and fuel tanks are open or exposed to the natural atmosphere at all <PRTPAGE P="42"/>times are not required to be fitted with ventilators.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.15-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for closed spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section, all enclosed spaces within the vessel shall be properly vented or ventilated. Means shall be provided to close off all vents and ventilators.</P> <P>(b) Means shall be provided for stopping all fans in ventilation systems serving machinery and cargo spaces and for closing all doorways, ventilators and annular spaces around funnels and other openings to such spaces, from outside these spaces, in case of fire.</P> <P>(c) On unmanned cargo barges not fitted with a fixed bilge system, vents and ventilators may be omitted from void spaces.</P> <P>(d) The ventilation of spaces which are “specially suitable for vehicles” shall be in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. In addition, if vehicles are operated inside of enclosed spaces, the ventilation shall be in accordance with subpart 97.80 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(1) Areas below the weather deck shall be provided with continuous pressure-positive ventilation at each level on which vehicles are transported.</P> <P>(2) The quantity of ventilating air shall be not less than 1 cubic foot per minute per square foot of deck area.</P> <P>(3) The ventilation system shall be such as to prevent air stratification as well as to prevent the accumulation of air pockets.</P> <P>(4) An alarm system shall be provided which will indicate the loss of required ventilation. The alarm location shall be in a normally manned space acceptable to the Commandant.</P> <P>(e) For requirements regarding controls of electrically powered ventilation systems, see subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16983, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15284, Dec. 5, 1966]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.15-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for crew quarters and, where provided, passenger spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All living spaces shall be adequately ventilated in a manner suitable to the purpose of the space.</P> <P>(b) On vessels of 100 gross tons and over, except for such spaces as are so located that under all ordinary conditions of weather, windows, ports, skylights, etc., and doors to passageways can be kept open, all crew spaces shall be ventilated by a mechanical system, unless it can be shown that a natural system will provide adequate ventilation. However, vessels which trade regularly in the tropics shall, in general, be fitted with a mechanical ventilation system.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.15-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Existing arrangements previously approved will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standards as the original design provided that in no case will a greater departure from the standards of §§ 92.15-5 through 92.15-15 be permitted than presently exists.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.20—Accommodations for Officers and Crew</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26005, May 23, 1996, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart apply to all vessels of 100 gross tons and over contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Vessels of 100 gross tons and over contracted for prior to November 19, 1952 must meet the requirements of § 92.20-90.</P> <P>(b) Vessels of less than 100 gross tons must meet the applicable requirements of this subpart insofar as is reasonable and practicable.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="43"/> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Intent.</SUBJECT> <P>It is the intent of this subpart that the accommodations provided for officers and crew on all vessels must be securely constructed, properly lighted, heated, drained, ventilated, equipped, located, arranged, and insulated from undue noise, heat, and odors.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of crew spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Crew quarters must not be located farther forward in the vessel than a vertical plane located at 5 percent of the vessel's length abaft the forward side of the stem at the designed summer load water line. However, for vessels in other than ocean or coastwise service, this distance need not exceed 8.5 meters (28 feet). For the purposes of this paragraph, the vessel's length must be as defined in § 43.15-1 of subchapter E (Load Lines) of this chapter. Unless approved by the Commandant, no section of the deck head of the crew spaces may be below the deepest load line.</P> <P>(b) There must be no direct communication, except through solid, close fitted doors, or hatches between crew spaces and chain lockers, or machinery spaces.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Construction.</SUBJECT> <P>All crew spaces are to be constructed and arranged in a manner suitable to the purpose for which they are intended and so that they can be kept in a clean, workable, and sanitary condition.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sleeping accommodations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where practicable, each licensed officer must be provided with a separate stateroom.</P> <P>(b) Sleeping accommodations for the crew must be divided into rooms, no one of which shall berth more than 4 persons.</P> <P>(c) Each room must be of such size that there is at least 2.78 square meters (30 square feet) of deck area and a volume of at least 5.8 cubic meters (210 cubic feet) for each person accommodated. The clear head room must be not less than 190 centimeters (75 inches). In measuring sleeping accommodations, any furnishings contained therein for the use of the occupants are not to be deducted from the total volume or from the deck area.</P> <P>(d) Each person shall have a separate berth and not more than one berth may be placed above another. The berth must be composed of materials not likely to corrode. The overall size of a berth must not be less than 68 centimeters (27 inches) wide by 190 centimeters (75 inches) long, except by special permission of the Commandant. Where 2 tiers of berths are fitted, the bottom of the lower berth must not be less than 30 centimeters (12 inches) above the deck. The berths must not be obstructed by pipes, ventilating ducts, or other installations.</P> <P>(e) A locker must be provided for each person accommodated in a room.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Washrooms and toilet rooms.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) There must be provided at least 1 toilet, 1 washbasin, and 1 shower or bathtub for each 8 members or portion thereof in the crew who do not occupy rooms to which private or semi-private facilities are attached.</P> <P>(b) The toilet rooms and washrooms must be located convenient to the sleeping quarters of the crew to which they are allotted but must not open directly into such quarters except when they are provided as private or semi-private facilities.</P> <P>(c) All washbasins, showers, and bathtubs shall be equipped with adequate plumbing, including hot and cold running water. All toilets must be installed with adequate plumbing for flushing.</P> <P>(d) At least 1 washbasin must be fitted in each toilet room, except where private or semi-private facilities are provided and washbasins are installed in the sleeping rooms.</P> <P>(e) Where more than 1 toilet is located in a space or compartment, each toilet must be separated by partitions.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Messrooms.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Messrooms must be located as near to the galley as is practicable except where the messroom is equipped with a steam table.</P> <P>(b) Each messroom must seat the number of persons expected to eat in the messroom at one time.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="44"/> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hospital space.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each vessel which in the ordinary course of its trade makes voyages of more than 3 days duration between ports and which carries a crew of 12 or more, must be provided with a hospital space. This space must be situated with due regard to the comfort of the sick so that they may receive proper attention in all weathers.</P> <P>(b) The hospital must be suitably separated from other spaces and must be used for the care of the sick and for no other purpose.</P> <P>(c) The hospital must be fitted with berths in the ratio of 1 berth to every 12 members of the crew or portion thereof who are not berthed in single occupancy rooms, but the number of berths need not exceed 6.</P> <P>(d) The hospital must have a toilet, washbasin, and bathtub or shower conveniently situated. Other necessary suitable equipment such as a clothes locker, a table, and a seat shall be provided.</P> <P>(e) On vessels in which the crew is berthed in single occupancy rooms, a hospital space will not be required, provided that one room is designated and fitted for use as a treatment or isolation room. This room must meet the following standards:</P> <P>(1) The room must be available for immediate medical use; and</P> <P>(2) A washbasin with hot and cold running water must be installed either in or immediately adjacent to the space and other required sanitary facilities must be conveniently located.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Other spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>Each vessel must have—</P> <P>(a) Sufficient facilities where the crew may wash and dry their own clothes, including at least 1 sink supplied with hot and cold fresh water;</P> <P>(b) Recreation spaces; and</P> <P>(c) A space or spaces of adequate size on an open deck to which the crew has access when off duty.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26005, May 23, 1996; 61 FR 32900, June 25, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lighting.</SUBJECT> <P>Each berth must have a light.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Heating and cooling.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All manned spaces must be adequately heated and cooled in a manner suitable to the purpose of the space.</P> <P>(b) The heating and cooling system for accommodations must be capable of maintaining a temperature of 21° C (70° F) under normal operating conditions without curtailing ventilation.</P> <P>(c) Radiators and other heating apparatus must be so placed and shielded, where necessary, to avoid risk of fire, danger, or discomfort to the occupants. Pipes leading to radiators or heating apparatus must be insulated where those pipes create a hazard to persons occupying the space.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-55</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Insect screens.</SUBJECT> <P>Provisions must be made to protect the crew quarters against the admission of insects.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.20-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels of less than 100 gross tons, contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, must meet the general intent of § 92.20-5 and in addition must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) Existing structure, arrangements, materials, and facilities, previously accepted or approved will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in a suitable condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(2) Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standard as the original construction.</P> <P>(b) Vessels of 100 gross tons and over, contracted for prior to March 4, 1915, must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) Existing structure, arrangements, materials, and facilities, previously approved will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(2) Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standard as the original construction, provided that in no case will a greater departure from the standards of §§ 92.20-5 through 92.20-55 be permitted than presently exists.</P> <P>(c) Vessels of 100 gross tons and over, contracted for on or after March 4, 1915, but prior to January 1, 1941, must meet the following requirements:<PRTPAGE P="45"/> </P> <P>(1) Existing structure, arrangements, materials, and facilities, previously approved will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in a suitable condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standard as the original construction.</P> <P>(2) Each vessel, which in the ordinary course of its trade makes a voyage of more than 3 days duration between ports and which carries a crew of 12 or more persons, must be provided with a suitable hospital space for the exclusive use of the sick or injured.</P> <P>(3) The crew spaces must be securely constructed, properly lighted, heated, drained, ventilated, equipped, located, arranged, and insulated from undue noise, heat, and odors.</P> <P>(d) Vessels of 100 gross tons and over, contracted for on or after January 1, 1941, but prior to November 19, 1952, must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) Existing structure, arrangements, materials, and facilities, previously approved will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in a suitable condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standard as the original construction.</P> <P>(2) Washbasins, showers, and bathtubs if substituted for showers, must be equipped with adequate plumbing including hot and cold running water.</P> <P>(3) Each crewmember must have a separate berth, and berths may not be placed more than 2 high.</P> <P>(4) Each vessel, which in the ordinary course of its trade makes a voyage of more than 3 days duration between ports and which carries a crew of 12 or more persons, must be provided with a suitable hospital space for the exclusive use of the sick or injured. Berths shall be provided in the ratio of 1 berth for each 12 members of the crew or fraction thereof, but the number of berths need not exceed 6.</P> <P>(5) The crew spaces must be securely constructed, properly lighted, heated, drained, ventilated, equipped, located, arranged, and insulated from undue noise, heat, and odors.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 92.25—Rails and Guards</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 92.25-90, shall apply to all vessels contracted for on or after July 1, 1969. Vessels contracted for prior to July 1, 1969, shall meet the requirements of § 92.25-90. </P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16983, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 69-72, 34 FR 17484, Oct. 29, 1969; CGD 80-120, 47 FR 5723, Feb. 8, 1982]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.25-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Where rails required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All vessels shall have efficient guard rails or bulwarks on decks and bridges. The height of rails or bulwarks shall be at least 39<FR>1/2</FR> inches from the deck except that where this height would interfere with the normal operation of the vessel, a lesser height may be approved by the Commandant. At exposed peripheries of the freeboard and superstructure decks, the rails shall be in at least three courses, including the top. The opening below the lowest course shall not be more than 9 inches. The courses shall not be more than 15 inches apart. In the case of ships with rounded gunwales the guard rail supports shall be placed on the flat of the deck. On other decks and bridges the rails shall be in at least two courses, including the top, approximately evenly spaced. If it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, that the installation of rails of such height will be unreasonable and impracticable, having regard to the business of the vessel, rails of a lesser height or in some cases grab rails may be accepted and inboard rails may be eliminated if the deck is not generally accessible.</P> <P>(b) Where it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Commandant that a vessel is engaged exclusively in voyages of a sheltered nature, the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section may be relaxed.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-72, 34 FR 17484, Oct. 29, 1969, as amended by CGD 80-120, 47 FR 5723, Feb. 8, 1982]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.25-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Storm rails.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) On vessels in ocean and coastwise service, suitable storm rails shall be installed in all passageways and at the <PRTPAGE P="46"/>deckhouse sides where persons on board might have normal access. Storm rails shall be installed on both sides of passageways which are 6 feet or more in width.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.25-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Guards in dangerous places.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Suitable hand covers, guards, or rails shall be installed in way of all exposed and dangerous places such as gears, machinery, etc.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 92.25-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to July 1, 1969.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels contracted for prior to July 1, 1969, assigned a deeper load line under part 42 of subchapter E (Load Lines) of this chapter shall have efficient guard rails or bulwarks as required by § 92.25-5. Otherwise, existing structure, arrangements, materials, and facilities previously approved will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standards as the original construction. However, in no case will greater departure from the standards of §§ 92.25-5 through 92.25-15 be permitted than presently exists.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-72, 34 FR 17484, Oct. 29, 1969, as amended by CGD 80-120, 47 FR 5723, Feb. 8, 1982]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 93</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 93—STABILITY</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 93.01—Application</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>93.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>46 U.S.C. 3306; 5115; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 93.01—Application</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 93.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>Each vessel must meet the applicable requirements in subchapter S of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51008, Nov. 4, 1983]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 95</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 95—FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.01—Application</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>95.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.01-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.01-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment installed but not required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.05—Fire Detecting and Extinguishing Equipment, Where Required</HD> <SECTNO>95.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire detecting, manual alarm, and supervised patrol systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed fire extinguishing systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.05-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguishing systems.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.10—Fire Main System, Details</HD> <SECTNO>95.10-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pumps.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.10-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hydrants and hose.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.10-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.10-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installations contracted for prior to May 26, 1965.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.13—Steam Smothering Systems</HD> <SECTNO>95.13-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.15—Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems, Details</HD> <SECTNO>95.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity, pipe sizes, and discharge rates.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.15-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Controls.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.15-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.15-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carbon dioxide storage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.15-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Discharge outlets.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.15-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alarms.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.15-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Enclosure openings.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.15-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pressure relief.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.15-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.17—Foam Extinguishing Systems, Details</HD> <SECTNO>95.17-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.17-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity of foam required.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.17-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Controls.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.17-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.17-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Discharge outlets.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.17-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Additional protection required.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.17-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.30—Automatic Sprinkler Systems, Details</HD> <SECTNO>95.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="47"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.50—Hand Portable Fire Extinguishers and Semiportable Fire Extinguishing Systems, Arrangements and Details</HD> <SECTNO>95.50-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.50-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Classification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.50-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.50-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Spare charges.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.50-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Semiportable fire extinguishers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.50-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.60—Fire Axes</HD> <SECTNO>95.60-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.60-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Number required.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>95.60-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17001, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.01—Application</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this part shall apply to all vessels except as specifically noted in this part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.01-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than that specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice of change in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and make the material available to the public. All approved material is on file at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC, and at the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Design and Engineering Standards (G-MSE), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 and is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this part and the sections affected are: </P> <EXTRACT> <HD SOURCE="HD2">American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">ASTM F-1121, International Shore Connections for Marine Fire Applications, 1987—95.10-10</FP> </EXTRACT> <EXTRACT> <HD SOURCE="HD2">National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">NFPA 13-1996, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems—95.30-1</FP> </EXTRACT> <CITA>[CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35825, July 29, 1991, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50729, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51045, Sept. 30, 1997; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51206, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.01-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment installed but not required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where fire detecting or extinguishing systems or equipment are not required, but are installed, the system or equipment and its installation shall meet the requirements of this part.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.05—Fire Detecting and Extinguishing Equipment, Where Required</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire detecting, manual alarm, and supervised patrol systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Fire detecting, manual alarm, and supervised patrol systems are not required except in special cases; but if installed, the systems shall meet the applicable requirements of part 76 of subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) In each compartment containing explosives, and in adjacent cargo compartments, there shall be provided a smoke detecting or other suitable type fire detecting system.</P> <P>(c) Enclosed spaces which are “specially suitable for vehicles” shall be fitted with an approved fire or smoke detecting system.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15285, Dec. 6, 1966]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main system.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Fire pumps, hydrants, hose, and nozzles shall be installed on the following vessels:</P> <P>(1) On all self-propelled vessels.</P> <P>(2) On all barges with sleeping accommodations for more than 12 persons.</P> <P>(b) The arrangements and details of the fire main system shall be as set forth in subpart 95.10.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed fire extinguishing systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Approved fire extinguishing systems may be used or required in locations delineated in this section on the <PRTPAGE P="48"/>following vessels. Previously approved installations may be retained as long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(1) On all self-propelled vessels other than yachts and fishing vessels.</P> <P>(2) On all barges with sleeping accommodations for more than 12 persons.</P> <P>(b) A fixed carbon dioxide or other approved system must be installed in all cargo compartments and tanks for combustible cargo, except for vessels engaged exclusively in the carriage of coal or grain in bulk. For cargo compartments and tanks fitted with a fixed carbon dioxide or other approved system a deck foam system is not required, instead of the carbon dioxide system or other approved system, the following systems may be used or required in special cases:</P> <P>(1) A fixed foam system may be used in cargo tanks.</P> <P>(2) A water sprinkling system may be required, and the details of such system will be subject to special approval, in cases where a cargo is normally accessible and is considered to be a part of the working or living quarters.</P> <P>(3) Spaces “specially suitable for vehicles” must be fitted with an approved carbon dioxide system. Alternately, the Commandant may permit the installation of an approved water sprinkler system or other suitable system.</P> <P>(c) On vessels other than motorboats, a fixed carbon dioxide or other approved system must be installed in all lamp and paint lockers, oil rooms, and similar spaces.</P> <P>(d) On vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over, contracted for on or after November 19, 1952, or where conversion from coal to oil is contracted for on or after November 19, 1952, a fixed carbon dioxide, foam, or water spray system shall be installed in all spaces containing oil fired boilers, either main or auxiliary, or their fuel oil units, valves, or manifolds in the line between the settling tanks and the boilers.</P> <P>(e) Fire extinguishing systems shall be provided for internal combustion installations in accordance with the following:</P> <P>(1) If a fixed fire-extinguishing system is installed to protect an internal combustion propelling machinery installation, the system shall be of the carbon dioxide type.</P> <P>(2) On vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over on an international voyage, the construction or conversion of which is contracted for on or after May 26, 1965, a fixed carbon dioxide system shall be installed in all spaces containing internal combustion or gas turbine main propulsion machinery, auxiliaries with an aggregate power of 1,000 b. hp. or greater, or their fuel oil units, including purifiers, valves, and manifolds.</P> <P>(3) On vessels, the construction, conversion or automation of which is contracted for on or after July 1, 1968, the systems shall be in accordance with the following:</P> <P>(i) A fixed carbon dioxide system shall be installed in any space containing machinery using fuel having a flashpoint of less than 110° F.</P> <P>(ii) On vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over, a fixed carbon dioxide system shall be installed in all spaces containing internal combustion or gas turbine main propulsion machinery, auxiliaries with an aggregate power of 1,000 b. hp. or greater, or their fuel oil units, including purifiers, valves, and manifolds.</P> <P>(f) On vessels contracted for on or after November 19, 1952, where an enclosed ventilating system is installed for electric propulsion motors or generators, a fixed carbon dioxide extinguishing system shall be installed in such system.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17001, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15285, Dec. 6, 1966; CGFR 67-90, 33 FR 1016, Jan. 26, 1968; CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26006, May 23, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.05-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguishing systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Approved hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguishing systems shall be installed on all vessels, other than unmanned barges and fishing vessels, as set forth in subpart 95.50.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.10—Fire Main System, Details</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.10-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 95.10-90, shall <PRTPAGE P="49"/>apply to all fire main installations contracted for on or after May 26, 1965. Installations contracted for prior to May 26, 1965, shall meet the requirements of § 95.10-90.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pumps.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels shall be equipped with independently driven fire pumps in accordance with Table 95.10-5(a).</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="6,6,6,6,6,6" COLS="6" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 95.10-5(a)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Gross tons</CHED> <CHED H="2">Over</CHED> <CHED H="2">Not over</CHED> <CHED H="1">Minimum number of pumps</CHED> <CHED H="1">Hose and hydrant size, inches</CHED> <CHED H="1">Nozzle orifice size, inches</CHED> <CHED H="1">Length of hose feet</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"/> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> 1</ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> 1<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> <FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> 50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">100</ENT> <ENT>1,000</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <FR>5/8</FR> </ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,000</ENT> <ENT>1,500</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>1<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <FR>5/8</FR> </ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,500</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT> <SU>2</SU> 2<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>2</SU> <FR>7/8</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>2</SU> 50</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> On vessels of 65 feet in length or less, <FR>3/4</FR>-inch hose of good commercial grade together with a commercial garden hose nozzle may be used. The pump may be hand operated and the length of hose shall be sufficient to assure coverage of all parts of the vessel.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> 75 feet of 1<FR>1/2</FR>-inch hose and <FR>5/8</FR>-inch nozzle may be used where specified by § 95.10-10(b) for interior locations and 50 feet of 1<FR>1/2</FR>-inch hose may be used in exterior locations on vessels in other than ocean or coastwise service.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(b) On vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over on an international voyage, each required fire pump, while delivering water thru the fire main system at a pressure corresponding to that required by paragraph (c) of this section, shall have a minimum capacity of at least two-thirds of that required for an independent bilge pump. However, in no case shall the capacity of each fire pump be less than that otherwise required by this section.</P> <P>(c) Each pump shall be capable of delivering water simultaneously from the two highest outlets at a Pitot tube pressure of approximately 50 p.s.i. Where 1<FR>1/2</FR>-inch hose is permitted in lieu of 2<FR>1/2</FR>-inch hose by footnote 2 of Table 95.10-5(a), the pump capacity shall be determined on the same basis as if 2<FR>1/2</FR>-inch hose had been permitted. Where <FR>3/4</FR>-inch hose is permitted by Table 95.10-5(a), the Pitot tube pressure need be only 35 p.s.i.</P> <P>(d) Fire pumps shall be fitted on the discharge side with relief valves set to relieve at 25 p.s.i. in excess of the pressure necessary to maintain the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section or 125 p.s.i., whichever is greater. Relief valves may be omitted if the pumps, operating under shut-off conditions, are not capable of developing a pressure exceeding this amount.</P> <P>(e) Fire pumps shall be fitted with a pressure gage on the discharge side of the pumps.</P> <P>(f) Fire pumps may be used for other purposes provided at least one of the required pumps is kept available for use on the fire system at all times. In no case shall a pump having connection to an oil line be used as a fire pump. Branch lines connected to the fire main for purposes other than fire and deck wash shall be so arranged that adequate water can be made continuously available for firefighting purposes.</P> <P>(g) The total area of the pipes leading from a pump shall not be less than the discharge area of the pump.</P> <P>(h) On vessels with oil fired boilers, either main or auxiliary, or with internal combustion propulsion machinery, where 2 fire pumps are required, they shall be located in separate spaces, and the arrangement of pumps, sea connections, and sources of power shall be such as to insure that a fire in any one space will not put all of the fire pumps out of operation. However, where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commandant that it is unreasonable or impracticable to meet this requirement due to the size or arrangement of the vessel, or for other reasons, the installation of a total flooding carbon dioxide system may be accepted as an alternate method of extinguishing any fire which would affect the powering and operation of at least one of the required fire pumps.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17001, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15285, Dec. 6, 1966; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51206, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.10-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hydrants and hose.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The size of fire hydrants, hose, and nozzles and the length of hose required shall be as noted in Table 95.10-5(a).</P> <P>(b) In lieu of the 2<FR>1/2</FR>-inch hose and hydrants specified in Table 95.10-5(a), on vessels over 1,500 gross tons, the hydrants in interior locations may have siamese connections for 1<FR>1/2</FR>-inch hose. In these cases the hose shall be 75 feet in length, and only one hose will be required at each fire station; however, if all such stations can be satisfactorily <PRTPAGE P="50"/>served with 50-foot lengths, 50-foot hose may be used.</P> <P>(c) On vessels of 500 gross tons and over there must be at least one shore connection to the fire main available to each side of the vessel in an accessible location. Suitable cut-out valves and check valves must be provided. Suitable adapters also must be provided for furnishing the vessel's shore connections with couplings mating those on the shore fire lines. Vessels of 500 gross tons and over on an international voyage, must be provided with at least one international shore connection complying with ASTM F-1121. Facilities must be available enabling an international connection to be used on either side of the vessel.</P> <P>(d) Fire hydrants shall be of sufficient number and so located that any part of the vessel, other than main machinery spaces, accessible to persons on board while the vessel is being navigated and all cargo holds may be reached with at least 2 streams of water from separate outlets, at least one of which shall be from a single length of hose. In main machinery spaces, all portions of such spaces shall be capable of being reached by at least 2 streams of water, each of which shall be from a single length of hose from separate outlets; however, this requirement need not apply to shaft alleys containing no assigned space for the stowage of combustibles. Fire hydrants shall be numbered as required by § 97.37-15 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(e) All parts of the fire main located on exposed decks shall either be protected against freezing or be fitted with cut-out valves and drain valves so that the entire exposed parts of such piping may be shut off and drained in freezing weather. Except when closed to prevent freezing, such valves shall be sealed open.</P> <P>(f) The outlet at the fire hydrant shall be limited to any position from the horizontal to the vertical pointing downward, so that the hose will lead horizontally or downward to minimize the possibility of kinking.</P> <P>(g) Each fire hydrant must have at least one length of firehose, a spanner, and a hose rack or other device for stowing the hose.</P> <P>(h) Fire hose shall be connected to the outlets at all times. However, on open decks where no protection is afforded to the hose in heavy weather, or where the hose may be liable to damage from the handling of cargo, the hose may be temporarily removed from the hydrant and stowed in an accessible nearby location.</P> <P>(i) Each firehose on each hydrant must have a combination solid stream and water spray firehose nozzle approved under subpart 162.027 of this chapter. Firehose nozzles previously approved under subpart 162.027 of this chapter may be retained so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(j) In each propulsion machinery space containing an oil fired boiler, internal combustion machinery, or oil fuel unit on a vessel on an international voyage or of 1000 gross tons or more, each firehose having a combination nozzle previously approved under subpart 162.027 of this chapter must have a low-velocity water spray applicator that is also previously approved under subpart 162.027 of this chapter. The length of the applicator must be less than 1.8 meters (6 feet).</P> <P>(k) Fixed brackets, hooks, or other means for stowing an applicator must be next to each fire hydrant that has an applicator under paragraph (j) of this section.</P> <P>(l) Firehose shall not be used for any other purpose than fire extinguishing, drills, and testing.</P> <P>(m) Fire hydrants, nozzles, and other fittings shall have threads to accommodate the hose connections noted in paragraph (l) of this section.</P> <P>(n) Firehose and couplings must be as follows:</P> <P>(1) Fire station hydrant connections shall be brass, bronze, or other equivalent metal. Couplings shall either:</P> <P>(i) Use National Standard fire hose coupling threads for the 1<FR>1/2</FR> inch (38 millimeter) and 2<FR>1/2</FR> inch (64 millimeter) hose sizes, i.e., 9 threads per inch for 1<FR>1/2</FR> inch hose, and 7<FR>1/2</FR> threads per inch for 2<FR>1/2</FR> inch hose; or</P> <P>(ii) Be a uniform design for each hose diameter throughout the vessel.</P> <P>(2) Where 19 millimeters (<FR>3/4</FR> inch) hose is permitted by table 95.10-5(a), <PRTPAGE P="51"/>the hose and couplings shall be of good commercial grade.</P> <P>(3) Each section of firehose must be lined commercial firehose that conforms to Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. Standard 19 or Federal Specification ZZ-H-451E. Hose that bears the label of Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. as lined firehose is accepted as conforming to this requirement.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17001, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 74-60, 41 FR 43151, Sept. 30, 1976; CGD 76-086, 44 FR 2392, Jan. 11, 1979; CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35826, July 29, 1991; CGD 95-012, 60 FR 48051, Sept. 18, 1995; CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26007, May 23, 1996; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51206, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.10-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All piping, valves, and fittings shall meet the applicable requirements of subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) All distribution cut-off valves shall be marked as required by § 97.37-10 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(c) For vessels on an international voyage, the diameter of the fire main shall be sufficient for the effective distribution of the maximum required discharge from two fire pumps operating simultaneously. This requirement is in addition to § 95.10-5(c). The discharge of this quantity of water through hoses and nozzles at a sufficient number of adjacent hydrants shall be at a minimum Pitot tube pressure of approximately 50 pounds per square inch.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.10-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installations contracted for prior to May 26, 1965.</SUBJECT> <P>Installations contracted for prior to May 26, 1965, shall meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(a) Except as specifically modified by this paragraph, the requirements of §§ 95.10-5 through 95.10-15 shall be complied with insofar as the number and general type of equipment is concerned. Existing equipment, except -firehose nozzles and low-velocity water spray applicators, previously approved, but not meeting the applicable requirements of §§ 95.10-5 through 95.10-15 may be continued in service so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs, alterations, and replacements may be permitted to the same standards as the original installations. However, all new installations or major replacements shall meet the applicable requirements in this subpart.</P> <P>(b) All vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, other than motorboats, shall be fitted with fire pumps, hoses, and nozzles in accordance with Table 95.10-90(a)(2).</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="6,6,6,6,6,6" COLS="6" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 95.10-90(a)(2)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Gross tons</CHED> <CHED H="2">Over</CHED> <CHED H="2">Not over</CHED> <CHED H="1">Minimum number of pumps</CHED> <CHED H="1">Minimum hose and hydrant size, inches</CHED> <CHED H="1">Nozzle orifice size, inches</CHED> <CHED H="1">Length of hose feet</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"/> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> 1<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> <FR>5/16</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> 50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">100</ENT> <ENT>1,000</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT> <SU>2</SU> 1<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>2</SU> <FR>5/8</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>2</SU> 50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,000</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT> <SU>2</SU> 1<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>2</SU> <FR>5/8</FR> </ENT> <ENT> <SU>2</SU> 50</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> On vessels of 65 feet in length or less, <FR>3/4</FR>-inch hose of good commercial grade together with a commercial garden hose nozzle may be used. The pump may be hand operated and the length of hose shall be sufficient to assure coverage of all parts of the vessel.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> May use 50 feet of 2<FR>1/2</FR>-inch hose with <FR>7/8</FR>-inch nozzles for exterior stations. 75 feet of 1<FR>1/2</FR>-inch hose with <FR>5/8</FR>-inch nozzles may be used for interior station in which case such interior stations shall have siamese connections.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(c) Vessels contracted for prior to July 1, 1935, need not meet the requirements of § 95.10-5(h), and vessels contracted for on or after July 1, 1935, but prior to November 19, 1952, may have a carbon dioxide “bilge” in lieu of “total flooding” system. However, in vessels of both categories where a conversion from coal to oil is contracted for on or after November 19, 1952, the provisions of § 95.10-5(h) shall apply.</P> <P>(d) The general requirements of § 95.10-5(c) through (g), § 95.10-10(d) through (i), and § 95.10-15 shall be complied with insofar as is reasonable and practicable.</P> <P>(e) Firehose nozzles and low-velocity spray applicators must meet the requirements of 95.10-10(i), 95.10-10(j), and 95.10-10(k).</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17001, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 76-086, 44 FR 2392, Jan. 11, 1979; CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26007, May 23, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.13—Steam Smothering Systems</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.13-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>Steam smothering systems are not permitted on vessels contracted for on <PRTPAGE P="52"/>or after January 1, 1962. Previously approved installations may be retained as long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26007, May 23, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.15—Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems, Details</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where a carbon dioxide extinguishing system is installed, the provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 95.15-90, shall apply to all installations contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of § 95.15-90.</P> <P>(b) The requirements of this subpart are based on a “high pressure system,” i.e., one in which the carbon dioxide is stored in liquid form at atmospheric temperature. Details for “low pressure systems,” i. e., those in which the carbon dioxide is stored in liquid form at a continuously controlled low temperature, may be specifically approved by the Commandant where it is demonstrated that a comparable degree of safety and fire extinguishing ability is achieved.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity, pipe sizes, and discharge rates.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> The amount of carbon dioxide required for each space shall be as determined by paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Total available supply.</E> A separate supply of carbon dioxide need not be provided for each space protected. The total available supply shall be at least sufficient for the space requiring the greatest amount.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Cargo spaces.</E> (1) The number of pounds of carbon dioxide required for each space shall be equal to the gross volume of the space in cubic feet divided by 30.</P> <P>(2) Although separate piping shall be led to each cargo hold and 'tween deck, for the purpose of determining the amount of carbon dioxide required, a cargo compartment will be considered as the space between watertight or firescreen bulkheads and from the tank top or lowest deck to the deck head of the uppermost space on which cargo may be carried. If a trunk extends beyond such deck, the trunk volume shall be included. Tonnage openings shall be considered as sealed for this purpose.</P> <P>(3) Branch lines to the various cargo holds and 'tween decks shall not be less than <FR>3/4</FR>-inch standard pipe size.</P> <P>(4) No specific discharge rate need be applied to such systems.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Machinery spaces, paint lockers, tanks, and similar spaces.</E> (1) Except as provided in paragraph (e)(3) of this section, the number of pounds of carbon dioxide required for each space shall be equal to the gross volume of the space divided by the appropriate factor noted in Table 95.15-5(e)(1). If fuel can drain from the compartment being protected to an adjacent compartment, or if the compartments are not entirely separate, the requirements for both compartments shall be used to determine the amount of carbon dioxide to be provided. The carbon dioxide shall be arranged to discharge into both such compartments simultaneously.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="10,10,5.4" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 95.15-5(e)(1)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Gross volume of compartment, cubic feet</CHED> <CHED H="2">Over—</CHED> <CHED H="2">Not over—</CHED> <CHED H="1">Factor</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">500</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>15</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">500</ENT> <ENT>1,600</ENT> <ENT>16</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,600</ENT> <ENT>4,500</ENT> <ENT>18</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4,500</ENT> <ENT>50,000</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">50,000</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>22</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) For the purpose of the requirements of this paragraph, the volume of the machinery space shall be taken as exclusive of the normal machinery casing unless the boiler, internal combustion machinery, or fuel oil installation extend into such space, in which case the volume shall be taken to the top of the casing or the next material reduction in casing area, whichever is lower. For installations contracted for on or after October 1, 1959, “normal machinery casing” and “material reduction in casing area” shall be defined as follows:</P> <P>(i) By “normal machinery casing” shall be meant a casing the area of which is not more than 40 percent of the maximum area of the machinery space.<PRTPAGE P="53"/> </P> <P>(ii) By “material reduction in casing area” shall be meant a reduction to at least 40 percent of the casing area.</P> <P>(3) For vessels on an international voyage contracted for on or after May 26, 1965, the amount of carbon dioxide required for a space containing propulsion boilers or internal combustion propulsion machinery shall be as given by paragraphs (e) (1) and (2) of this section or by dividing the entire volume, including the casing, by a factor of 25, whichever is the larger.</P> <P>(4) Branch lines to the various spaces shall be as noted in Table 95.15-5(e)(4).</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="10,10,10,10" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 95.15-5(e)(4)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Maximum quantity of carbon dioxide required, pounds</CHED> <CHED H="1">Minimum pipe size, inches</CHED> <CHED H="1">Maximum quantity of carbon dioxide required, pounds</CHED> <CHED H="1">Minimum pipe size, inches</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">100</ENT> <ENT> <FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT>2,500</ENT> <ENT>2<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">225</ENT> <ENT> <FR>3/4</FR> </ENT> <ENT>4,450</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">300</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>7,100</ENT> <ENT>3<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">600</ENT> <ENT>1<FR>1/4</FR> </ENT> <ENT>10,450</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,000</ENT> <ENT>1<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT>15,000</ENT> <ENT>4<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,450</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(5) Distribution piping within the space shall be proportioned from the supply line to give proper distribution to the outlets without throttling.</P> <P>(6) The number, type, and location of discharge outlets shall be such as to give a uniform distribution throughout the space.</P> <P>(7) The total area of all discharge outlets shall not exceed 85 percent nor be less than 35 percent of the nominal cylinder outlet area or the area of the supply pipe, whichever is smaller. The nominal cylinder outlet area in square inches shall be determined by multiplying the factor 0.0022 by the number of pounds of carbon dioxide required, except that in no case shall this outlet area be less than 0.110 square inches.</P> <P>(8) The discharge of at least 85 percent of the required amount of carbon dioxide shall be complete within 2 minutes.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Spaces specially suitable for vehicles.</E> (1) The number of pounds of carbon dioxide required shall be equal to the gross volume of the largest “tight” space divided by 22. In no case, however, shall the quantity be less than that required by paragraph (c)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(2) The arrangement of valves and piping shall be such that the required quantity of carbon dioxide may be discharged into any “tight” space. The discharge of the required quantity of carbon dioxide shall be completed within 2 minutes.</P> <P>(3) Except as noted in paragraphs (f) (1) and (2) of this section, the requirements of paragraph (e) of this section shall apply.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17001, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15285, Dec. 6, 1966; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51207, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Controls.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as noted in § 95.15-20(b) all controls and valves for the operation of the system shall be outside the space protected, and shall not be located in any space that might be cut off or made inaccessible in the event of fire in any of the spaces protected.</P> <P>(b) If the same cylinders are used to protect more than one hazard, a manifold with normally closed stop valves shall be used to direct the carbon dioxide into the proper space. If cylinders are used to protect only one hazard, a normally closed stop valve shall be installed between the cylinders and the hazard except for systems of the type indicated in § 95.15-5(e) which contain not more than 300 pounds of carbon dioxide.</P> <P>(c) Distribution piping to the various cargo spaces shall be controlled from not more than two stations. One of the stations controlling the system for the main machinery space shall be located as convenient as practicable to one of the main escapes from the space. All control stations and the individual valves and controls shall be marked as required by §§ 97.37-10 and 97.37-13 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(d) Systems of the type indicated in § 95.15-5(e) shall be actuated by one control operating the valve to the space and a separate control releasing at least the required amount of carbon dioxide. These two controls shall be located in a box or other enclosure clearly identified for the particular space. Those systems installed without a stop valve shall be operated by one control releasing at least the required amount of carbon dioxide.<PRTPAGE P="54"/> </P> <P>(e) Where provisions are made for the simultaneous release of a given amount of carbon dioxide by operation of a remote control, provisions shall also be made for manual control at the cylinders. Where gas pressure from pilot cylinders is used as a means for releasing the remaining cylinders, not less than two pilot cylinders shall be used for systems consisting of more than two cylinders. Each of the pilot cylinders shall be capable of manual control at the cylinder, but the remaining cylinders need not be capable of individual manual control.</P> <P>(f) Systems of the type indicated in § 95.15-5(e), other than systems for tanks, which are of more than 300 pounds of carbon dioxide, shall be fitted with an approved delayed discharge so arranged that the alarm will be sounded for at least 20 seconds before the carbon dioxide is released into the space. Such systems of not more than 300 pounds of carbon dioxide shall also have a similar delayed discharge, except for those systems for tanks and for spaces which have a suitable horizontal escape. This paragraph shall be applicable only to systems installed on or after July 1, 1957.</P> <P>(g) All distribution valves and controls shall be of an approved type. All controls shall be suitably protected.</P> <P>(h) Complete but simple instructions for the operation of the systems must be located in a conspicuous place at or near all pull boxes, stop valve controls and in the CO<E T="22">2</E> cylinder storage room. On systems in which the CO<E T="22">2</E> cylinders are not within the protected space, these instructions must also include a schematic diagram of the system and instructions detailing alternate methods of discharging the system should the manual release or stop valve controls fail to operate. Each control valve to branch lines must be marked to indicate the related space served.</P> <P>(i) If the space or enclosure containing the carbon dioxide supply or controls is to be locked, a key to the space or enclosure shall be in a break-glass-type box conspicuously located adjacent to the opening.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17001, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 74-100B, 40 FR 6209, Feb. 10, 1975]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The piping, valves, and fittings shall have a bursting pressure of not less than 6,000 pounds per square inch.</P> <P>(b) All piping, in nominal sizes not over <FR>3/4</FR> inch shall be at least Schedule 40 (standard weight) and in nominal sizes over <FR>3/4</FR> inch, shall be at least Schedule 80 (extra heavy).</P> <P>(c) All piping, valves, and fittings of ferrous materials shall be protected inside and outside against corrosion unless specifically approved otherwise by the Commandant.</P> <P>(d) A pressure relief valve or equivalent set to relieve between 2,400 and 2,800 pounds per square inch shall be installed in the distributing manifold or such other location as to protect the piping in the event that all branch line shut-off valves are closed.</P> <P>(e) All dead-end lines shall extend at least 2 inches beyond the last orifice and shall be closed with cap or plug.</P> <P>(f) All piping, valves, and fittings shall be securely supported, and where necessary, protected against injury.</P> <P>(g) Drains and dirt traps shall be fitted where necessary to prevent the accumulation of dirt or moisture. Drains and dirt traps shall be located in accessible locations where possible.</P> <P>(h) Piping shall be used for no other purpose except that it may be incorporated with the fire-detecting system.</P> <P>(i) Piping passing through living quarters shall not be fitted with drains or other openings within such spaces.</P> <P>(j) Installation test requirements are:</P> <P>(1) Upon completion of the piping installation, and before the cylinders are connected, a pressure test shall be applied as set forth in this paragraph. Only carbon dioxide or other inert gas shall be used for this test.</P> <P>(2) The piping from the cylinders to the stop valves in the manifold shall be subjected to a pressure of 1,000 pounds per square inch. With no additional gas being introduced to the system, it shall be demonstrated that the leakage of the system is such as not to permit a pressure drop of more than 150 pounds per square inch per minute for a 2-minute period.</P> <P>(3) The individual branch lines to the various spaces protected shall be subjected to a test similar to that described in the preceding paragraph <PRTPAGE P="55"/>with the exception that the pressure used shall be 600 pounds per square inch in lieu of 1,000 pounds per square inch. For the purpose of this test, the distribution piping shall be capped within the space protected at the first joint ahead of the nozzles.</P> <P>(4) In lieu of the tests prescribed in paragraphs (j) (1) through (3) of this section, small independent systems protecting spaces such as emergency generator rooms, lamp lockers, etc., may be tested by blowing out the piping with air at a pressure of at least 100 pounds per square inch.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carbon dioxide storage.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the cylinders shall be located outside the spaces protected, and shall not be located in any space that might be cut off or made inaccessible in the event of a fire in any of the spaces protected.</P> <P>(b) Systems of the type indicated in § 95.15-5(e), consisting of not more than 300 pounds of carbon dioxide, may have the cylinders located within the space protected. If the cylinder stowage is within the space protected, the system shall be arranged in an approved manner to be automatically operated by a heat actuator within the space in addition to the regular remote and local controls.</P> <P>(c) The space containing the cylinders shall be properly ventilated and designed to preclude an anticipated ambient temperature in excess of 130 degrees F.</P> <P>(d) Cylinders shall be securely fastened and supported, and where necessary, protected against injury.</P> <P>(e) Cylinders shall be so mounted as to be readily accessible and capable of easy removal for recharging and inspection. Provisions shall be available for weighing the cylinders.</P> <P>(f) Where subject to moisture, cylinders shall be so installed as to provide a space of at least 2 inches between the flooring and the bottom of the cylinders.</P> <P>(g) Cylinders shall be mounted in an upright position or inclined not more than 30 degrees from the vertical. However, cylinders which are fitted with flexible or bent siphon tubes may be inclined not more than 80 degrees from the vertical.</P> <P>(h) Where check valves are not fitted on each independent cylinder discharge, plugs or caps shall be provided for closing outlets when cylinders are removed for inspection or refilling.</P> <P>(i) All cylinders used for storing carbon dioxide must be fabricated, tested, and marked in accordance with §§ 147.60 and 147.65 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17001, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 84-044, 53 FR 7749, Mar. 10, 1988]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Discharge outlets.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Discharge outlets shall be of an approved type.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alarms.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Spaces which are protected by a carbon dioxide extinguishing system and are normally accessible to persons on board while the vessel is being navigated, other than paint and lamp lockers and similar small spaces, shall be fitted with an approved audible alarm in such spaces which will be automatically sounded when the carbon dioxide is admitted to the space. The alarm shall be conspicuously and centrally located and shall be marked as required by § 97.37-9 of this subchapter. For systems installed on or after July 1, 1957, alarms will be mandatory only for systems required to be fitted with a delayed discharge. Such alarms shall be so arranged as to sound during the 20 second delay period prior to the discharge of carbon dioxide into the space, and the alarm shall depend on no source of power other than the carbon dioxide.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Enclosure openings.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where mechanical ventilation is provided for spaces other than cargo and similar spaces which are protected by a carbon dioxide extinguishing system, provisions shall be made so that the ventilation system is automatically shut down with the operation of the system to that space.</P> <P>(b) Where natural ventilation is provided for spaces protected by a carbon dioxide extinguishing system, provisions shall be made for easily and effectively closing off the ventilation.<PRTPAGE P="56"/> </P> <P>(c) Means shall be provided for closing all other openings to the space protected from outside such space. In this respect, relatively tight doors, shutters, or dampers shall be provided for openings in the lower portion of the space. The construction shall be such that openings in the upper portion of the space can be closed off either by permanently installed means or by the use of canvas or other material which is normally carried by the vessel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pressure relief.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where necessary, relatively tight compartments such as refrigeration spaces, paint lockers, etc., shall be provided with suitable means for relieving excessive pressure accumulating within the compartment when the carbon dioxide is injected.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.15-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) Existing arrangements, materials, and facilities previously approved shall be considered satisfactory so long as they meet the minimum requirements of this paragraph and they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standards as the original installation.</P> <P>(2) The details of the systems shall be in general agreement with §§ 95.15-5 through 95.15-40 insofar as is reasonable and practicable, with the exception of § 95.15-5(e) (1), (2) and (4) covering spaces other than cargo spaces, which systems may be installed in accordance with paragraphs (a) (3) through (6) of this section.</P> <P>(3) In boilerrooms, the bilges shall be protected by a system discharging principally below the floor plates. Perforated pipe may be used in lieu of discharge nozzles for such systems. The number of pounds of carbon dioxide shall be equal to the gross volume of the boilerroom taken to the top of the boilers divided by 36. In the event of an elevated boiler room which drains to the machinery space, the system shall be installed in the engineroom bilge and the gross volume shall be taken to the flat on which the boilers are installed.</P> <P>(4) In machinery spaces where main propulsion internal combustion machinery is installed, the number of pounds of carbon dioxide required shall be equal to the gross volume of the space taken to the under side of the deck forming the hatch opening divided by 22.</P> <P>(5) In miscellaneous spaces other than cargo or main machinery spaces the number of pounds of carbon dioxide required shall be equal to the gross volume of the space divided by 22.</P> <P>(6) Branch lines to the various spaces other than cargo and similar spaces shall be as noted in Table 95.15-90(a)(6). This table is based on cylinders having discharge outlets and siphon tubes of <FR>3/8</FR> inch diameter.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="8,8,r50" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 95.15-90(a)(6)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Number of cylinders</CHED> <CHED H="2">Over</CHED> <CHED H="2">Not over</CHED> <CHED H="1">Nominal pipe size, inches</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"/> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT> <FR>1/2</FR>—standard.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT> <FR>3/4</FR>—standard.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT>1—extra heavy.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">6</ENT> <ENT>12</ENT> <ENT>1<FR>1/4</FR>—extra heavy.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">12</ENT> <ENT>16</ENT> <ENT>1<FR>1/2</FR>—extra heavy.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">16</ENT> <ENT>27</ENT> <ENT>2—extra heavy.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">27</ENT> <ENT>39</ENT> <ENT>2<FR>1/2</FR>—extra heavy.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">39</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>3—extra heavy.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">60</ENT> <ENT>80</ENT> <ENT>3<FR>1/2</FR>—extra heavy.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">80</ENT> <ENT>104</ENT> <ENT>4—extra heavy.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">104</ENT> <ENT>165</ENT> <ENT>5—extra heavy.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.17—Foam Extinguishing Systems, Details</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.17-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where a foam extinguishing system is installed, the provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 95.17-90, shall apply to all installations contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of § 95.17-90.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.17-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity of foam required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Area protected.</E> (1) For machinery and similar spaces, the system shall be so designed and arranged as to spread a blanket of foam over the entire tank top or bilge of the space protected. The arrangement of piping shall be such as to give a uniform distribution over the entire area protected.<PRTPAGE P="57"/> </P> <P>(2) Where an installation is made to protect an oil fired boiler installation on a flat which is open to or can drain to the lower engineroom or other space, both the flat and the lower space shall be protected simultaneously. The flat shall be fitted with suitable coamings on all openings other than deck drains to properly restrain the oil and foam at that level. Other installations of a similar nature will be considered in a like manner.</P> <P>(3) Where a system is installed to protect a tank, it shall be so designed and arranged as to spread a blanket of foam over the entire liquid surface of the tank within the range of usual trim. The arrangement of piping shall be such as to give a uniform distribution over the entire area protected.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Rate of application.</E> (1) For spaces other than tanks, the rate of discharge to foam outlets protecting the hazard shall be at least as set forth in this paragraph.</P> <P>(i) For chemical foam systems with stored “A” and “B” solutions, a total of at least 1.6 gallons per minute of the two solutions shall be discharged for each 10 square feet of area protected.</P> <P>(ii) For other types of foam systems, the water rate to the dry powder generators or air foam production equipment shall be at least 1.6 gallons per minute for each 10 square feet of area protected.</P> <P>(2) For tanks, the rate of discharge to foam outlets protecting the hazard shall be as set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, except that the value of 1 gallon per minute shall be substituted in both cases for the value of 1.6 gallons per minute.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Supply of foam producing material.</E> (1) There shall be provided a quantity of foam producing material sufficient to operate the equipment at the discharge rate specified in paragraph (b) of this section for a period of at least 3 minutes for spaces other than tanks, and for at least 5 minutes for tanks.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Separate supply of foam agent.</E> A separate supply of foam agent need not be provided for each space protected. The total available supply shall be at least sufficient for the space requiring the greatest amount.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Water supply for required pumps.</E> Where pumps are required, the water supply shall be from outside the space protected and shall in no way be dependent upon power from the space protected.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.17-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Controls.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The foam agent, its container, and all controls and valves for the operation of the system shall be of an approved type.</P> <P>(b) The foam agent container and all controls and valves for the operation of the system shall be outside the space protected and shall not be located in such space as might be cut off or made inaccessible in the event of fire in any of the spaces protected. The control space shall be as convenient as practicable to one of the main escapes from the spaces protected, and shall be marked as required by § 97.37-13 of this subchapter. Where pumps are required, it shall not be necessary that they be started from the control space.</P> <P>(c) Complete, but simple instructions for the operation of the system shall be located in a conspicuous place at or near the controls.</P> <P>(d) The valves to the various spaces served shall be marked as required by § 97.37-10 of this subchapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.17-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All piping, valves, and fittings shall meet the applicable requirements of Subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) All piping, valves, and fittings of ferrous materials shall be protected inside and outside against corrosion unless specifically approved otherwise by the Commandant.</P> <P>(c) All piping, valves, and fittings shall be securely supported, and where necessary, protected against injury.</P> <P>(d) Drains and dirt traps shall be fitted where necessary to prevent the accumulation of dirt or moisture.</P> <P>(e) Piping shall be used for no other purpose.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.17-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Discharge outlets.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Discharge outlets shall be of an approved type.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="58"/> <SECTNO>§ 95.17-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Additional protection required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In order that any residual fires above the floor plates may be extinguished when a foam system is installed for the protection of spaces other than tanks, at least 2 fire hydrants, in addition to those required for the machinery space by Subpart 95.10, shall be installed outside of the machinery space entrance. Such hydrants shall be fitted with sufficient hose so that any part of the machinery space may be reached with at least 2 streams of water, and each hose shall be equipped with an approved combination nozzle, applicator, and self-cleaning strainer as described in § 95.10-10(i)(3).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.17-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) Existing arrangements, materials, and facilities previously approved shall be considered satisfactory so long as they meet the minimum requirements of this paragraph and they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Minor repairs and alterations may be made to the same standards as the original installation.</P> <P>(2) The details of the systems shall be in general agreement with §§ 95.17-5 through 95.17-20, with the exception of § 95.17-5(a)(2), insofar as is reasonable and practicable. A 6-inch blanket of foam in 5 minutes for tanks and 3 minutes for other spaces will be considered as meeting the requirements of § 95.17-5.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.30—Automatic Sprinkler Systems, Details</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>Automatic sprinkler systems shall comply with NFPA 13-1996.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51207, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.50—Hand Portable Fire Extinguishers and Semiportable Fire Extinguishing Systems, Arrangements and Details</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.50-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 95.50-90, shall apply to all vessels, other than unmanned barges and fishing vessels, contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Such vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of § 95.50-90.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.50-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Classification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguishing systems shall be classified by a combination letter and number symbol. The letter indicating the type of fire which the unit could be expected to extinguish, and the number indicating the relative size of the unit.</P> <P>(b) The types of fire will be designated as follows:</P> <P>(1) “A” for fires in ordinary combustible materials where the quenching and cooling effects of quantities of water, or solutions containing large percentages of water, are of first importance.</P> <P>(2) “B” for fires in flammable liquids, greases, etc., where a blanketing effect is essential.</P> <P>(3) “C” for fires in electrical equipment where the use of nonconducting extinguishing agent is of first importance.</P> <P>(c) The number designations for size will start with “I” for the smallest to “V” for the largest. Sizes I and II are considered hand portable fire extinguishers and sizes III, IV, and V are considered semiportable fire extinguishing systems which shall be fitted with suitable hose and nozzle or otherpracticable means so that all portions of the space concerned may be covered. Examples of size graduations for some of the typical hand portable and semiportable fire extinguishing systems are set forth in Table 95.50-5(c).<PRTPAGE P="59"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s17,r17,6,6,4,4" COLS="6" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 95.50-5(c)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Classification</CHED> <CHED H="2">Type</CHED> <CHED H="2">Size</CHED> <CHED H="1">Soda-acid and water, gallons</CHED> <CHED H="1">Foam, gallons</CHED> <CHED H="1">Carbon dioxide, pounds</CHED> <CHED H="1">Dry chemical, pounds</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>II</ENT> <ENT>2<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT>2<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>I</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1<FR>1/4</FR> </ENT> <ENT>4 </ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>II</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>2<FR>1/2</FR> </ENT> <ENT>15</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>III</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>12</ENT> <ENT>35</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>IV</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> <ENT>30</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>V</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>40</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>I</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>II</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>15</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(d) All hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguishing systems shall have permanently attached thereto a metallic name plate giving the name of the item, the rated capacity in gallons, quarts, or pounds, the name and address of the person or firm for whom approved, and the identifying mark of the actual manufacturer.</P> <P>(e) Vaporizing-liquid type fire extinguishers containing carbon tetrachloride or chlorobromomethane or other toxic vaporizing liquids shall be removed from all vessels.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.50-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Approved hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguishing systems shall be installed in accordance with Table 95.50-10(a). The location of the equipment shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as limiting the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, from requiring such additional equipment as he deems necessary for the proper protection of the vessel.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s150,r35,r105" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 95.50-10(a)—<E T="04">Hand Portable Fire Extinguisher and Semiportable Fire</E>-<E T="04">Extinguishing Systems</E> </TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Space</CHED> <CHED H="1">Classification (see § 95.50-5)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Quantity and location</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="03">Safety areas<SU>1</SU> </E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Wheelhouse or fire control room</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Stairway and elevator enclosures</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Communicating corridors</ENT> <ENT>A-II</ENT> <ENT>1 in each main corridor not more than 150 feet apart. (May be located in stairways.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lifeboat embarkation and lowering stations</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Radio room</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="38">C-I <SU>2</SU> </ENT> <ENT>2 in vicinity of exit.<SU>2</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="03">Accommodations<SU>1</SU> </E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Staterooms, toilet spaces, public spaces, offices, lockers, isolated storerooms, and pantries, open decks, etc </ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="03">Service spaces<SU>1</SU> </E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Galleys</ENT> <ENT>B-II or C-II</ENT> <ENT>1 for each 2,500 square feet or fraction thereof suitable for hazards involved.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Paint and lamp rooms</ENT> <ENT>B-II</ENT> <ENT>1 outside space in vicinity of exit.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Accessible baggage, mail, and specie rooms, and storerooms</ENT> <ENT>A-II</ENT> <ENT>1 for each 2,500 square feet or fraction thereof located in vicinity of exits, either inside or outside the spaces.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Carpenter shop and similar spaces</ENT> <ENT>A-II</ENT> <ENT>1 outside the space in vicinity of exit.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="03">Machinery spaces</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Coal-fired boilers: Bunker and boiler space</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Oil-fired boilers: Spaces containing oil-fired boilers, either main or auxiliary, or their fuel-oil units</ENT> <ENT>B-II; B-V</ENT> <ENT>2 required <SU>3</SU>; 1 required.<SU>4</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Internal combustion or gas turbine propelling machinery spaces</ENT> <ENT>B-II</ENT> <ENT>1 for each 1,000 brake horsepower, but not less than 2 nor more than 6.<SU>5</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="11"/> <ENT>B-III</ENT> <ENT>1 required.<SU>67</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Electric propulsive motors or generators of open type</ENT> <ENT>C-II</ENT> <ENT>1 for each propulsion motor or generator unit.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Enclosed ventilating systems for motors and generators of electric propelling machinery</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="11">Auxiliary spaces:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Internal combustion or gas turbine</ENT> <ENT>B-II</ENT> <ENT>1 outside the space in vicinity of exit.<SU>7</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Electric emergency motors or generators</ENT> <ENT>C-II</ENT> <ENT>1 outside the space in vicinity of exit.<SU>8</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Steam</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Trunks to machinery spaces</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fuel tanks</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="03">Cargo spaces</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Inaccessible during voyage, including trunks and cargo tanks</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="60"/> <ENT I="01">Accessible during voyage</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> For motorboats, the total number of hand portable fire extinguishers required for safety areas, accommodation spaces, and service spaces shall be 1 B-II for motorboats of less than 50 gross tons and 2 B-II for motor boats of 50 gross tons and over. Two B-I hand portable fire extinguishers may be substituted for 1 B-II.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> For vessels on an international voyage, substitute 1 C-II in vicinity of exit.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>3</SU> Vessels of less than 1,000 gross tons require 1.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>4</SU> Vessels of less than 1,000 gross tons may substitute 1 B-IV.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>5</SU> Only 1 required for motorboats.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>6</SU> If oil burning donkey boiler fitted in space, the B-V previously required for the protection of the boiler may be substituted. Not required where a fixed carbon dioxide system is installed.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>7</SU>Not required on vessels of less than 300 gross tons if fuel has a flashpoint higher than 110° F.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>8</SU> Not required on vessels of less than 300 gross tons.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(b) Semiportable fire extinguishing systems shall be located in the open so as to be readily seen.</P> <P>(c) If hand portable fire extinguishers are not located in the open or behind glass so that they may be readily seen, they may be placed in enclosures together with the fire hose, provided such enclosures are marked as required by § 97.37-15 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(d) Hand portable fire extinguishers and their stations shall be numbered in accordance with § 97.37-23 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(e) Hand portable or semiportable extinguishers, which are required on their nameplates to be protected from freezing, shall not be located where freezing temperatures may be expected.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.50-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Spare charges.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) For all vessels other than motorboats spare charges shall be carried for at least 50 percent of each size and each variety, i.e. foam, soda-acid, carbon dioxide, etc., of hand portable fire extinguisher required by § 95.50-10(a). However, if the unit is of such variety that it cannot be readily recharged by the vessel's personnel, one spare unit of the same classification shall be carried in lieu of spare charges for all such units of the same size and variety.</P> <P>(b) Spare charges shall be so packaged as to minimize the hazards to personnel while recharging the units. Acid shall be contained in a Crown stopper type of bottle.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.50-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Semiportable fire extinguishers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The frame or support of each size III, IV, and V fire extinguisher required by Table 95.50-10(a) must be welded or otherwise permanently attached to a bulkhead or deck.</P> <P>(b) If an approved size III, IV, or V fire extinguisher has wheels and is not required by Table 95.50-10(a), it must be securely stowed when not in use to prevent it from rolling out of control under heavy sea conditions.</P> <CITA>[CGD 77-039, 44 FR 34133, June 14, 1979]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.50-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) The provisions of §§ 95.50-5 through 95.50-15 shall be met with the exception that existing installations in safety areas and service spaces may be maintained if in the opinion of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, they are in general agreement with the degree of safety prescribed by Table 95.50-10(a). In such cases, minor modifications may be made to the same standard as the original installation: <E T="03">Provided,</E> That in no case will a greater departure from the standards of Table 95.50-10(a) be permitted than presently exists.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="61"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 95.60—Fire Axes</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.60-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart shall apply to all vessels other than motorboats.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.60-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Number required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All vessels except barges shall carry at least the minimum number of fire axes as set forth in Table 95.60-5(a). Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as limiting the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, from requiring such additional fire axes as he deems necessary for the proper protection of the vessel.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="10,10,4.3" COLS="3" OPTS="L2,p7,7/8"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 95.60-5(a)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Gross tons</CHED> <CHED H="2">Over</CHED> <CHED H="2">Not over</CHED> <CHED H="1">Number of axes</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"/> <ENT>50</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">50</ENT> <ENT>200</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">200</ENT> <ENT>500</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">500</ENT> <ENT>1,000</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,000</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>8</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(b) Manned barges shall carry at least two fire axes.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 95.60-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Fire axes shall be distributed throughout the spaces available to persons on board so as to be most readily available in the event of emergency.</P> <P>(b) If fire axes are not located in the open, or behind glass, so that they may be readily seen, they may be placed in enclosures together with the fire hose, provided such enclosures are marked as required by § 97.37-15 of this subchapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 96</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 96—VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.01—Application</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>96.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.01-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.03—Marine Engineering Systems</HD> <SECTNO>96.03-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installation and details.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.05—Electrical Engineering and Interior Communications Systems</HD> <SECTNO>96.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installation and details.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.06—Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements</HD> <SECTNO>96.06-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installation.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.07—Anchors, Chains, and Hawsers</HD> <SECTNO>96.07-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.07-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes service.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.07-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lakes, bays, and sounds, or river service.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.07-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.17—Magnetic Compass and Gyrocompass</HD> <SECTNO>96.17-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.25—Radar</HD> <SECTNO>96.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.27—Sounding Equipment</HD> <SECTNO>96.27-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.30—Protection From Refrigerants</HD> <SECTNO>96.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.30-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.30-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Self-contained breathing apparatus.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.30-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.35—Fireman's Outfit</HD> <SECTNO>96.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.35-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.35-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fireman's outfit.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.35-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.35-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Spare charges.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>96.35-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.40—Pilot Boarding Equipment</HD> <SECTNO>96.40-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding equipment.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17008, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="62"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.01—Application</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this part shall apply to all vessels except as specifically noted in this part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.01-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Certain materials are incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than the one listed in paragraph (b) of this section, notice of the change must be published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and the material made available to the public. All approved material is on file at the Office of the Federal Register, Washington, DC 20408, and at the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Design and Engineering Standards (G-MSE), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, and is available from the address indicated in paragraph (b).</P> <P>(b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this part, and the sections affected is:</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">American Society for Testing and Materials</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD3">100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959</HD> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">ASTM F1014-1986Standard Specification for Flashlights on Vessels.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Sections effected—96.35-5(c).</FP> </EXTRACT> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note: </HD> <P>All other documents referenced in this part are still in effect.</P> </NOTE> <CITA>[CGD 82-042, 53 FR 17705, May 18, 1988, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50729, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.03—Marine Engineering Systems</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.03-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installation and details.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The installation of all systems of a marine engineering nature, together with the details of design, construction, and installation, shall be in accordance with the requirements of subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter. Systems of this type include the following: </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Steering Systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Bilge and Ballast Systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Tank Vent and Sounding Systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Overboard Discharges and Shell Connections.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Pipe and Pressure Systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Liquefied Petroleum Gas For Cooking and Heating. </FP> </EXTRACT> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.05—Electrical Engineering and Interior Communications Systems</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installation and details.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The installation of all systems of an electrical engineering or interior communication nature, together with the details of design, construction, and installation, shall be in accordance with the requirements of subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter. Systems of this type include the following: </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Ship's service generating systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Ship's service power distribution systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Ship's lighting systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Electric propulsion and propulsion control systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Emergency lighting and power systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Electric lifeboat winch systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Electric steering gear and steering control systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Fire detecting and alarm systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Sound powered telephone and voice tube systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Engine order telegraph systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Rudder angle indicator systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Refrigerated spaces alarm systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Navigation lights systems.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Daylight signaling lights.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Miscellaneous machinery alarms and controls.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">General alarm systems. </FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(b) Electrical equipment installed in spaces “specially suitable for vehicles” shall be in accordance with subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15285, Dec. 6, 1966, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5719, Apr. 12, 1968, CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15232, Apr. 8, 1982]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.06—Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.06-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installation.</SUBJECT> <P>The installation of all lifesaving appliances and arrangements must be in accordance with subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="63"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.07—Anchors, Chains, and Hawsers</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.07-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 96.07-90, shall apply to all vessels contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of § 96.07-90.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.07-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes service.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels in ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes service, except unmanned barges, shall be fitted with anchors. chains, and hawsers in general agreement with the Standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping, see Subpart 90.35 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(b) In addition to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, the following requirements and alternatives also apply:</P> <P>(1) The American Bureau of Shipping rules relating to anchor equipment are mandatory, not a guide.</P> <P>(2) Vessels under 200 feet (61 meters) in length and with an American Bureau of Shipping equipment number of less than 150 may be equipped with either—</P> <P>(i) One anchor of the tabular weight and one-half the tabulated length of anchor chain listed in the applicable standard, or</P> <P>(ii) Two anchors of one-half the tabular weight with the total length of anchor chain listed in the applicable standard provided both anchors are in a position that allows for ready use at all times and the windlass is capable of heaving in either anchor.</P> <P>(c) Tugs, under 200 feet (61 meters) in length, shall have at least one anchor of one-half the tabular weight listed in the applicable standards.</P> <P>(d) Standards of other recognized classification societies may be used, in lieu of those established by the American Bureau of Shipping, upon approval by the Commandant.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5720, Apr. 12, 1968, as amended by CGD 87-013, 53 FR 20624, June 6, 1988]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.07-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lakes, bays, and sounds, or river service.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels in lakes, bays, and sounds, or river service shall be fitted with such ground tackle and hawsers as deemed necessary by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, depending upon the size of the vessel and the waters on which it operates.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.07-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) Installations previously accepted or approved shall be considered satisfactory for the same service so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. If the service of the vessel is changed, the suitability of the equipment will be established by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.17—Magnetic Compass and Gyrocompass</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.17-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All mechanically propelled vessels in ocean or coastwise service must be fitted with a magnetic compass.</P> <P>(b) All mechanically propelled vessels of 1,600 gross tons and over in ocean or coastwise service must be fitted with a gyrocompass in addition to the magnetic compass.</P> <P>(c) Each vessel must have an illuminated repeater for the gyrocompass required under paragraph (b) that is at the main steering stand unless the gyrocompass is illuminated and is at the main steering stand.</P> <CITA>[CGD 75-074, 42 FR 5963, Jan. 31, 1977]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.25—Radar</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> <P>All mechanically propelled vessels of 1,600 gross tons and over in ocean or coastwise service must be fitted with a marine radar system for surface navigation. Facilities for plotting radar readings must be provided on the bridge.</P> <CITA>[CGD 75-074, 42 FR 5964, Jan. 31, 1977]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="64"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.27—Sounding Equipment</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.27-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> <P>All mechanically propelled vessels of 500 gross tons and over in ocean or coastwise service and all mechanically propelled vessels of 500 gross tons and over in Great Lakes service and certificated for service on the River St. Lawrence eastward of the lower exit of the St. Lambert Lock at Montreal, Canada, must be fitted with an efficient electronic sounding apparatus.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26007, May 23, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.30—Protection From Refrigerants</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48325, Oct. 23, 1992, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) This subpart, except § 96.30-90, applies to each vessel that is contracted for on or after November 23, 1992, and is equipped with any refrigeration unit using—</P> <P>(1) Ammonia to refrigerate any space with a volume of more than 20 cubic feet; or</P> <P>(2) Fluorocarbons to refrigerate any space with a volume of more than 1000 cubic feet.</P> <P>(b) Each vessel that is contracted for before November 23, 1992, must satisfy § 96.30-90 if it is equipped with any refrigeration unit using—</P> <P>(1) Ammonia to refrigerate any space with a volume of more than 20 cubic feet; or</P> <P>(2) Fluorocarbons to refrigerate any space with a volume of more than 1000 cubic feet.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.30-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each self-contained breathing apparatus must be of the pressure-demand, open-circuit type, approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and have at a minimum a 30-minute air supply, a full facepiece, and a spare charge.</P> <P>(b) All equipment shall be maintained in an operative condition, and it shall be the responsibility of the master and chief engineer to ascertain that a sufficient number of the crew are familiar with the operation of the equipment.</P> <CITA>[CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48325, Oct. 23, 1992; 57 FR 56406, Nov. 27, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.30-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Self-contained breathing apparatus.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each vessel must have a self-contained breathing apparatus for use as protection against gas leaking from a refrigeration unit.</P> <P>(b) The self-contained breathing apparatus required by paragraph (a) of this section may be one of those required by § 96.35-10.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.30-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992.</SUBJECT> <P>Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992, must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(a) Each vessels must satisfy §§ 96.30-5 through 96.30-15 concerning the number of items and method of stowage of equipment.</P> <P>(b) Items of equipment previously approved, but not meeting the applicable specifications set forth in § 96.30-5, may continue in service as long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection; but each item in an installation or a replacement must meet all applicable specifications.</P> <P>(c) After November 23, 1994, each respirator must either satisfy § 96.30-5(a) or be a self-contained compressed-air breathing apparatus previously approved by MSHA and NIOSH under part 160, subpart 160.011, of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.35—Fireman's Outfit</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart, except § 96.35-90, applies to each vessel that is on an international voyage and is contracted for on or after November 23, 1992. Each vessel that is on an international voyage and is contracted for before November 23, 1992, must satisfy § 96.35-90.</P> <CITA>[CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48325, Oct. 23, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="65"/> <SECTNO>§ 96.35-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All flame safety lamps shall be of an approved type, constructed in accordance with subpart 160.016 of subchapter Q (Specifications) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Each self-contained breathing apparatus must be of the pressure-demand, open-circuit type, approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and have at a minimum a 30-minute air supply and full facepiece.</P> <P>(c) Flashlights shall be Type II or Type III, constructed and marked in accordance with ASTM F1014-1986.</P> <P>(d) All lifelines shall be of steel or bronze wire rope. Steel wire rope shall be either inherently corrosion-resistant, or made so by galvanizing or tinning. Each end shall be fitted with a hook with keeper having throat opening which can be readily slipped over a <FR>5/8</FR>-inch bolt. The total length of the lifeline shall be dependent upon the size and arrangement of the vessel, and more than one line may be hooked together to achieve the necessary length. No individual length of lifeline may be less than 50 feet in length. The assembled lifeline shall have a minimum breaking strength of 1,500 pounds.</P> <P>(e) All equipment shall be maintained in an operative condition, and it shall be the responsibility of the master and chief engineer to ascertain that a sufficient number of the crew are familiar with the operation of the equipment.</P> <P>(f) Boots and gloves shall be of rubber or other electrically nonconducting material.</P> <P>(g) The helmet shall provide effective protection against impact.</P> <P>(h) Protective clothing shall be of material that will protect the skin from the heat of fire and burns from scalding steam. The outer surface shall be water resistant.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17008, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 69-72, 34 FR 17485, Oct. 29, 1969; CGD 82-042, 53 FR 17705, May 18, 1988; CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48325, Oct. 23, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.35-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fireman's outfit.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each fireman's outfit must consist of one self-contained breathing apparatus, one lifeline with a belt or a suitable harness, one flashlight, one flame safety lamp, one rigid helmet, boots and gloves, protective clothing, and one fire ax. In lieu of the flame safety lamp, vessels may carry an oxygen depletion meter which is listed by a Coast Guard recognized independent laboratory as intrinsically safe.</P> <P>(b) Every vessel shall carry at least two firemen's outfits.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-72, 34 FR 17485, Oct. 29, 1969, as amended by CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48325, Oct. 23, 1992; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51207, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.35-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage.</SUBJECT> <P>The fireman's outfits must be stored in widely separated, accessible locations.</P> <CITA>[CGD 75-074, 42 FR 5964, Jan. 31, 1977]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.35-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Spare charges.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A complete recharge shall be carried for each self-contained breathing apparatus, and a complete set of spare batteries shall be carried for each flashlight. The spares shall be stowed in the same location as the equipment it is to reactivate.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.35-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992.</SUBJECT> <P>Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992, must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(a) Each vessel must satisfy §§ 96.35-5 through 96.35-20 concerning the number of items and method of stowage of equipment.</P> <P>(b) Items of equipment previously approved, but not meeting the applicable specifications set forth in § 96.35-5, may continue in service as long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection; but each item in an installation or a replacement must meet all applicable specifications.</P> <P>(c) After November 23, 1994, each respirator must either satisfy § 96.35-5(b) or be a self-contained compressed-air breathing apparatus previously approved by MSHA and NIOSH under part 160, subpart 160.011, of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48326, Oct. 23, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="66"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 96.40—Pilot Boarding Equipment</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 96.40-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) This section applies to each vessel that normally embarks or disembarks a pilot from a pilot boat or other vessel.</P> <P>(b) Each vessel must have suitable pilot boarding equipment available for use on each side of the vessel. If a vessel has only one set of equipment, the equipment must be capable of being easily transferred to and rigged for use on either side of the vessel.</P> <P>(c) Pilot boarding equipment must be capable of resting firmly against the vessel's side and be secured so that it is clear from overboard discharges.</P> <P>(d) Each vessel must have lighting positioned to provide adequate illumination for the pilot boarding equipment and each point of access.</P> <P>(e) Each vessel must have a point of access that has—</P> <P>(1) A gateway in the rails or bulwark with adequate handholds; or</P> <P>(2) Two handhold stanchions and a bulwark ladder that is securely attached to the bulwark rail and deck.</P> <P>(f) The pilot boarding equipment required by paragraph (b) of this section must include at least one pilot ladder approved under subpart 163.003 of this chapter. Each pilot ladder must be of a single length and capable of extending from the point of access to the water's edge during each condition of loading and trim, with an adverse list of 15<E T="61">°.</E> </P> <P>(g) Whenever the distance from the water's edge to the point of access is more than 30 feet, access from a pilot ladder to the vessel must be by way of an accommodation ladder or equally safe and convenient means.</P> <P>(h) Pilot hoists, if used, must be approved under subpart 163.002 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 97</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 97—OPERATIONS</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.01—Application</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>97.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.01-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.05—Notice to Mariners and Aids to Navigation</HD> <SECTNO>97.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Duty of officers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Charts and nautical publications.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.07—Notice and Reporting of Casualty and Voyage Records</HD> <SECTNO>97.07-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice and reporting of casualty and voyage records.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.10—Persons Allowed in Pilothouse and on Navigation Bridge</HD> <SECTNO>97.10-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Persons excluded.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.11—Stability Letter</HD> <SECTNO>97.11-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.12—Cargo Stowage</HD> <SECTNO>97.12-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Bulk ores and similar cargoes.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.12-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Manual.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.13—Station Bills</HD> <SECTNO>97.13-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Muster lists, emergency signals, and manning.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.15—Tests, Drills, and Inspections</HD> <SECTNO>97.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Steering gear, whistle, and means of communication.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Drafts and load line markings.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Verification of vessel compliance with applicable stability requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sanitation.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Examination of boilers and machinery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Loading doors.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hatches and other openings.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency lighting and power systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency training, musters, and drills.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-55</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for fuel oil.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Firefighting equipment, general.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.15-75</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Test of inflatable hopper gate seals on Great Lakes bulk dry cargo vessels.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.16—Auto Pilot</HD> <SECTNO>97.16-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Use of auto pilot.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.19—Manuevering Characteristics</HD> <SECTNO>97.19-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Data required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.20—Whistling</HD> <SECTNO>97.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Unnecessary whistling prohibited.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="67"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.25—Searchlights</HD> <SECTNO>97.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Improper use prohibited.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.27—Lookouts</HD> <SECTNO>97.27-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Master's and officer's responsibility.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.30—Reports of Accidents, Repairs, and Unsafe Equipment</HD> <SECTNO>97.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Repairs to boilers and pressure vessels.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.30-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Accidents to machinery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.30-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice required before repair.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.33—Communication Between Deckhouses</HD> <SECTNO>97.33-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.34—Work Vests</HD> <SECTNO>97.34-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.34-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Approved types of work vests.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.34-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Use.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.34-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Shipboard stowage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.34-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Shipboard inspections.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.34-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Additional requirements for hybrid work vests.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.35—Logbook Entries</HD> <SECTNO>97.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.35-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Logbooks and records.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.35-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Actions required to be logged.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.36—Display of Plans</HD> <SECTNO>97.36-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.37—Markings for Fire and Emergency Equipment, Etc.</HD> <SECTNO>97.37-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General alarm bell contact maker.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General alarm bells.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carbon dioxide alarm.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing system branch lines.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing system controls.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hose stations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Self-contained breathing apparatus.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hand portable fire extinguishers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency lights.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-33</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Instructions for changing steering gear.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rudder orders.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-42</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Markings for lifesaving appliances, instructions to passengers, and stowage locations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-47</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Portable magazine chests.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation alarm failure.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Watertight doors.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.37-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.40—Markings on Vessels</HD> <SECTNO>97.40-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.40-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hull markings.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.40-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Draft marks and draft indicating systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.40-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Load line marks.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.45—Carrying of Excess Steam</HD> <SECTNO>97.45-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Master and chief engineer responsible.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.47—Routing Instructions</HD> <SECTNO>97.47-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>All persons must comply.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.50—Compliance With Provisions of Certificate of Inspection</HD> <SECTNO>97.50-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Master or person in charge responsible.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.53—Exhibition of License</HD> <SECTNO>97.53-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Licensed officers.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.55—De-Energizing of Cargo Hold Lighting Circuits When Grain or Other Combustible Bulk Cargo Is Carried</HD> <SECTNO>97.55-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Master's responsibility.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>97.55-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning notice posted.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.80—Operation of Vehicles in Enclosed Locations</HD> <SECTNO>97.80-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special operating conditions.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.90—Pilot Boarding Operations</HD> <SECTNO>97.90-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding operation.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.95—Person in Charge of Transfer of Liquid Cargo in Bulk</HD> <SECTNO>97.95-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 6101; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17011, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.01—Application</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this part shall apply to all vessels except as specifically noted in this part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="68"/> <SECTNO>§ 97.01-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. To enforce any edition other than that specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice of change in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>; and the material must be available to the public. All approved material is available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002, and at the U.S. Coast Guard, Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division (G-MSE-4), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, and is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this part and the sections affected are as follows: </P> <EXTRACT> <HD SOURCE="HD2">American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">ASTM International Headquarters, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">ASTM Adjunct F 1626, Symbols for Use in Accordance with Regulation 11-2/20 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, PCN 12-616260-01, 1996—97.36-1</FP> <HD SOURCE="HD2">International Maritime Organization (IMO)</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Publications Section, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR United Kingdom</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Resolution A.654(16), Graphical Symbols for Fire Control Plans—97.36-1 </FP> </EXTRACT> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51207, Sept. 30, 1997, as amended by USCG 1998-4442, 63 FR 52191, Sept. 30, 1998]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.05—Notice to Mariners and Aids to Navigation</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Duty of officers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Licensed deck officers are required to acquaint themselves with the latest information published by the Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy regarding aids to navigation. Neglect to do so is evidence of neglect of duty. It is desirable that vessels other than motorboats shall have available in the pilothouse for convenient reference at all times a file of the applicable Notice to Mariners.</P> <P>(b) Weekly Notices to Mariners (Great Lakes Edition), published by the Commander, 9th Coast Guard District, contain announcements and information on changes in aids to navigation and other marine information affecting the safety of navigation on the Great Lakes. These notices may be obtained free of charge, by making application to Commander, 9th Coast Guard District.</P> <P>(c) Weekly Notices to Mariners (world-wide coverage) are prepared jointly by the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and the U.S. Coast Guard. They include changes in aids to navigation in assembled form for the 1st, 5th, 7th, Greater Antilles Section 8th, 11th, 13th, 14th, and 17th Coast Guard Districts. Foreign marine information is also included in these notices. These notices are available without charge from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, Washington, DC 20390, Branch Oceanographic Offices, U.S. Collector of Customs of the major seaports in the United States and are also on file in the U.S. Consulates where they may be inspected.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15286, Dec. 6, 1966, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5720, Apr. 12, 1968; CGFR 69-116, 35 FR 6861, Apr. 30, 1970; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Charts and nautical publications.</SUBJECT> <P>As appropriate for the intended voyage, all vessels except barges, vessels operating exclusively on rivers, and motorboats other than those certificated for ocean or coastwise route, must carry adequate and up-to-date—</P> <P>(a) Charts;</P> <P>(b) Sailing directions;</P> <P>(c) Coast pilots;</P> <P>(d) Light lists;</P> <P>(e) Notices to mariners;</P> <P>(f) Tide tables;</P> <P>(g) Current tables; and</P> <P>(h) All other nautical publications necessary. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> </P> <FTNT> <P> <SU>1</SU> For United States vessels in or on the navigable waters of the United States, see 33 CFR 164.33. </P> </FTNT> <CITA>[CGD 75-074, 42 FR 5964, Jan. 31, 1977]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="69"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.07—Notice and Reporting of Casualty and Voyage Records</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.07-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice and reporting of casualty and voyage records.</SUBJECT> <P>The requirements for providing notice and reporting of marine casualties and for retaining voyage records are contained in subpart 4.05 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-099, 52 FR 47536, Dec. 14, 1987, as amended by USCG 1998-4442, 63 FR 52191, Sept. 30, 1998]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.10—Persons Allowed in Pilothouse and on Navigation Bridge</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.10-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart shall apply to all vessels carrying passengers.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Persons excluded.</SUBJECT> <P>Masters and pilots shall exclude from the pilothouse and navigation bridge while underway, all persons not connected with the navigation of the vessel. However, licensed officers of vessels, persons regularly engaged in training, regulating, evaluating, or learning the profession of pilot, officials of the United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Maritime Administration, and National Transportation Safety Board may be allowed in the pilothouse or upon the navigation bridge upon the responsibility of the master or pilot.</P> <CITA>[CGD 91-023, 59 FR 16779, Apr. 8, 1994]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.11—Stability Letter</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.11-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting.</SUBJECT> <P>If a stability letter is issued under § 170.120 of this chapter, it must be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material in the pilothouse of the vessel.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51008, Nov. 4, 1983]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.12—Cargo Stowage</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.12-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Bulk ores and similar cargoes.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The owners or operators of general cargo vessels which carry bulk cargoes such as ore, ore concentrates, and similar cargoes shall furnish to the masters of such vessels guidance information pertaining to the safe stowage of such cargoes.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.12-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Manual.</SUBJECT> <P>The manual on the “Stowage of Bulk Cargoes Such as Ore, Ore Concentrates, and Similar Cargoes when carried in General Cargo Vessels,” 1966,<E T="21"> 1</E> <FTREF/> printed and distributed by the National Cargo Bureau, Inc., 30 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10007-2914, is endorsed and recognized by the Coast Guard for use in compliance with the requirements of § 97.12-1(a).</P> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21"> 1</E> Copies of this manual are on file at Coast Guard Headquarters and with the various Coast Guard District Commanders for reference purposes. </P> </FTNT> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17011, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15286, Dec. 6, 1966; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50729, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.13—Station Bills</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.13-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Muster lists, emergency signals, and manning.</SUBJECT> <P>The requirements for muster lists, emergency signals, and manning must be in accordance with subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.15—Tests, Drills, and Inspections</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as specifically noted, the provisions of this subpart shall apply to all vessels other than motorboats, and to all motorboats on an international voyage. Motorboats not on an international voyage shall meet the general intent of this subpart insofar as is reasonable and practicable with the exception that the logging of information is not required.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="70"/> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Steering gear, whistle, and means of communication.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) On all vessels making a voyage of more than 48 hours’ duration, the entire steering gear, the whistle, and the means of communication between the bridge or pilothouse and the engineroom shall be examined and tested by an officer of the vessel within a period of not more than 12 hours prior to departure. On all other vessels similar examinations and tests shall be made at least once in every week.</P> <P>(b) The date of the test and the condition of the equipment shall be noted in the official logbook.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Drafts and load line markings.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master of every vessel on an ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes voyage shall enter the drafts of the vessel, forward and aft, in the official logbook when leaving port.</P> <P>(b) On vessels subject to the requirements of subchapter E (Load Lines) of this chapter at the time of departure from port on an ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes voyage, the master shall insert in the official logbook a statement of the position of the load line mark, port and starboard, in relation to the surface of the water in which the vessel is then floating.</P> <P>(1) When an allowance for draft is made for density of the water in which the vessel is floating, this density is to be noted in the official logbook.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Verification of vessel compliance with applicable stability requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, after loading and prior to departure and at all other times necessary to assure the safety of the vessel, the master or person in charge shall determine that the vessel complies with all applicable stability requirements in the vessel's trim and stability book, stability letter, Certificate of Inspection, and Load Line Certificate, as the case may be. The vessel may not depart until it is in compliance with these requirements.</P> <P>(b) When determining compliance with applicable stability requirements the vessel's draft, trim, and stability must be determined as necessary.</P> <P>(c) If a log book is required by § 97.35, then the master or person in charge must enter an attestation statement verifying that the vessel complies with the applicable stability requirements at the times specified in paragraph (a) and any stability calculations made in support of the determination must be retained on board the vessel for the duration of the voyage.</P> <P>(d) Stability verification is not required for tank barges whose Certificate of Inspection carries draft restrictions for purposes other than stability.</P> <CITA>[CGD 89-037, 57 FR 41822, Sept. 11, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sanitation.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) It shall be the duty of the master and chief engineer to see that the vessel, and, in particular, the quarters are in a clean and sanitary condition. The chief engineer shall be responsible only for the sanitary condition of the engineering department.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Examination of boilers and machinery.</SUBJECT> <P>It shall be the duty of the chief engineer when assuming charge of the boilers and machinery of a vessel to examine them thoroughly. If any parts thereof are in bad condition, the fact shall immediately be reported to the master, owner or agent, and the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51207, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Loading doors.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master of a vessel fitted with loading doors shall assure that all loading doors are closed watertight and secured during the entire voyage except that—</P> <P>(1) If a door cannot be opened or closed while the vessel is at a dock, it may be open while the vessel approaches and draws away from the dock, but only as far as necessary to enable the door to be immediately operated;</P> <P>(2) If needed to operate the vessel, or embark and disembark passengers when the vessel is at anchor in protected waters, loading doors may be open provided that the master determines that the safety of the vessel is not impaired.<PRTPAGE P="71"/> </P> <P>(b) For the purposes of this section, “loading doors” include all weathertight ramps, bow visors, and openings used to load personnel, equipment, cargo, and stores, in the collision bulkhead, the side shell, and the boundaries of enclosed superstructures that are continuous with the shell of the vessel.</P> <P>(c) The master shall enter into the log book the time and door location of every closing of the loading doors.</P> <P>(d) The master shall enter into the log book any opening of the doors in accordance with paragraph (a)(2) of this section setting forth the time of the opening of the doors and the circumstances warranting this action.</P> <CITA>[CGD 89-037, 57 FR 41823, Sept. 11, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hatches and other openings.</SUBJECT> <P>(a)(1) With the exception stated in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, it shall be the responsibility of the master to assure himself that all exposed cargo hatches and other openings in the hull of his vessel are closed, made properly watertight by the use of tarpaulins, gaskets or similar devices, and in all respects properly secured for sea before leaving protected waters.</P> <P>(2) A vessel engaged in a voyage exclusively on Great Lakes waters and having 6 feet or more of freeboard, measured vertically from the water's edge at the lowest point of sheer to the top of deck at the ship's side, may, at the master's discretion, omit tarpaulins on the ship's hatches from 16 May through 15 September (both dates inclusive). This exemption does not relieve the master of any responsibility for the securing and protection of his hatches during the interval of exemption and, in case of indications of bad weather or other threatening conditions, he shall not leave protected waters until the exposed cargo hatches and other openings in the hull of his vessel are properly covered, secured and protected.</P> <P>(b) The openings to which this section applies are as follows:</P> <P>(1) Exposed cargo hatches.</P> <P>(2) Gangway, cargo and coaling ports fitted below the freeboard deck.</P> <P>(3) Port lights that are not accessible during navigation including the dead lights for such port lights.</P> <P>(c) Vessels which, by their design, do not require cargo hatch closing devices and to which § 45.01-20 of subchapter E (Load Lines) of this chapter applies need not comply with the requirements of this section as to exposed cargo hatches.</P> <P>(d) The master at his discretion may permit hatches or other openings to remain uncovered or open, or to be uncovered or opened for reasonable purposes such as ship's maintenance while the vessel is being navigated: <E T="03">Provided,</E> That in his opinion existing conditions warrant such action.</P> <P>(e) In the event the master employs the discretionary provisions of this section after leaving port he shall cause appropriate entries to be made in the official log or equivalent thereof setting forth the time of uncovering, opening, closing or covering of the hatches or other openings to which this section applies and the circumstances warranting the action taken.</P> <P>(f) The discretionary provisions of this section shall not relieve the master of his responsibility for the safety of his vessel, her crew or cargo.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency lighting and power systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where fitted, it shall be the duty of the master to see that the emergency lighting and power systems are operated and inspected at least once in each week that the vessel is navigated to be assured that the system is in proper operating condition.</P> <P>(b) Internal combustion engine driven emergency generators shall be operated under load for at least 2 hours, at least once in each month that the vessel is navigated.</P> <P>(c) Storage batteries for emergency lighting and power systems shall be tested at least once each 6-month period that the vessel is navigated to demonstrate the ability of the storage battery to supply the emergency loads for the period of time specified in Table 112.05-5(a) of this chapter.</P> <P>(d) The date of the tests and the condition and performance of the apparatus shall be noted in the official log book.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17014, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 70-143, 35 FR 19906, Dec. 30, 1970; 36 FR 5606, Mar. 25, 1971]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="72"/> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency training, musters, and drills.</SUBJECT> <P>Onboard training, musters, and drills must be in accordance with subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-55</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for fuel oil.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) It shall be the duty of the chief engineer to cause an entry in the log to be made of each supply of fuel oil received on board, stating the quantity received, the name of the vendor, the name of the oil producer, and the flashpoint (Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Method, ASTM-D93) for which it is certified by the producer.</P> <P>(b) It shall be the further duty of the chief engineer to cause to be drawn and sealed and suitably labeled at the time the supply is received on board, a half-pint sample of each lot of fuel oil. These samples shall be preserved until the particular supply of oil is exhausted.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17011, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18901, Dec. 18, 1968]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Firefighting equipment, general.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) It shall be the duty of the owner, master, or person in charge to see that the vessel's firefighting equipment is at all times ready for use and that all such equipment required by the regulations in this subchapter is provided, maintained, and replaced as indicated.</P> <P>(b) It shall be the duty of the owner, master, or person in charge to require and have performed at least once in every twelve months the tests and inspections of all hand portable fire extinguishers, semiportable fire extinguishing systems, and fixed fire extinguishing systems on board, as described in Tables 91.25-20(a)(1) and 91.25-20(a)(2) in § 91.25-20 of this subchapter. The owner, master, or person in charge shall keep records of such tests and inspections showing the dates when performed, the number and/or other identification of each unit tested and inspected, and the name(s) of the person(s) and/or company conducting the tests and inspections. Such records shall be made available to the inspector upon request and shall be kept for the period of validity of the vessel's current certificate of inspection. Where practicable these records should be kept in or with the vessel's log book. The conduct of these tests and inspections does not relieve the owner, master, or person in charge of his responsibility to maintain this firefighting equipment in proper condition at all times.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.15-75</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Test of inflatable hopper gate seals on Great Lakes bulk dry cargo vessels.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) It is the duty of the Master to ensure that the inflatable hopper gate seals installed on vessels required to meet the damage stability requirements of subpart H of part 172 of this chapter are tested after each carriage of cargo.</P> <P>(b) Where inflatable hopper gate seals are installed, the test must consist of inflating the seals and assuring they hold the design pressure for at least 15 minutes without a drop in pressure.</P> <P>(c) The date of the test and the condition of the equipment must be noted in the vessel's official logbook.</P> <CITA>[CGD 80-159, 51 FR 33059, Sept. 18, 1986]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.16—Auto Pilot</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.16-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Use of auto pilot.</SUBJECT> <P>Except as provided in 33 CFR 164.15, when the automatic pilot is used in—</P> <P>(a) Areas of high traffic density;</P> <P>(b) Conditions of restricted visibility; and</P> <P>(c) All other hazardous navigational situations, the master shall ensure that—</P> <P>(1) It is possible to immediately establish manual control of the ship's steering;</P> <P>(2) A competent person is ready at all times to take over steering control;</P> <P>(3) The changeover from automatic to manual steering and vice versa is made by, or under, the supervision of the officer of the watch.</P> <CITA>[CGD 75-074, 42 FR 5964, Jan. 31, 1977]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="73"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.19—Maneuvering Characteristics</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.19-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Data required.</SUBJECT> <P>For each ocean and coastwise vessel of 1,600 gross tons or over, the following apply:</P> <P>(a) The following maneuvering information must be prominently displayed in the pilothouse on a fact sheet:</P> <P>(1) For full and half speed, a turning circle diagram to port and starboard that shows the time and the distance of advance and transfer required to alter the course 90 degrees with maximum rudder angle and constant power settings.</P> <P>(2) The time and distance to stop the vessel from full and half speed while maintaining approximately the initial heading with minimum application of rudder.</P> <P>(3) For each vessel with a fixed propeller, a table of shaft revolutions per minute for a representative range of speeds.</P> <P>(4) For each vessel with a controllable pitch propeller a table of control settings or a representative range of speeds.</P> <P>(5) For each vessel that is fitted with an auxiliary device to assist in maneuvering, such as a bow thruster, a table of vessel speeds at which the auxiliary device is effective in maneuvering the vessel.</P> <P>(b) The maneuvering information must be provided in the normal load and normal light condition with normal trim for a particular condition of loading assuming the following—</P> <P>(1) Calm weather—wind 10 knots or less, calm sea;</P> <P>(2) No current;</P> <P>(3) Deep water conditions—water depth twice the vessel's draft or greater; and</P> <P>(4) Clean hull.</P> <P>(c) At the bottom of the fact sheet, the following statement must appear:</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Warning</HD> <EXTRACT> <FP>The response of the (name of the vessel) may be different from those listed above if any of the following conditions, upon which the maneuvering information is based, are varied:</FP> <P>(1) Calm weather—wind 10 knots or less, calm sea;</P> <P>(2) No current;</P> <P>(3) Water depth twice the vessel's draft or greater;</P> <P>(4) Clean hull; and</P> <P>(5) Intermediate drafts or unusual trim. </P> </EXTRACT> <P>(d) The information on the fact sheet must be:</P> <P>(1) Verified six months after the vessel is placed in service; or</P> <P>(2) Modified six months after the vessel is placed into service and verified within three months thereafter.</P> <P>(e) The information that appears on the fact sheet may be obtained from:</P> <P>(1) Trial trip observations;</P> <P>(2) Model tests;</P> <P>(3) Analytical calculations;</P> <P>(4) Simulations;</P> <P>(5) Information established from another vessel of similar hull form, power, rudder and propeller; or</P> <P>(6) Any combination of the above.</P> <FP>The accuracy of the information in the fact sheet required is that attainable by ordinary shipboard navigation equipment.</FP> <P>(f) The requirements for information for fact sheets for specialized craft such as semi-submersibles, hydrofoils, hovercraft and other vessels of unusual design will be specified on a case by case basis.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-78, 40 FR 2689, Jan. 15, 1975]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.20—Whistling</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Unnecessary whistling prohibited.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The unnecessary sounding of the vessel's whistle is prohibited within any harbor limits of the United States.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.25—Searchlights</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Improper use prohibited.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) No person shall flash or cause to be flashed the rays of a searchlight or other blinding light onto the bridge or into the pilothouse of any vessel under way.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.27—Lookouts</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.27-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Master's and officer's responsibility.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Nothing in this part shall exonerate any master or officer in command from the consequences of any neglect <PRTPAGE P="74"/>to keep a proper lookout or to maintain a proper fire watch or from any neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen or by the special circumstances of the case. When circumstances require it, additional watches shall be maintained to guard against fire or other danger and to give an alarm in case of accident or disaster.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.30—Reports of Accidents, Repairs, and Unsafe Equipment</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Repairs to boilers and pressure vessels.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Before making any repairs to boilers or unfired pressure vessels, the chief engineer shall submit a report covering the nature of the repairs to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at or nearest to the port where the repairs are to be made.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.30-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Accidents to machinery.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In the event of an accident to a boiler, unfired pressure vessel, or machinery tending to render the further use of the item unsafe until repairs are made, or if by ordinary wear such items become unsafe, a report shall be made, by the chief engineer immediately to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, or if at sea immediately upon arrival at port.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.30-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice required before repair.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) No repairs or alterations, except in an emergency, shall be made to any lifesaving or fire detecting or extinguishing equipment without advance notice to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. When emergency repairs or alterations have been made, notice shall be given to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, as soon as practicable.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.33—Communication Between Deckhouses</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.33-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> <P>On all vessels navigating in other than protected waters, where the distance between deckhouses is more than 46 meters (150 feet) a fixed means facilitating communication between both ends of the vessel, such as a raised fore and aft bridge or side tunnels, must be provided. Previously approved arrangements may be retained so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26007, May 23, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.34—Work Vests</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.34-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Provisions of this subpart shall apply to all vessels inspected and certificated in accordance with this subchapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.34-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Approved types of work vests.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each buoyant work vest carried under the permissive authority of this section must be approved under—</P> <P>(1) Subpart 160.053 of this chapter; or</P> <P>(2) Subpart 160.077 of this chapter as a commercial hybrid PFD.</P> <CITA>[CGD 78-174A, 51 FR 4350, Feb. 4, 1986]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.34-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Use.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Approved buoyant work vests are considered to be items of safety apparel and may be carried aboard vessels to be worn by crew members when working near or over the water under favorable working conditions. They shall be used under the supervision and control of designated ship's officers. When carried, such vests shall not be accepted in lieu of any portion of the required number of approved life preservers and shall not be substituted for the approved life preservers required to be worn during drills and emergencies.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.34-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Shipboard stowage.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers.</P> <P>(b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not to be easily confused with that for approved life preservers.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.34-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Shipboard inspections.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine inspector to determine its serviceability. If found to <PRTPAGE P="75"/>be satisfactory, it may be continued in service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine inspector so as to prevent its continued use as a work vest.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.34-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Additional requirements for hybrid work vests.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In addition to the other requirements in this subpart, commercial hybrid PFD's must be—</P> <P>(1) Used, stowed, and maintained in accordance with the procedures set out in the manual required for these devices by § 160.077-29 of this chapter and any limitation(s) marked on them; and</P> <P>(2) Of the same or similar design and have the same method of operation as each other hybrid PFD carried on board.</P> <CITA>[CGD 78-174A, 51 FR 4350, Feb. 4, 1986]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.35—Logbook Entries</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as specifically noted, the provisions of this subpart shall apply to all vessels other than motorboats and barges. Motorboats on an international or intercoastal voyage may be required to carry a logbook in accordance with § 97.35-10.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.35-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Logbooks and records.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge of a vessel that is required by 46 U.S.C. 11301 to have an official logbook shall maintain the logbook on form CG-706. When the voyage is completed, the master or person in charge shall file the logbook with the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(b) The master or person in charge of a vessel that is not required by 46 U.S.C. 11301 to have an official logbook, shall maintain, on board, an unofficial logbook or record in any form desired for the purposes of making entries therein as required by law or regulations in this subchapter. Such logs or records are not filed with the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, but must be kept available for review by a marine inspector for a period of 1 year after the date to which the records refer. Separate records of tests and inspections of fire fighting equipment must be maintained with the vessel's logs for the period of validity of the vessel's certificate of inspection.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26007, May 23, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.35-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Actions required to be logged.</SUBJECT> <P>The actions and observations noted in this section shall be entered in the official log book. This section contains no requirements which are not made in other portions of this subchapter, the items being merely grouped together for convenience.</P> <P>(a) Onboard training, musters, and drills: held in accordance with subchapter W (Lifesaving appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Steering Gear, Whistle, and Means of Communication. Prior to departure. See § 97.15-3.</P> <P>(c) Drafts and Load Line Markings. Prior to leaving port, ocean, coastwise, and Great Lakes services only. See § 97.15-5.</P> <P>(d) Verification of vessel compliance with applicable stability requirements. After loading and prior to departure and at all other times necessary to assure the safety of the vessel. See § 97.15-7.</P> <P>(e) Loading doors. Where applicable, every closing and any opening when not docked. See § 97.15-17.</P> <P>(f) Hatches and other openings. All openings and closings, or leaving port without closing. Except vessels on protected waters. See § 97.15-20.</P> <P>(g) Emergency Lighting and Power Systems. Weekly and semi-annually. See § 97.15-30.</P> <P>(h) Fuel oil data: Upon receipt of fuel oil on board. See § 97.15-55.</P> <P>(i) Cargo gear inspections: At least once a month. See § 91.37-70 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(j) Inflatable hopper gate seals. Where installed to comply with subpart G of part 172 of this chapter after each carriage of cargo. See § 97.15-75.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17011, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 80-159, 51 FR 33059, Sept. 18, 1986; CGD 89-037, 57 FR 41823, Sept. 11, 1992; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="76"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.36—Display of Plans</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.36-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>When required.</SUBJECT> <P>Barges with sleeping accommodations for more than six persons and all self-propelled vessels shall have permanently exhibited for the guidance of the officer in charge of the vessel the following plans:</P> <P>(a) General arrangement plans showing for each deck the fire control stations, the various sections enclosed by fire-resisting bulkheads, together with particulars of the fire alarms, detecting systems, the sprinkler installation (if any), the fire extinguishing appliances, means of access to different compartments, decks, etc., and the ventilating systems including particulars of the master fan controls, the positions of dampers, the location of the remote means of stopping fans, and identification numbers of the ventilating fans serving each section. If cargo compartments are “specially suitable for vehicles,” they shall be so indicated on the plan. Alternatively, at the discretion of the Commandant, the aforementioned details may be set out in any other medium, such as a booklet or on computer software, provided that the aforementioned details are available to each officer and a copy is retained on board at all times and is accessible during emergencies. For vessels constructed on or after September 30, 1997 or for existing vessels which have their plans redrawn, the symbols used to identify the aforementioned details shall be in accordance with IMO Assembly resolution A.654(16). These identical symbols can also be found in ASTM Adjunct F 1626.</P> <P>(b) Plans showing clearly for each deck and hold the boundaries of the watertight compartments, the openings therein with the means of closure and position of any controls thereof, and the arrangements for the correction of any list due to flooding.</P> <P>(c) The aforementioned information shall be kept up-to-date, any alteration being recorded in the applicable medium as soon as practicable.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51207, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.37—Markings for Fire and Emergency Equipment, Etc.</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 97.37-90, shall apply to all vessels contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of § 97.37-90.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) It is the intent of this subpart to provide such markings as are necessary for the guidance of the person on board in case of an emergency. In any specific case, and particularly on small vessels, where it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, that the prescribed markings are unnecessary for the guidance of the persons on board in case of emergency, such markings may be modified or omitted.</P> <P>(b) In addition to English, all stateroom notices, directional signs, etc., shall be printed in languages appropriate to the service of the vessel or other action be taken to achieve the same purpose.</P> <P>(c) Where in this subpart red letters are specified, letters of a contrasting color on a red background will be accepted.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General alarm bell contact maker.</SUBJECT> <P>Each general alarm contact maker must be marked in accordance with requirements in subchapter J (Electrical Engineering Regulations) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15232, Apr. 8, 1982]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General alarm bells.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All general alarm bells shall be identified by red lettering at least <FR>1/2</FR> inch high: </P> <P>“GENERAL ALARM—WHEN BELL RINGS GO TO YOUR STATION.”</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carbon dioxide alarm.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All carbon dioxide alarms shall be conspicuously identified: <PRTPAGE P="77"/> </P> <P>“WHEN ALARM SOUNDS—VACATE AT ONCE. CARBON DIOXIDE BEING RELEASED.”</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing system branch lines.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The branch line valves of all fire extinguishing systems shall be plainly and permanently marked indicating the spaces served.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing system controls.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The control cabinets or spaces containing valves or manifolds for the various fire extinguishing systems shall be distinctly marked in conspicuous red letters at least 2 inches high:</P> <P>“STEAM FIRE APPARATUS,” “CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE APPARATUS,” “FOAM FIRE APPARATUS,” or “WATER SPRAY FIRE APPARATUS” as the case may be.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hose stations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each fire hydrant shall be identified in red letters and figures at least two inches high “FIRE STATION NO. 1,” “2,” “3,” etc. Where the hose is not stowed in the open or behind glass so as to be readily seen, this identification shall be so placed as to be readily seen from a distance.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Self-contained breathing apparatus.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Lockers or spaces containing self-contained breathing apparatus shall be marked “SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.”</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hand portable fire extinguishers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each hand portable fire extinguisher shall be marked with a number and the location where stowed shall be marked with a corresponding number at least <FR>1/2</FR> inch high. Where only one type and size of hand portable fire extinguisher is carried, the numbering may be omitted.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency lights.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All emergency lights shall be marked with a letter “E” at least <FR>1/2</FR> inch high.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-33</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Instructions for changing steering gear.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Instructions in at least <FR>1/2</FR> inch letters and figures shall be posted in the steering engine room, relating in order, the different steps to be taken in changing to the emergency steering gear. Each clutch, gear, wheel, lever, valve, or switch which is used during the changeover shall be numbered or lettered on a metal plate or painted so that the markings can be recognized at a reasonable distance. The instructions shall indicate each clutch or pin to be “in” or “out” and each valve or switch which is to be “opened” or “closed” in shifting to any means of steering for which the vessel is equipped. Instructions shall be included to line up all steering wheels and rudder amidship before changing gears.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rudder orders.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) At all steering stations, there shall be installed a suitable notice on the wheel or device or in such other position as to be directly in the helmsman's line of vision, to indicate the direction in which the wheel or device must be turned for “right rudder” and for “left rudder.”</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-42</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Markings for lifesaving appliances, instructions to passengers, and stowage locations.</SUBJECT> <P>Lifesaving appliances, instructions to passengers, and stowage locations must be marked in accordance with subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-47</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Portable magazine chests.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Portable magazine chests shall be marked in letters at least 3 inches high: </P> <P>“PORTABLE MAGAZINE CHEST — FLAMMABLE — KEEP LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY.”</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="78"/> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation alarm failure.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The alarm required by § 92.15-10(d)(4) of this subchapter, which indicates the loss of required ventilation in spaces specially suitable for vehicles, shall be marked with a conspicuous sign in at least <FR>1/4</FR>-inch letters “VENTILATION FAILURE IN VEHICULAR SPACE.”</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> <CITA>[CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15286, Dec. 6, 1966]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Watertight doors.</SUBJECT> <P>Quick-acting Class I watertight doors fitted in accordance with the requirements in § 170.255(d) of this chapter must be marked “KEEP THIS DOOR CLOSED”.</P> <CITA>[CGD 80-129, 51 FR 33059, Sept. 18, 1986]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.37-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of this paragraph.</P> <P>(1) The requirements of §§ 97.37-5 through 97.37-50 shall be met with the exception that existing signs and markings containing the same general intent, but not necessarily identical wording or exact letter type, size, or color, may be retained so long as they are in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17011, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15286, Dec. 6, 1966]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.40—Markings on Vessels</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.40-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this subpart shall apply to all vessels except as specifically noted.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.40-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hull markings.</SUBJECT> <P>Vessels shall be marked as required by parts 67 and 69 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 72-104R, 37 FR 14233, July 18, 1972]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.40-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Draft marks and draft indicating systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All vessels must have draft marks plainly and legibly visible upon the stem and upon the sternpost or rudderpost or at any place at the stern of the vessel as may be necessary for easy observation. The bottom of each mark must indicate the draft.</P> <P>(b) The draft must be taken from the bottom of the keel to the surface of the water at the location of the marks.</P> <P>(c) In cases where the keel does not extend forward or aft to the location of the draft marks, due to raked stem or cut away skeg, the datum line from which the draft shall be taken shall be obtained by projecting the line of the bottom of keel forward or aft, as the case may be, to the location of the draft marks.</P> <P>(d) In cases where a vessel may have a skeg or other appendage extending locally below the line of the keel, the draft at the end of the vessel adjacent to such appendage shall be measured to a line tangent to the lowest part of such appendage and parallel to the line of the bottom of the keel.</P> <P>(e) Draft marks must be separated so that the projections of the marks onto a vertical plane are of uniform height equal to the vertical spacing between consecutive marks.</P> <P>(f) Draft marks must be painted in contrasting color to the hull.</P> <P>(g) In cases where draft marks are obscured due to operational constraints or by protrusions, the vessel must be fitted with a reliable draft indicating system from which the bow and stern drafts can be determined.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17011, Dec. 1965, as amended by CGD 89-037, 57 FR 41823, Sept. 11, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.40-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Load line marks.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Vessels assigned a load line shall have the deck line and the load line marks permanently scribed or embossed as required by subchapter E (Load Lines) of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="79"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.45—Carrying of Excess Steam</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.45-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Master and chief engineer responsible.</SUBJECT> <P>It shall be the duty of the master and the chief engineer of any vessel to require that a steam pressure is not carried in excess of that allowed by the certificate of inspection, and to require that the safety valves, once set by the inspector, are in no way tampered with or made inoperable.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51207, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.47—Routing Instructions</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.47-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>All persons must comply.</SUBJECT> <P>All licensed masters, officers, and certificated seamen on U.S. vessels must strictly comply with routing instructions issued by competent naval authority.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26008, May 23, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.50—Compliance With Provisions of Certificate of Inspection</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.50-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Master or person in charge responsible.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) It shall be the duty of the master or other person in charge of the vessel to see that all of the provisions of the certificate of inspection are strictly adhered to. Nothing in this subpart shall be construed as limiting the master or other person in charge of the vessel, at his own responsibility, from diverting from the route prescribed in the certificate of inspection or taking such other steps as he deems necessary and prudent to assist vessels in distress or for other similar emergencies.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.53—Exhibition of License</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.53-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Licensed officers.</SUBJECT> <P>All licensed officers on a vessel shall have their licenses conspicuously displayed.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51207, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.55—De-Energizing of Cargo Hold Lighting Circuits When Grain or Other Combustible Bulk Cargo Is Carried</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.55-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Master's responsibility.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Before loading bulk grain, or similar combustible bulk cargo, the master shall have the lighting circuits to cargo compartments in which the bulk cargo is to be loaded de-energized at the distribution panel or panel board. He shall thereafter have periodic inspections made of the panel or panel board as frequently as necessary to ascertain that the affected circuits remain de-energized while this bulk cargo remains within the vessel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.55-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning notice posted.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) As a precaution against any subsequent unintentional re-energizing of the circuits specified above, an appropriate notice shall be posted at the location where the control is effected warning against re-energizing these circuits. Such notice shall remain posted while this bulk cargo remains within the vessel.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.80—Operation of Vehicles in Enclosed Locations</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.80-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special operating conditions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The operation of self-propelled vehicles in enclosed locations shall be permitted only when the other conditions in this section have been met.</P> <P>(b) Spaces exposed to carbon monoxide or other hazardous vapors from exhausts of power-operated industrial trucks shall have adequate ventilation. The senior deck officer shall see that tests of the carbon monoxide content of the atmosphere are made as frequently as conditions require to insure that dangerous concentrations do not develop. Such tests shall be made in the area in which persons are working, by persons acquainted with the test equipment and procedure. The carbon monoxide concentration in the holds and intermediate decks where persons are working shall be maintained at not more than 50 parts per million (0.005%) as a time-weighted average, and persons shall be removed from the area if the concentration exceeds 75 parts per <PRTPAGE P="80"/>million (0.0075%). When necessary, portable blowers of adequate size and location shall be utilized.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15286, Dec. 6, 1966, as amended by CGFR 69-72, 34 FR 17485, Oct. 29, 1969; CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26008, May 23, 1996] </CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.90—Pilot Boarding Operations</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.90-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding operation.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master shall ensure that pilot boarding equipment is maintained as follows:</P> <P>(1) The equipment must be kept clean and in good working order.</P> <P>(2) Each damaged step or spreader step on a pilot ladder must be replaced in kind with an approved replacement step or spreader step, prior to further use of the ladder. The replacement step or spreader step must be secured by the method used in the original construction of the ladder, and in accordance with manufacturer instructions.</P> <P>(b) The master shall ensure compliance with the following during pilot boarding operations:</P> <P>(1) Only approved pilot boarding equipment may be used.</P> <P>(2) The pilot boarding equipment must rest firmly against the hull of the vessel and be clear of overboard discharges.</P> <P>(3) Two man ropes, a safety line and an approved lifebuoy with an approved water light must be at the point of access and be immediately available for use during boarding operations.</P> <P>(4) Rigging of the equipment and embarkation/debarkation of a pilot must be supervised in person by a deck officer.</P> <P>(5) Both the equipment over the side and the point of access must be adequately lit during night operations.</P> <P>(6) If a pilot hoist is used, a pilot ladder must be kept on deck adjacent to the hoist and available for immediate use.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 97.95—Person in Charge of Transfer of Liquid Cargo in Bulk</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17157, Apr. 4, 1995</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 97.95-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>A qualified person in charge of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk shall be designated in accordance with subpart C of 33 CFR part 155.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17157, Apr. 4, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 98</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 98—SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION, ARRANGEMENT, AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN DANGEROUS CARGOES IN BULK</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.01—General</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>98.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.01-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.25—Anhydrous Ammonia in Bulk</HD> <SECTNO>98.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>How anhydrous ammonia may be carried.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Design and construction of cargo tanks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Markings.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installation of cargo tanks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lagging.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Refrigerated systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Valves, fittings, and accessories.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Liquid level gaging device.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Filling and discharge pipes.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-55</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo piping.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety relief valves.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-65</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Filling density.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-70</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Venting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-75</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-80</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo hose.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-85</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical bonding.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special operating requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-95</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Tests and inspections.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.25-97</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Nondestructive testing.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.30—Portable Tanks</HD> <SECTNO>98.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels carrying MPTs.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels carrying portable tanks other than MPTs.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Materials authorized for transfer to and from a portable tank.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-6</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifting a portable tank.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Smoking.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-8</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gaskets and lining.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage of portable tanks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pipe connections, and filling and discharge openings.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo pumps.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ground connection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-14</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for ships carrying NLSs in portable tanks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Leakage containment.<PRTPAGE P="81"/> </SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Qualifications of person in charge.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-19</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Supervision by person in charge.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection prior to transfer.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for transfer; general.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for transfer; cargo handling system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-27</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Connections.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-29</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping incompatible products.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-31</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conditions for pumping.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-33</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning signals.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning sign at gangway.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-37</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Firefighting requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.30-39</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alternate fire extinguishing system.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.31—Control of Pollution From NLS Cargoes on Oceangoing Offshore Supply Vessels</HD> <SECTNO>98.31-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.31-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certificate of inspection and NLS certificate endorsements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.31-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operating requirements.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.33—Portable Tanks for Certain Grade E Combustible Liquids and Other Regulated Materials</HD> <SECTNO>98.33-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.33-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargoes authorized.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.33-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Portable tanks authorized.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.33-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pipe and hose connections.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.33-9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.33-11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Smoking.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.33-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo-handling systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>98.33-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Transfers.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.01—General</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this part shall apply to all self-propelled cargo vessels which carry in bulk any of the dangerous cargoes specifically noted in this part.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> <P>(c) The regulations for barges carrying any of the bulk chemical cargoes listed in subparts 98.01 through 98.25 are found in subchapter O of this chapter.</P> <P>(d) [Reserved]</P> <P>(e) Manned barges carrying any of the cargoes listed in Table 151.05 of this chapter will be considered individually by the Commandant and may be required to meet the applicable requirements of subchapter O of this chapter, as well as the requirements of this subchapter.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3711, Feb. 25, 1970; CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990; 59 FR 17011, Apr. 11, 1994]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.01-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Certain standards and specifications are incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than the ones listed in paragraph (b) of this section, notice of change must be published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and the material made available to the public. All approved material is at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC, and is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(b) The standards and specifications approved for incorporation by reference in this part and the sections affected, are:</P> <EXTRACT> <HD SOURCE="HD2">American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">4153 Arlingate Road, Caller # 28518, Columbus, OH, 43228-0518</FP> <LDRWK> <FL-2>ASNT “Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A (1988), Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing” </FL-2> <LDRFIG>98.25-97(c)(2)</LDRFIG> </LDRWK> <HD SOURCE="HD2">American Society of Mechanical Engineers</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">United Engineering Center, 345 East 47th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017</FP> <LDRWK> <FL-2>ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, section V, Nondestructive Examination (1986) </FL-2> <LDRFIG>98.25-97(a)(1)</LDRFIG> </LDRWK> </EXTRACT> <CITA>[CGD 85-061, 54 FR 50965, Dec. 11, 1989]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.25—Anhydrous Ammonia in Bulk</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The regulations in this subpart apply to each self-propelled vessel that has anhydrous ammonia on board as a cargo, cargo residue, or vapor and that is not regulated under part 154 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Any self-propelled vessel to which this subpart applies shall be inspected <PRTPAGE P="82"/>and certificated under this subchapter and subchapter D of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26008, May 3, 1979]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>How anhydrous ammonia may be carried.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Anhydrous ammonia shall be carried in unfired pressure vessel type tanks independent of the structure as detailed in this part, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(b) When anhydrous ammonia is to be transported at its boiling temperature at or near atmospheric pressure, the Commandant may permit the use of alternate methods of storage if it is shown to his satisfaction that a degree of safety is obtained consistent with the minimum requirements of this subpart.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Design and construction of cargo tanks.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The cargo tanks shall meet the requirements for Class I, I-L, II, or II-L welded pressure vessels and shall be fabricated, inspected, and tested in accordance with the applicable requirements of part 54 of subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Unlagged cargo tanks subject to atmospheric temperatures shall be designed for a pressure of not less than 250 pounds per square inch gage.</P> <P>(c) Where unrefrigerated cargo tanks are lagged as required by §§ 98.25-30 and 98.25-60, the tanks shall be designed for a pressure of not less than 215 pounds per square inch gage.</P> <P>(d) Refrigerated cargo tanks, in which the temperature of the liquid ammonia is maintained below the normal atmospheric temperatures, shall be designed for a pressure of not less than the vapor pressure corresponding to the temperature of the liquid at which the system is to be maintained, plus 25 pounds per square inch gage.</P> <P>(e) Each tank shall be provided with not less than a 15′′ x 18′′ diameter manhole, fitted with a cover located above the maximum liquid level and as close as possible to the top of the tank. Where access trunks are fitted to tanks, the diameter of the trunks shall be not less than 30 inches.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18902, Dec. 18, 1968]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Markings.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Cargo tanks shall be marked in accordance with the requirements of § 54.10-20 of subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) In addition to the markings required to be stamped on the tank, the legend, “Anhydrous Ammonia” shall be conspicuously and legibly marked upon the dome or upper portion of the tank in letters at least 4 inches high.</P> <P>(c) All tank inlet and outlet connections, except safety relief valves, liquid level gaging devices and pressure gages shall be labeled to designate whether they terminate in the vapor or liquid space. Labels of noncorrosive material may be attached to valves.</P> <P>(d) All tank markings shall be permanently and legibly stamped in a readily visible position. If the tanks are lagged, the markings attached to the tank proper shall be duplicated on a corrosion resistant plate secured to the outside jacket of the lagging.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18902, Dec. 18, 1968]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Installation of cargo tanks.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Independent tanks shall be arranged in the vessel so as to provide a minimum clearance of not less than 24 inches from the vessel's side and not less than 15 inches from the vessel's bottom. Where more than one tank is installed in a vessel, the distance between such tanks shall be not less than 15 inches, unless otherwise approved by the Commandant. Alternate provisions may be made for moving such tanks to provide for adequate inspection and maintenance of the vessel's structure and the tanks.</P> <P>(b) The design shall show the manner in which the tanks are to be installed, supported, and secured in the vessel and shall be approved prior to installation. Tanks shall be supported in steel saddles and securely anchored in place. If the tanks are required to be stress-relieved no appendages shall be welded to the tanks after they have been <PRTPAGE P="83"/>stress-relieved unless authorized by the Commandant.</P> <P>(c) Tanks may be located in dry cargo holds or in liquid cargo tanks or may be installed “on deck” or “under deck” with the tank protruding above deck. On installations where a portion of the tank extends above the weather deck, provision shall be made to maintain the weathertightness of the deck, except that vessels operating on protected inland waters may have tanks located in the holds of hopper type barges without the watertightness of the deck being maintained. All tanks shall be installed with the manhole opening and fittings located above the weather deck.</P> <P>(d) The anhydrous ammonia tanks may be installed in the bulk liquid cargo tanks provided the liquid surrounding the enclosed anhydrous ammonia tanks complies with the following chemical and physical properties:</P> <P>(1) Boiling point above 125° F. at atmospheric pressure.</P> <P>(2) Inert to ammonia at 100° F. at atmospheric pressure.</P> <P>(3) Noncorrosive in the liquid and vapor phase to the ammonia tanks and piping.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3711, Feb. 25, 1970]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lagging.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Lagged tanks shall be covered with an incombustible insulation material of a thickness to provide a thermal conductance of not more than 0.075 B.t.u. per square foot per degree F. differential in temperature per hour. The insulating material shall be of an approved type complying with the requirements of subpart 164.009 of subchapter Q (Specifications) of this chapter, and shall be given a vapor proof coating with fire retardant material acceptable to the Commandant. Tanks exposed to the weather shall have the insulation and vapor proof coating covered with a removable sheet metal jacket of not less than 0.083 inch thickness and flashed around all openings so as to be weather tight. Materials other than sheet metal may be used to cover the insulation and vapor proof coating when specifically authorized by the Commandant.</P> <P>(b) Where unlagged tanks are installed in insulated holds or insulated 'tween deck spaces, such tanks shall be considered lagged provided the thermal conductance of the insulation is not less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Refrigerated systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where refrigerated systems are installed to maintain the temperature of the liquid below atmospheric, at least two complete refrigeration plants automatically regulated by pressure variations within the tanks shall be provided, each to be complete with the necessary auxiliaries for proper operation. The capacity of each refrigeration compressor shall be sufficient to maintain the vapor pressure in the tanks during the peak atmospheric temperature conditions below the pressure for which the tanks are designed.</P> <P>(b) An alternate arrangement may consist of three compressors, any two of which shall be capable of maintaining the vapor pressure in the tanks during peak atmospheric temperature conditions below the pressure for which the tanks are designed, the third compressor acting as a stand-by unit.</P> <P>(c) Refrigerated tanks shall be insulated in conformance with the requirements of § 98.25-30.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Valves, fittings, and accessories.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All valves, flanges, fittings and accessory equipment shall be of a type suitable for use with anhydrous ammonia and shall be made of steel, or malleable or nodular iron meeting the requirements of § 56.60-1 of subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter. Valves shall be fitted with noncorrosive material suitable for ammonia service. Valves, flanges, and pipe fittings shall be of the square or round tongue and groove type or raised-face, United States of America Standard 300-pound standard minimum, fitted with suitable soft gasket material. Welded fittings shall be used wherever possible and the number of pipe joints shall be held to a minimum. Screwed joints are not permitted for pipe diameters exceeding 2 inches. Nonferrous materials, such as copper, copper alloys and aluminum alloys, shall not be used in the <PRTPAGE P="84"/>construction of valves, fittings or accessory equipment. Brazed joints are prohibited.</P> <P>(b) Each tank shall be provided with the necessary fill and discharge liquid and vapor shut-off valves, safety relief valves, liquid level gaging devices, thermometer well and pressure gage, and shall be provided with suitable access for convenient operation. Connections to tanks installed below the weather deck shall be made to a trunk or dome extending above the weather deck. Connections to the tanks shall be protected against mechanical damage and tampering. Other openings in the tanks, except as specifically permitted by this part, are prohibited.</P> <P>(c) All connections to the tanks, except safety devices and liquid level gaging devices, shall have manually operated shut-off valves located as close to the tank as possible.</P> <P>(d) Excess flow valves where required by this section shall close automatically at the rated flow of vapor or liquid as specified by the manufacturer. The piping, including valves, fittings and appurtenances, protected by an excess flow valve, shall have a greater capacity than the rated flow of the excess flow valve.</P> <P>(e) Liquid level gaging devices which are so constructed that outward flow of tank contents shall not exceed that passed by a No. 54 drill size opening, need not be equipped with excess flow valves.</P> <P>(f) Pressure gage connections need not be equipped with excess flow valves if the openings are not larger than No. 54 drill size.</P> <P>(g) Excess flow valves may be designed with a bypass, not to exceed a No. 60 drill size opening, to allow equalization of pressure.</P> <P>(h) Prior to disconnecting shore lines, the pressure in the liquid and vapor lines shall be relieved through suitable valves installed at the loading header.</P> <P>(i) Relief valves shall be fitted in liquid lines which may be subject to excessive pressure caused by liquid full condition, and the escape from the relief valves shall be piped to the venting system.</P> <P>(j) The pressure gage shall be located at the highest practical point. The thermometer well shall terminate in the liquid space and be attached to the shell by welding with the end of the fitting being provided with a gas-tight screwed plug or bolted cover.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18902, Dec. 18, 1968; CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3712, Feb. 25, 1970]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Liquid level gaging device.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each tank shall be fitted with a liquid level gaging device of suitable design to indicate the maximum level to which the tank may be filled with liquid at temperatures between 20° F. and 130° F.</P> <P>(b) Liquid level gaging devices shall be of the following types: magnetic, rotary tube, slip tube, fixed tube, automatic float, or other types acceptable to the Commandant.</P> <P>(c) Gaging devices that require bleeding of the product to the atmosphere, such as rotary tube, fixed tube, and slip tube, shall be so designed that the bleed valve maximum opening is not larger than a No. 54 drill size, unless provided with an excess flow valve.</P> <P>(d) Gaging devices shall have a design pressure of at least 250 pounds per square inch.</P> <P>(e) Gage glasses of the columnar type are prohibited.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Filling and discharge pipes.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Filling connections shall be provided with one of the following:</P> <P>(1) Combination back pressure check valve and excess flow valve;</P> <P>(2) One double or two single back pressure check valves; or</P> <P>(3) A positive shut-off valve in conjunction with either an internal back pressure check valve or an internal excess flow valve.</P> <P>(b) All other liquid and vapor connections to tanks, except filling connections, safety relief valves, and liquid level gaging devices and pressure gages described in § 98.25-40(e) and (f) shall be equipped with automatic excess flow valves; or in lieu thereof, may be fitted with quick closing internal stop valves, which, except during filling and discharge operations, shall remain closed. The control mechanism for such valves shall be provided with a secondary remote control of a type acceptable to the Commandant.<PRTPAGE P="85"/> </P> <P>(c) The excess flow, internal stop or back pressure check valves shall be located on the inside of the tank or outside where the piping enters the tank. In the latter case, installation shall be made in such a manner that any undue strain will not cause breakage between the tank and the excess flow or internal stop valve.</P> <P>(d) Where the filling and discharge are made through a common nozzle at the tank, and the connection is fitted with a quick-closing internal stop valve as permitted in paragraph (b) of this section, the back pressure check valve or excess flow valve is not required, provided, however, a positive shut-off valve is installed in conjunction with the internal stop valve.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3712, Feb. 25, 1970]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-55</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo piping.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Piping shall be of seamless steel meeting the requirements of § 56.60-1 of subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter. The piping shall be of not less than Schedule 40 thickness. In case of piping on the discharge side of the liquid pumps or vapor compressors, the design shall be for a pressure of not less than the pump or compressor relief valve setting; or if the piping is not fitted with relief valves, the design pressure shall not be less than the total discharge head of the pump or compressor.</P> <P>(b) Where necessary, provision shall be made for expansion and contraction of piping by means of seamless steel pipe expansion bends. Special consideration will be given for packless type expansion joints. Slip type expansion joints are prohibited. Piping shall be provided with adequate support to take the weight of the piping off the valves and fittings.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18902, Dec. 18, 1968]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety relief valves.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each tank shall be fitted with two or more approved safety relief valves, designed, constructed, and flow-tested for capacity in conformance with subpart 162.018 of subchapter Q (Specifications) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Each safety relief valve shall start to discharge at a pressure not in excess of the design pressure of the tank.</P> <P>(c) Safety relief valves shall be attached to the tank near the highest point of the vapor space. Shutoff valves shall not be installed between the tanks and the safety relief valves, except manifolds for mounting multiple safety relief valves may be fitted with acceptable interlocking three-way valves so arranged at all times as to permit at any position of the three-way valve, an unrestricted flow of vapors through at least one port. When two safety relief valves are mounted in parallel on both the upper outlets of the three-way valve, the arrangement shall be such as to permit at least one safety relief valve to be operative at all times.</P> <P>(d) Each safety valve shall be tested in the presence of a marine inspector at the site of installation before or after mounting prior to being placed in service. The tests shall prove that the safety relief valve will start to discharge at a pressure not in excess of the maximum allowable pressure of the tank.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18902, Dec. 18, 1968]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-65</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Filling density.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The filling density, or the percent ratio of the liquefied gas that may be loaded in the tank to the weight of the water the tank will hold at 60° F., shall not exceed 56 percent for unlagged tanks and 58 percent for lagged or refrigerated tanks.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-70</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Venting.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each safety valve installed on a cargo tank shall be connected to a branch vent of a venting system which shall be constructed so that the discharge of gas will be directed vertically upward to a point at least 10 feet above the weather deck or the top of any tank or house located above the weather deck.</P> <P>(b) The capacity of branch vents or vent headers shall depend upon the number of cargo tanks connected to such branch or header as provided in Table 98.25-70(b).<PRTPAGE P="86"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,6.5" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 98.25-70(b)—<E T="04">Capacity of Branch Vents or Vent Headers</E> </TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Number of cargo tanks</CHED> <CHED H="1">Percent of total valve discharge</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1 or 2</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4</ENT> <ENT>80</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">5</ENT> <ENT>70</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">6 or more</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(c) In addition to the requirement specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the size of the branch vents or vent headers shall be such that the back pressure in relief valve discharge lines shall not be more than 10 percent of the safety relief valve setting.</P> <P>(d) Return bends and restrictive pipe fittings are prohibited. Vents and headers shall be so installed as to prevent stresses on safety relief valve mountings.</P> <P>(e) When vent discharge risers are installed, they shall be so located as to provide protection against physical damage and be fitted with loose raincaps.</P> <P>(f) No shut-off valve shall be fitted in the venting system between the safety relief valve and the vent outlets. Suitable provision shall be made for draining the venting system if liquid can collect therein.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3712, Feb. 25, 1970; 35 FR 6431, Apr. 22, 1970]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-75</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All enclosed spaces containing cargo tanks fitted with bottom outlet connections shall be provided with mechanical ventilation of sufficient capacity to assure a change of air every 3 minutes. Where cargo tanks are fitted with top outlet connections, the enclosed spaces containing such tanks shall be fitted with efficient natural or mechanical ventilation.</P> <P>(b) Enclosed compartments in which machinery such as cargo pumps or vapor compressors are located shall be adequately ventilated.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-80</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo hose.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Cargo hose fabricated of seamless steel pipe with swivel joints, wire braided armored rubber or other hose material acceptable to the Commandant, shall be fitted to the liquid or vapor lines during filling and discharging of the cargo tanks.</P> <P>(b) Hose subject to tank pressure shall be designed for a bursting pressure of not less than five times the maximum safety relief valve setting of the tank.</P> <P>(c) Hose subject to discharge pressure of pumps or vapor compressors shall be designed for a bursting pressure of not less than five times the pressure of setting of the pump or compressor relief valve.</P> <P>(d) Before being placed in service, each new cargo hose, with all necessary fittings attached, shall be hydrostatically tested by the manufacturer to a pressure of not less than twice the maximum pressure to which it may be subjected in service. The hose shall be marked with the maximum pressure guaranteed by the manufacturer.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-85</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical bonding.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each cargo tank shall be electrically grounded to the hull. The cargo vessel shall be electrically connected to the shore piping prior to connecting the cargo hose. This electrical connection shall be maintained until after the cargo hose has been disconnected and any spillage has been removed.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3712, Feb. 25, 1970]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special operating requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Repairs involving welding or burning shall not be undertaken on the cargo tanks or piping while anhydrous ammonia in either the liquid or vapor state is present in the system.</P> <P>(b) During the time anhydrous ammonia is laden in the tanks the vessel shall be under constant surveillance.</P> <P>(c) Authorization from the Commandant (G-MSO) shall be obtained to transport lading other than anhydrous ammonia in the cargo tanks.</P> <P>(d) Sufficient hose stations shall be installed with adequate water supply so that if leakage of anhydrous ammonia occurs the vapors may be removed by use of a stream of water.<PRTPAGE P="87"/> </P> <P>(e)(1) At least two units of approved self-contained breathing apparatus, one stowed forward of the cargo tanks and one stowed aft of the cargo tanks, shall be carried on board the vessel at all times.</P> <P>(2) All approved self-contained breathing apparatus, masks and respiratory protective devices shall be of types suitable for starting and operating at the temperatures encountered, and shall be maintained in good operating condition.</P> <P>(3) Personnel involved in the filling or discharge operations shall be adequately trained in the use of the equipment.</P> <P>(4) For all self-propelled cargo vessels, during filling or discharge operations every person on the vessel shall carry on his person or have close at hand at all times a canister mask approved for ammonia; or each person shall carry on his person a respiratory protective device which will protect the wearer against ammonia vapors and provide respiratory protection for emergency escape from a contaminated area which would result from cargo leakage. This respiratory protective equipment shall be of such size and weight that the person wearing it will not be restricted in movement or in the wearing of lifesaving device.</P> <P>(f) While fast to a dock, a vessel during transfer of bulk cargo shall display a red flag by day or a red light by night, which signal shall be so placed that it will be visible on all sides. When at anchor, a vessel during transfer of bulk cargo shall display a red flag by day, which signal shall be so placed that it will be visible on all sides.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3712, Feb. 25, 1970, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-95</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Tests and inspections.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each tank shall be subjected to the tests and inspections described in this section in the presence of a marine inspector, except as otherwise provided in this part.</P> <P>(1) An internal inspection of the tank is conducted within—</P> <P>(i) Ten years after the last internal inspection if the tank is a pressure-vessel type cargo tank on an unmanned barge described under § 151.01-25(c) of this chapter and carrying cargo at temperatures of <E T="61">−</E>67 °F (<E T="61">−</E>55 °C) or warmer; or</P> <P>(ii) Eight years after the last internal inspection if the tank is of a type other than that described in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(2) An external examination of unlagged tanks and the visible parts of lagged tanks is made at each biennial inspection. The owner shall ensure that the amount of insulation deemed necessary by the marine inspector is removed from insulated tanks during each internal inspection to allow spot external examination of the tanks and insulation, or the thickness of the tanks may be gauged by a nondestructive means accepted by the marine inspector without the removal of insulation.</P> <P>(3) If required by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection the owner shall conduct nondestructive testing of each tank in accordance with § 98.25-97.</P> <P>(4) If the tank is a pressure vessel type cargo tank with an internal inspection interval of 10 years, and is 30 years old or older, determined from the date it was built, the owner shall conduct nondestructive testing of each tank in accordance with § 98.25-97, during each internal inspection.</P> <P>(b) A hydrostatic test of 1<FR>1/2</FR> times the maximum allowable pressure as determined by the safety relief valve setting shall be made at any time that the inspector considers such hydrostatic test necessary to determine the condition of the tank. If the jacket and lagging are not removed during the hydrostatic tests prescribed in this paragraph, the tank shall hold the hydrostatic test pressure for at least 20 minutes without a pressure drop.</P> <P>(c) The safety relief valves shall be popped in the presence of a marine inspector by either liquid, gas or vapor pressure at least once every four years to determine the accuracy of adjustment and, if necessary, shall be reset.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 67-86, 32 FR 17622, Dec. 9, 1967; CGD 85-061, 54 FR 50965, Dec. 11, 1989]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.25-97</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Nondestructive testing.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Before nondestructive testing may be conducted to meet § 98.25-95(a) <PRTPAGE P="88"/>(3) and (4), the owner shall submit a proposal to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection for approval that includes—</P> <P>(1) The test methods and procedures to be used, all of which must meet section V of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (1986);</P> <P>(2) Each location on the tank to be tested; and</P> <P>(3) The test method and procedure to be conducted at each location on the tank.</P> <P>(b) If the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection rejects the proposal, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection informs the owner of the reasons why the proposal is rejected.</P> <P>(c) If the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection accepts the proposal, then the owner shall ensure that—</P> <P>(1) The proposal is followed; and</P> <P>(2) Nondestructive testing is performed by personnel meeting ASNT “Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A (1988), Personnel Qualifications and Certification in Nondestructive Testing.”</P> <P>(d) Within 30 days after completing the nondestructive test, the owner shall submit a written report of the results to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <CITA>[CGD 85-061, 54 FR 50965, Dec. 11, 1989]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.30—Portable Tanks</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22954, June 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) This subpart contains regulations concerning transfer of combustible liquids, certain flammable liquids, and other hazardous materials to or from portable tanks on vessels.</P> <P>(b) This subpart applies to the following portable tanks:</P> <P>(1) A marine portable tank (MPT);</P> <P>(2) An IM 101 or IM 102 portable tank; and</P> <P>(3) A portable tank authorized for liquid hazardous materials, other than liquefied gases, by the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration (AAHMS), under an exemption issued in accordance with subpart B of 49 CFR part 107.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">IM 101 portable tank</E> and <E T="03">IM 102 portable tank</E> mean a portable tank constructed in accordance with 49 CFR 178.270 through 178.272 and approved under 49 CFR 173.32a.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">MPT</E> means a marine portable tank that was inspected and stamped by the Coast Guard on or before September 30, 1992, and that meets the applicable requirements in this part and part 64 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels carrying MPTs.</SUBJECT> <P>Each MPT on a vessel to which this part applies must bear, on a metal or other corrosion-resistant tag—</P> <P>(a) An inspection date for pressure relief devices and vacuum relief devices in accordance with paragraph (b) of § 64.79 of this chapter that is not more than 12 months earlier than the month in which the vessel is operated;</P> <P>(b) An inspection date in accordance with paragraph (b) of § 64.81 of this chapter that is not more than 30 months earlier than the month during which the vessel is operated; and</P> <P>(c) A hydrostatic test date in accordance with paragraph (b) of § 64.83 of this chapter that is not more than 60 months earlier than the month during which the vessel is operated.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessels carrying portable tanks other than MPTs.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each portable tank, other than an MPT, on board a vessel to which this part applies must be one of the following:</P> <P>(1) An IM 101 or IM 102 tank authorized for its contents in accordance with Columns 7 and 8C of the Hazardous Materials Table of 49 CFR 172.101.</P> <P>(2) A portable tank authorized by the AAHMS under an exemption issued in accordance with subpart B of 49 CFR part 107, and<PRTPAGE P="89"/> </P> <P>(i) According to the terms of the exemption, equivalent to an IM 101 or IM 102 portable tank; and</P> <P>(ii) Authorized for its contents under the terms of the exemption or by written acknowledgment from the AAHMS.</P> <P>(b) Each IM 101 or IM 102 portable tank must be tested and inspected in accordance with 49 CFR 173.32b, and used only as specified in 49 CFR 173.32c.</P> <P>(c) Each portable tank authorized under an exemption from the AAHMS must be inspected and tested, maintained, and used in accordance with the terms of that exemption.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990; 56 FR 13598, Apr. 3, 1991, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Materials authorized for transfer to and from a portable tank.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The following hazardous materials may be transferred to and from a portable tank under this subpart:</P> <P>(1) Any Grade D or Grade E combustible liquid listed in § 30.25-1 of this chapter that does not meet the definition of any hazard class in 49 CFR part 173 other than that of “flammable liquid”, “combustible liquid”, or “ORM-E”;</P> <P>(2) Any corrosive liquid that—</P> <P>(i) Is compatible with the materials of the tank;</P> <P>(ii) Meets the definition of no other hazard class in 49 CFR part 173; and</P> <P>(iii) Is authorized for transport in an IM 101 or IM 102 portable tank under subpart F of 49 CFR part 173;</P> <P>(3) Any hazardous material listed in Table 98.30-5(a);</P> <P>(4) Any environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, N.O.S., Class 9, listed in table 1 of appendix A of 49 CFR 172.101, and any aqueous solution of an environmentally hazardous substance, solid, N.O.S., Class 9, listed in that table, that meets the definition of “hazardous substance” in 49 CFR 171.8; and</P> <P>(5) Other cargoes subject to regulation under 49 CFR parts 171 through 176 when authorized in writing by the Commandant. Requests for such authorization must be submitted as prescribed in § 153.900(d)(1) of this chapter.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,1" COLS="2" OPTS="L1(0),6/7"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 98.30-5(a) <E T="04">Certain Hazardous Materials Authorized For Transfer To and From Portable Tanks</E> </TTITLE> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Acetone</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Alcohols; flash point of 80 °F (27 °C) or less by open-cup test</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Benzene</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Gasoline</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Mixtures of Hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid containing not more than 36 percent hydrochloric acid or 2 percent hydrofluoric acid <SU>1</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Methyl Ethyl Ketone</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Toluene (Toluol)</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="04">Note:</E> </TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Each MPT must be lined with rubber or with material equally acid-resistant and equally strong and durable.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(b) Grade D and Grade E combustible liquids with a flash point of 100°F (38°C) or higher by closed cup test that are not listed by name in the Table of 49 CFR 172.101 may be transferred to and from an MPT or an IM 102 portable tank conforming to the entry for note “T1” of 49 CFR 172.102(c)(7)(i).</P> <P>(c) Sulfuric acid having a concentration of not over 51 percent may be transferred to or from an MPT only if the MPT is lined with rubber or with material equally acid-resistant and equally strong and durable.</P> <P>(d) Sulfuric acid having a concentration of 65.25 percent or greater may be transferred to or from any portable tank; <E T="03">provided</E> that the corrosion rate on steel, measured at 100 °F (38 °C), of sulfuric acid having a concentration of greater than 65.25 percent is not greater than the corrosion rate of such an acid having a concentration of 65.25 percent.</P> <P>(e) Environmentally hazardous substances (see paragraph (a)(4) of this section) may be transferred only to or from an IM 101 or IM 102 portable tank or an MPT.</P> <P>(f) A hazardous material that may be transferred to and from an IM 102 portable tank may also be transferred to and from an IM 101 portable tank.</P> <P>(g) No hazardous material not referred to in this section may be transferred to or from a portable tank on board a vessel.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990; 55 FR 40755, Oct. 4, 1990, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="90"/> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-6</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifting a portable tank.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may lift a portable tank with another portable tank.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22954, June 25, 1974. Redesignated by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Smoking.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may smoke within 50 feet of a portable tank on the deck on which the tank is stowed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-8</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gaskets and lining.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may transfer a hazardous material to or from a portable tank on board a vessel unless each gasket and the lining of the portable tank are made of a material that is—</P> <P>(a) Chemically compatible with the product for which the portable tank is approved; and</P> <P>(b) Resistant to deterioration by the product for which the portable tank is approved.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage of portable tanks.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) No person may operate a vessel to which this subpart applies unless each portable tank is stowed on an open deck.</P> <P>(b) No person may stow a portable tank—</P> <P>(1) In the vicinity of another tank that contains a chemically incompatible product; and</P> <P>(2) Unless all electrical equipment is explosion-proof or intrinsically safe, as defined in §§ 111.105-9 and 111.105-11 of this chapter, in the area of the tank and its associated equipment that is—</P> <P>(i) Within 10 feet in any horizontal direction; and</P> <P>(ii) Within 8 feet above the deck.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22954, June 25, 1974, as amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990; 55 FR 47477, Nov. 14, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pipe connections, and filling and discharge openings.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may transfer a hazardous material to or from a portable tank on board a vessel, unless each filling and discharge opening in the tank bottom is equipped with the following:</P> <P>(a) For an IM 101 or IM 102 portable tank, the closures specified in 49 CFR 173.32c(g)(2); and</P> <P>(b) For an MPT, the valves and closures specified in §§ 64.33 through 64.41 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo pumps.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may operate a cargo pump to transfer a product to or from a portable tank unless the pump is installed—</P> <P>(a) Above deck; or</P> <P>(b) Below deck, in conformance with subpart 32.60 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ground connection.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may transfer an inflammable or combustible product to or from a vessel unless—</P> <P>(a) The portable tank and its pumping equipment is electrically grounded to the hull of the vessel; and</P> <P>(b) The vessel is electrically grounded to an offshore platform, shore piping, or another vessel by a—</P> <P>(1) Cargo hose constructed with an integral grounding wire if the end connections are used for electrical continuity; or</P> <P>(2) Separate grounding that is maintained until the cargo hose is disconnected and drained.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-14</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for ships carrying NLSs in portable tanks.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The person in charge of a ship, except a ship under subpart 98.31 of this chapter, that carries an NLS in a portable tank shall ensure that—</P> <P>(1) The ship's Certificate of Inspection is endorsed with the name of the NLS;</P> <P>(2) Any letters issued by the Commandant (G-MSO) prescribing additional conditions for endorsement are attached; and</P> <P>(3) Each operating requirement specified in writing by Commandant (G-MSO) as a condition for endorsement is met.</P> <P>(b) To have a ship's Certificate of Inspection endorsed to allow the carriage of NLSs in portable tanks, the—</P> <P>(1) Owner of the ship must make a request to the Commandant (G-MSO) following the procedures for requesting alternatives in § 153.10(a) of this chapter; and</P> <P>(2) The ship must meet any design and equipment requirements specified <PRTPAGE P="91"/>in writing as a condition for the endorsement by the Commandant (G-MSO).</P> <CITA>[CGD 81-101, 53 FR 28974, Aug. 1, 1988. Redesignated at CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990, and amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Leakage containment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) No person may transfer a product to or from a vessel unless there is a container or enclosed deck area that meets the requirements of this section under or around each transfer connection area.</P> <P>(b) Each container or enclosed deck area must hold, in all conditions of vessel list or trim to be encountered during the transferring operation, 5 gallons or more and must have a means of draining or removing any leakage without mixing incompatible products or discharging into the water.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Qualifications of person in charge.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The operator or agent of each vessel shall designate the person in charge of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk to or from a portable tank.</P> <P>(b) Each person designated as person in charge of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk to or from a portable tank shall—</P> <P>(1) On a tank barge, hold a “Tankerman-PIC”, restricted “Tankerman-PIC”, “Tankerman-PIC (Barge)”, or restricted “Tankerman-PIC (Barge)” merchant mariner's document authorizing transfer of the classification of cargo involved;</P> <P>(2) On a self-propelled tank vessel, or on a tankship, carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk, hold a valid license or certificate authorizing service as a master, mate, pilot, engineer, or operator aboard that vessel, and a Tankerman-PIC or a restricted Tankerman (PIC) endorsement on his or her MMD.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17157, Apr. 4, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 25135, May 8, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-19</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Supervision by person in charge.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) No person may connect, top off, disconnect, or engage in any other critical product transfer operation unless the person in charge designated in § 98.30-17, personally supervises the operation.</P> <P>(b) No person may start the flow of a product to or from a portable tank unless instructed to do so by the person in charge.</P> <P>(c) No person may transfer a product to or from a portable tank unless the person in charge is in the immediate vicinity of the transfer operation and immediately available to the person transferring the product.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection prior to transfer.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may transfer to or from a portable tank a product with a flashpoint of less than 300° F unless the person in charge of the transfer determines that—</P> <P>(a) Each warning signal and sign required in §§ 98.30-33 and 98.30-35 is displayed;</P> <P>(b) No repair work in the vicinity of any portable tank is done without permission of the person in charge of the transfer operation; and</P> <P>(c) Riveting, welding, burning, or a similar operation is not done in the vicinity of a portable tank unless an inspection by the person in charge of the transfer ensures that the operation can be done safely.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for transfer; general.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may transfer a product to or from a portable tank unless—</P> <P>(a) The vessel's moorings are strong enough to hold in all expected conditions of surge, current, and weather and are long enough to allow adjustment for changes in draft, drift, and tide during the transfer operation;</P> <P>(b) Transfer hoses or loading arms are long enough to allow the vessel to move the limits of its mooring without placing strain on the hose, loading arm, or transfer piping system;</P> <P>(c) Each transfer hose is supported in a manner that prevents strain on its coupling;</P> <P>(d) Each part of the transfer system necessary to allow the flow of the product is lined up for the transfer;</P> <P>(e) Each transfer hose has no loose covers, kinks, bulges, soft spots, and no <PRTPAGE P="92"/>gouges, cuts, or slashes that penetrate the hose reinforcement;</P> <P>(f) Each coupling meets the requirements of § 98.30-27;</P> <P>(g) Each scupper or drain in a discharge containment system is closed;</P> <P>(h) The person in charge of the transfer operations on the transferring vessel or facility and the person in charge of the transfer operations on the receiving vessel or facility have held a conference, to ensure that each person in charge understands—</P> <P>(1) The identity of the product to be transferred;</P> <P>(2) The sequence of transfer operations;</P> <P>(3) The transfer rate;</P> <P>(4) The name or title and location of each person participating in the transfer operation;</P> <P>(5) Particulars of the transferring and receiving systems;</P> <P>(6) Critical stages of the transfer operations;</P> <P>(7) Federal, state, and local rules that apply to the transfer of dangerous articles and combustible liquids;</P> <P>(8) Emergency procedures;</P> <P>(9) Discharge containment procedures;</P> <P>(10) Discharge reporting procedures;</P> <P>(11) Watch or shift arrangement; and</P> <P>(12) Transfer shutdown procedures;</P> <P>(i) The person in charge of the transfer operations on the transferring vessel or facility and the person in charge of transfer operations on the receiving vessel or facility agree to begin the transfer operations; and</P> <P>(j) Each person in charge required in this subpart is present.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for transfer; cargo handling system.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may transfer a product to or from a portable tank unless the cargo handling system meets the requirements in subpart F of part 64 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-27</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Connections.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each person who makes a connection for a transfer operation shall—</P> <P>(1) Use suitable material in joints and couplings to make a tight seal;</P> <P>(2) Use a bolt in at least every other hole and in no case less than four bolts in each temporary connection utilizing an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard flange coupling;</P> <P>(3) Use a bolt in each hole of couplings other than ANSI standard flange couplings;</P> <P>(4) Use a bolt in each hole of each permanently connected flange coupling;</P> <P>(5) Use bolts of the same size in each bolted coupling; and</P> <P>(6) Tighten each bolt and nut uniformly to distribute the load.</P> <P>(b) No person who makes a connection for a transfer operation may use any bolt that shows signs of strain or is elongated or deteriorated.</P> <P>(c) No person may use a connection for transfer operations unless it is—</P> <P>(1) A bolted or full threaded connection; or</P> <P>(2) A quick-connect coupling accepted by the Coast Guard.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-29</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping incompatible products.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may pipe a portable tank with another tank that contains a chemically incompatible product.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-31</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conditions for pumping.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may start pumping a product to or from a portable tank or if started, continue to pump if—</P> <P>(a) There is an electrical storm;</P> <P>(b) A fire occurs—</P> <P>(1) On the deck;</P> <P>(2) On the vessel;</P> <P>(3) In the vicinity; or</P> <P>(c) The cargo hose ruptures or leaks.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-33</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning signals.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If the vessel is moored, no person may transfer to or from a portable tank a product with a flashpoint of less than 300° F unless the person in charge displays a—</P> <P>(1) Red flag by day; and</P> <P>(2) Red electric lantern by night.</P> <P>(b) If the vessel is at anchor, no person may transfer to or from a portable tank a product with a flashpoint of less than 300° F unless the person in charge displays a red flag.</P> <P>(c) The signal required in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section must be visible on all sides of the vessel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="93"/> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-35</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning sign at gangway.</SUBJECT> <P>If a vessel is moored, no person may transfer to or from a portable tank a product with a flashpoint of less than 300° F unless the person in charge displays at each gangway or access that is open for use a warning placard containing the following in letters 2 inches in height or larger:</P> <HD SOURCE="HD3">WARNING</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD3">No open lights</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD3">No smoking</HD> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-37</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Firefighting requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may lift a portable tank on or off a vessel, or transfer a product with a flashpoint of less than 300° F to or from a portable tank unless—</P> <P>(a) Water pressure is maintained on the firemain;</P> <P>(b) Firehoses, fitted with a Coast Guard approved combination nozzle, are attached to each fire hydrant in the vicinity of the portable tanks;</P> <P>(c) Except as provided in § 98.30-39, fire extinguishers of a dry chemical type are—</P> <P>(1) Located to protect the deck area 10 feet in any horizontal direction from each portable tank and its associated cargo handling system;</P> <P>(2) Coast Guard approved; and</P> <P>(3) Capable of covering the deck area without being moved;</P> <P>(d) In a deck area of 500 square feet or less, there are 2 or more dry chemical fire extinguishers of 300 pounds or more total capacity of extinguishing agent; and</P> <P>(e) In a deck area of more than 500 square feet, there are 3 or more dry chemical fire extinguishers of 450 pounds or more total capacity of extinguishing agent.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.30-39</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alternate fire extinguishing system.</SUBJECT> <P>An alternative to the fire extinguishing system required in § 98.30-37(c) may be approved in accordance with procedures contained in subpart 90.15 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.31—Control of Pollution From NLS Cargoes on Oceangoing Offshore Supply Vessels</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49321, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.31-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart applies to each offshore supply vessel contracted for, or the keel of which was laid, before March 15, 1996, that is oceangoing as defined in 33 CFR 151.05(j) and that carries noxious liquid substances (NLSs) as defined in § 153.2 of this chapter in bulk, including carriage in portable tanks.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.31-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certificate of inspection and NLS certificate endorsements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The Coast Guard issues the endorsed Certificate of Inspection or NLS Certificate required by § 98.31-15 for every vessel under this subpart to carry NLSs if the vessel—</P> <P>(1) Has the Cargo Record Book prescribed in § 153.490(a)(1) of this chapter; and</P> <P>(2) Unless it discharges no NLS residues as defined in § 153.2 of this chapter to the sea, meets the requirements in §§ 153.470 through 153.491 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Each vessel under this subpart that does not meet the requirements in §§ 153.470 through 153.491 of this chapter must have a statement on its Certificate of Inspection or NLS Certificate stating that the vessel is prohibited from discharging NLS residues to the sea.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.31-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operating requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may operate a vessel that carries a bulk liquid cargo of NLS unless the vessel—</P> <P>(a) Has on board a Certificate of Inspection and, if it is a vessel making a foreign voyage, an NLS Certificate endorsed under § 98.31-10 with the name of the NLS cargo;</P> <P>(b) Discharges no NLS residues to the sea unless the vessel meets—</P> <P>(1) The equipment requirements in § 98.31-10(a)(2); and</P> <P>(2) The operating requirements prescribed for oceangoing ships carrying <PRTPAGE P="94"/>NLSs in §§ 153.901, 153.903, 153.909, and 153.1100 through 153.1132 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 98.33—Portable Tanks for Certain Grade E Combustible Liquids and Other Regulated Materials</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.33-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) This subpart contains regulations concerning transfer of certain low-hazard materials to and from portable tanks on vessels</P> <P>(b) This subpart applies to the following portable tanks:</P> <P>(1) A DOT-specification 57 portable tank (see 49 CFR 173.24, 173.32, 178.251, and 178.253);</P> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note to paragraph </HD> <P>(b)(1): Copies of Specifications 178.251 and 178.253 may be obtained from the Commandant (G-MSO-3).</P> </NOTE> <P>(2) A portable tank authorized under 49 CFR 176.340(b); and</P> <P>(3) A portable tank approved by the Commandant under subpart 50.20 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990; 56 FR 13598, Apr. 3, 1991, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.33-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargoes authorized.</SUBJECT> <P>The following cargoes are authorized for transfer to and from portable tanks authorized by § 98.33-5:</P> <P>(a) Grade E combustible liquids that have a closed-cup flashpoint of 300 °F or higher and that meet the definition of no DOT hazard class in 49 CFR part 173;</P> <P>(b) Any environmentally hazardous substance, liquid N.O.S., Class 9, listed in table 1 of appendix A of 49 CFR 172.101, and any aqueous solution of an environmentally hazardous substance, solid, N.O.S., Class 9, listed in that table, that meets the definition of “Hazardous substance” in 49 CFR 171.8.</P> <P>(c) Other cargoes subject to regulation under 49 CFR parts 171 through 176 when authorized in writing by the Commandant. Requests for such authorization must be submitted as prescribed in § 153.900(d)(1) of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.33-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Portable tanks authorized.</SUBJECT> <P>The cargoes authorized under § 98.33-3 may be transferred to and from portable tanks to which this subpart applies if the portable tanks have:</P> <P>(a) A minimum design pressure of 9 psig.</P> <P>(b) Pressure-relief devices that may be frangible pressure-relief devices (rupture disks), and that do not open at less than 3 psig.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990; 55 FR 47477, Nov. 14, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.33-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pipe and hose connections.</SUBJECT> <P>If a portable tank authorized under § 98.33-5 of this part has a pipe or hose connection in its bottom, the connection must have a manually operated valve and a bolted flange, threaded cap, or similar device, to protect against leakage of the tank's contents.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.33-9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage.</SUBJECT> <P>Each portable tank authorized under § 98.33-5 of this part must be secured to the vessel by devices of sufficient strength and number to prevent the tank from moving in any direction during transport.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.33-11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Smoking.</SUBJECT> <P>No person may smoke when—</P> <P>(a) Within 50 feet of a portable tank containing a combustible liquid; and</P> <P>(b) On the deck where the tank is stowed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.33-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo-handling systems.</SUBJECT> <P>A cargo authorized under § 98.33-3 of this part may not be transferred to or from a portable tank authorized under § 98.33-5 of this part unless the cargo-handling system meets the requirements of subpart F of part 64 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 98.33-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Transfers.</SUBJECT> <P>A cargo authorized under § 98.33-3 of this part may not be transferred to or from a portable tank authorized under <PRTPAGE P="95"/>§ 98.33-5 of this part unless the following requirements are met:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Cargo pumps</E> comply with § 98.30-11 of this part;</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Ground connection</E> complies with § 98.30-13 of this part;</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Leakage containment</E> complies with § 98.30-15 of this part;</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Qualification of person in charge</E> complies with § 98.30-17 of this part;</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Supervision of person in charge</E> complies with § 98.30-19 of this part;</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Transfers, general,</E> comply with § 98.30-23 of this part;</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Connections</E> comply with § 98.30-27 of this part;</P> <P>(h) Pumping of incompatible products complies with § 98.30-29 of this part;</P> <P>(i) Conditions for pumping comply with § 98.30-31 of this part; and</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Carriage of NLSs</E> complies with § 98.30-14 of this part.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990; 55 FR 47477, Nov. 14, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 105</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 105—COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS DISPENSING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.01—Administration</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>105.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.01-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Intent of Pub. L. 90-397 (approved July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 341) and Pub. L. 93-430 (approved October 1, 1974, 88 Stat. 1180).</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.01-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Effective date of regulations.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.05—Application</HD> <SECTNO>105.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Commercial fishing vessels dispensing petroleum products.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.05-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions regarding petroleum products.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.05-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>New vessels and existing vessels for the purpose of application of regulations in this part.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Types of vessels.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Intent of regulations.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.10—Definition of Terms Used in This Part</HD> <SECTNO>105.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Approved.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.10-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Combustible liquid.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.10-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Flammable liquid.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.10-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pressure vacuum relief valve.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.10-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Commercial fishing vessel.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.15—Inspection Required</HD> <SECTNO>105.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Authority of marine inspectors.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.15-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application for inspection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.15-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Letter of compliance.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.15-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exhibition of letter of compliance.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.20—Specific Requirements—Cargo Tanks</HD> <SECTNO>105.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans and/or sketches.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.20-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo tanks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.20-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.20-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pumps.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.20-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Grounding.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.25—Additional Requirements—When Cargo Tanks Are Installed Below Decks</HD> <SECTNO>105.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.25-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Compartments or areas containing cargo tanks or pumping systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.25-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation systems for cargo tank or pumping system compartment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.25-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo pumping installation.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.25-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Spacings around tanks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.25-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Shutoff valves required.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.30—Electrical Requirements</HD> <SECTNO>105.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical fittings and fixtures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.30-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Grounding of electrical equipment.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.35—Fire Extinguishing Equipment</HD> <SECTNO>105.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.35-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pumps.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.35-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.35-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hose.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.45—Special Operating Requirements</HD> <SECTNO>105.45-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Loading or dispensing petroleum products.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.45-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Galley fires.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.45-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Smoking.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.45-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning signals and signs.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>105.45-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning sign at gangway.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.90—Existing Commercial Fishing Vessels Dispensing Petroleum Products</HD> <SECTNO>105.90-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Existing commercial fishing vessels dispensing petroleum products.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 4502; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGFR 69-53, 34 FR 11265, July 4, 1969, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="96"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.01—Administration</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.01-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose.</SUBJECT> <P>The purpose of the regulations in this part is to provide adequate safety in the transporting and handling of inflammable or combustible cargo in bulk on board certain commercial fishing vessels and tenders.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.01-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Intent of Pub. L. 90-397 (approved July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 341) and Pub. L. 93-430 (approved October 1, 1974, 88 Stat. 1180).</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Pub. L. 90-397 allowed cannery tenders, fishing tenders, and fishing vessels of not more than 500 gross tons used in the salmon or crab fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska when engaged exclusively in the fishing industry, to have on board inflammable or combustible cargo in bulk to the extent and upon conditions as might be required by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</P> <P>(b) Pub. L. 93-430 allowed vessels of not more than 5000 gross tons used in the processing and assembling of fishery products in the fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska to have on board inflammable or combustible cargo in bulk to the extent and upon conditions as might be required by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</P> <CITA>[CGD 75-105, 41 FR 17910, Apr. 29, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.01-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Effective date of regulations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Amendments, revisions, or additions to the regulations in this part will become effective 90 days after the date of publication in the <E T="04">Federal</E> <E T="04">Register</E>, unless the Commandant directs otherwise.</P> <P>(b) The regulations in this subchapter are not retroactive in effect unless specifically made so at the time the regulations are issued. Changes in specification requirements of articles of equipment or materials used in construction shall not apply to such items which have been passed as satisfactory until replacement shall become necessary, unless a specific finding is made that such equipment or material used is unsafe or hazardous and has to be removed from vessels.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-53, 34 FR 11265, July 4, 1969, as amended by CGD 75-105, 41 FR 17910, Apr. 29, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.05—Application</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.05-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Commercial fishing vessels dispensing petroleum products.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of this part, with the exception of Subpart 105.90, shall apply to all commercial fishing vessels of not more than 500 gross tons used in the salmon or crab fisheries of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, the construction of which is contracted for on or after December 1, 1969, and all vessels of not more than 5000 gross tons used in the processing and assembling of fishery products in the fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, the construction of which is contracted for on or after May 31, 1976 which have or propose to have permanently or temporarily installed tanks or containers for dispensing petroleum products, Grades B and lower flammable or combustible liquids, in bulk in limited quantities.</P> <P>(b) The provisions of Subpart 105.90 shall apply to all commercial fishing vessels of not more than 500 gross tons used in the salmon or crab fisheries of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, the construction of which was contracted for prior to December 1, 1969, and all vessels of not more than 5000 gross tons used in the processing and assembling of fishery products in the fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, the construction of which is contracted for prior to May 31, 1976 which have or propose to have permanently or temporarily installed tanks or containers for dispensing petroleum products, Grades B and lower flammable or combustible liquids, in bulk in limited quantities.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-53, 34 FR 11265, July 4, 1969, as amended by CGD 75-105, 41 FR 17910, Apr. 29, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="97"/> <SECTNO>§ 105.05-2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions regarding petroleum products.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Commercial fishing vessels shall not transport Grade A flammable liquids in bulk. (See § 105.10-15(a) for definition of Grade A flammable liquid.)</P> <P>(b) On commercial fishing vessels, temporarily installed dispensing tanks or containers shall not be installed or carried below deck or in closed compartments on or above the deck.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.05-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>New vessels and existing vessels for the purpose of application of regulations in this part.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">New vessels.</E> In the application of the regulations in this part, the term “new vessels” means any commercial fishing vessel of not more than 500 gross tons used in the salmon or crab fisheries of Oregon, Washington, or Alaska, the construction of which is contracted for on or after December 1, 1969, and vessels of not more than 5000 gross tons used in the processing and assembling of fishery products in the fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, the construction of which is contracted for on or after May 31, 1976.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Existing vessels.</E> In the application of the regulations in this part, the term “existing vessels” means any commercial fishing vessel of not more than 500 gross tons used in the salmon or crab fisheries of Oregon, Washington, or Alaska, the construction of which is contracted for prior to December 1, 1969, and vessels of not more than 5000 gross tons used in the processing and assembling of fishery products in the fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, the construction of which is contracted for prior to May 31, 1976.</P> <CITA>[CGD 75-105, 41 FR 17910, Apr. 29, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.05-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Types of vessels.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The only types of commercial fishing vessels to which the provisions of this part apply are self-propelled manned vessels with one of the following:</P> <P>(1) Permanently installed dispensing tanks or containers on open decks.</P> <P>(2) Permanently installed dispensing tanks or containers located below deck or in closed compartments.</P> <P>(3) Temporary dispensing tanks or containers installed on open decks.</P> <CITA>[CGD 75-105, 41 FR 17910, Apr. 29, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.05-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Intent of regulations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The intent of the regulations in this part is to prescribe special requirements for commercial fishing vessels which are otherwise exempt from requirements of vessel inspection, but by reason of occasionally engaging in the service of carrying on board and dispensing liquid inflammable and combustible cargo in bulk are subject to certain requirements of title 46 U.S.C. section 391a.</P> <P>(b) The application of the regulations governing petroleum products in bulk is limited to that portion of the vessel involved in the storage, carriage, and handling of such products. This shall include, but shall not be limited to:</P> <P>(1) Permanently or temporarily installed tanks or containers;</P> <P>(2) Compartments, areas or places where such tanks or containers are placed;</P> <P>(3) Fuel filling systems;</P> <P>(4) Fuel venting systems;</P> <P>(5) Fuel piping and pumping systems.</P> <P>(c) The regulations in this part also state the manning, crew requirements, and officers for those vessels when required by other specific provisions of law.</P> <P>(1) Vessels carrying flammable or combustible liquids in bulk are required by section 391a(6)(a) of title 46, U.S.C., to have aboard certificated tankermen.</P> <P>(2) Vessels of 200 gross tons and upward and operating on the high seas are subject to the Officers’ Competency Certificate Convention, 1936, and section 224a of title 46, U.S.C., regarding licensed masters, mates, chief engineers, and assistant engineers.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.10—Definition of Terms Used in This Part</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.10-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Approved.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The term <E T="03">approved</E> means approved by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, unless otherwise stated.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="98"/> <SECTNO>§ 105.10-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Combustible liquid.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The term <E T="03">combustible liquid</E> means any liquid having a flashpoint above 80° F. (as determined from an open cup tester, as used for test of burning oils). In the regulations of this part, combustible liquids are referred to by grades, as follows:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Grade D.</E> Any combustible liquid having a flashpoint below 150° F. and above 80° F.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Grade E.</E> Any combustible liquid having a flashpoint of 150° F. or above.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-53, 34 FR 11265, July 4, 1969, as amended by CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49025, Sept. 26, 1977]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.10-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Flammable liquid.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The term <E T="03">flammable liquid</E> means any liquid which gives off flammable vapors (as determined by flashpoint from an open cup tester, as used for test of burning oils) at or below a temperature of 80° F. Flammable liquids are referred to by grades as follows:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Grade A.</E> Any flammable liquid having a Reid <E T="21"> 1</E> <FTREF/> vapor pressure of 14 pounds or more.</P> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21"> 1</E> American Society of Testing Materials Standard D-323 (most recent revision), Method of Test for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method).</P> </FTNT> <P>(2) <E T="03">Grade B.</E> Any flammable liquid having a Reid <E T="21"> 1</E> vapor pressure under 14 pounds and over 8<FR>1/2</FR> pounds.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Grade C.</E> Any flammable liquid having a Reid <E T="21"> 1</E> vapor pressure of 8<FR>1/2</FR> pounds or less and a flashpoint of 80° F. or below.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-53, 34 FR 11265, July 4, 1969, as amended by CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49025, Sept. 26, 1977]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.10-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pressure vacuum relief valve.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The term <E T="03">pressure vacuum relief valve</E> means any device or assembly of a mechanical, liquid, weight, or other type used for the automatic regulation of pressure or vacuum in enclosed places.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.10-25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Commercial fishing vessel.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The term <E T="03">commercial fishing vessel</E> includes fishing vessels, cannery tenders, fishing tender vessels, and vessels processing or assembling fishery products.</P> <CITA>[CGD 75-105, 41 FR 17910, Apr. 29, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.15—Inspection Required</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.15-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Before a commercial fishing vessel may be used to transport combustible or flammable liquids in bulk in limited quantities for the purpose of dispensing those liquids, the vessel shall be inspected by the Coast Guard to determine that the vessel is in substantial compliance with the requirements in this part.</P> <P>(b) A vessel with permanently installed cargo tanks shall be inspected biennially, or more frequently if necessary, by the Coast Guard to determine that the vessel is maintained in substantial compliance with the requirements in this part.</P> <P>(c) A vessel with temporarily installed cargo tanks or containers shall be inspected annually, or more frequently if necessary, by the Coast Guard.</P> <P>(d) Vessels while laid up or dismantled or out of commission are exempt from any or all inspections required by law or regulations in this part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.15-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Authority of marine inspectors.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Marine inspectors may at any time lawfully inspect any vessel subject to the requirements in this part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.15-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application for inspection.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Prior to the commencement of the construction of a new vessel, or a conversion of a vessel to a commercial fishing vessel, intended for transporting combustible or flammable liquids in bulk in limited quantities for the purpose of dispensing those liquids, the owners, master, or agent shall submit an application for inspection and a letter of compliance to an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at any Marine Inspection Office, U.S. Coast Guard.</P> <P>(b) Application for inspection and renewal of letter of compliance of a vessel shall be made in writing by the master, owner, or agent to an Officer in <PRTPAGE P="99"/>Charge, Marine Inspection, at any Marine Inspection Office, U.S. Coast Guard.</P> <P>(c) The application for inspection and letter of compliance shall be on Form CG-3752 or in letter form and set forth the following information:</P> <P>(1) Vessel's name;</P> <P>(2) Nature of employment and route or areas in which to be operated;</P> <P>(3) Date and place where the vessel may be inspected;</P> <P>(4) Date and place where the vessel was last inspected (if inspected); and,</P> <P>(5) That application for inspection has not been made to any other Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.15-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Letter of compliance.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) When a vessel has been inspected and found to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of this part, a “letter of compliance” shall be issued to the vessel by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(b) The letter of compliance shall permit the presence on board of liquid flammable or combustible cargoes in bulk, and describe the conditions governing the transportation and dispensing of such cargoes.</P> <P>(c) The letter of compliance shall state the maximum amount of liquid flammable or combustible cargo in bulk to be carried on board.</P> <P>(d) The letter of compliance shall be limited to a period of validity which shall not exceed 2 years. For cause, the letter of compliance may be suspended or revoked as authorized by law or regulations in this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.15-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exhibition of letter of compliance.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) On every vessel subject to this part, the original letter of compliance shall be framed under glass or other suitable transparent material and posted in a conspicuous place protected from the weather.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.20—Specific Requirements—Cargo Tanks</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.20-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans and/or sketches.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The owners, master, or agent of a commercial fishing vessel shall submit with his application for the initial inspection a brief description and the plans and/or sketches of the cargo tanks and piping systems for filling and dispensing cargo; dimensions and identifications of material shall be included.</P> <P>(b) If cargo tanks will be located in enclosed compartments or below decks, the plans and/or sketches shall also show the proposed ventilation system.</P> <P>(c) Plans and/or sketches are not required if the cargo tanks and piping systems have previously been accepted by the Coast Guard.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.20-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo tanks.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Construction and Materials.</E> (1) The cargo tanks must be constructed of iron, steel, copper, nickel alloy, copper alloy; or aluminum. The tanks shall be designed to withstand the maximum head to which they may be subjected, except that in no case shall the thickness of the shell or head be less than that specified in this subparagraph. Tanks of over 150 gallons capacity shall have a minimum thickness as indicated in Table 105.20-3(a)(1):</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s55,r40,r40" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 105.20-3(a)(1)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Material</CHED> <CHED H="1">A.S.T.M. specification (latest edition)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Thickness in inches and gage number <SU>2</SU> <SU>3</SU> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nickel copper </ENT> <ENT>B127, hot rolled sheet or plate </ENT> <ENT>0.107 (USSG 12).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Copper nickel <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>B122, Alloy No. 5 </ENT> <ENT>0.128 (AWG 8).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Copper <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>B152, Type ETP </ENT> <ENT>0.182 (AWG 5).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Copper silicon <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>B97, Alloys A, B, and C </ENT> <ENT>0.144 (AWG 7).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Steel or iron </ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>0.179 (MSG 7).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Aluminum <SU>4</SU> </ENT> <ENT>B209, Alloy </ENT> <ENT> <SU>5</SU> 5086 0.250 (USSG 3).</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Tanks fabricated with these materials shall not be utilized for the carriage of diesel oil.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> The gage numbers used in this table may be found in many standard engineering reference books. The letters “USSG” stand for “U.S. Standard Gage” which was established by the act of Mar. 3, 1892 (15 U.S.C. 206) for sheet and plate iron and steel. The letters “AWG” stand for “American Wire Gage” (or Brown and Sharpe Gage) for nonferrous sheet thicknesses. The letters “MSG” stand for “Manufacturers’ Standard Gage” for sheet steel thicknesses.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>3</SU> Tanks over 400 gallons shall be designed with a factor of safety of four on the ultimate strength of the tank material used with a design head of not less than 4 feet of liquid above the top of the tank.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>4</SU> Anodic to most common metals. Avoid dissimila-metal contact with tank body unless galvanically compatible.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>5</SU> And other alloys acceptable to the Commandant.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) All tank joints, connections, and fittings shall be welded or brazed. Tanks with flanged-up top edges will not be acceptable.</P> <P>(3) All tanks exceeding 30 inches in any horizontal dimension shall be fitted with vertical baffle plates of the <PRTPAGE P="100"/>same material as the tank. Limber holes at the bottom and air holes at the top of all baffles shall be provided. Tanks constructed of material of greater thickness than minimum requirements and that are reinforced with stiffeners may be accepted without baffles.</P> <P>(4) An opening fitted with a threaded pipe plug may be used on the bottom of the tank for cleaning purposes.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Supports.</E> (1) Tanks shall be adequately supported and braced to prevent movement. The supports and braces shall be insulated from contact with the tank surface with a nonabrasive and nonabsorbent material.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Fittings.</E> (1) Filling lines shall be at least 1<FR>1/2</FR> inches standard pipe size and extend to within 1<FR>1/2</FR>-pipe diameters of the bottom of the tank.</P> <P>(2) Suction lines from diesel oil tanks may be taken from the bottom provided a shutoff valve is installed at the tank. Tanks for Grades B and C liquids shall have top suctions only.</P> <P>(3) Vent lines shall be at least equal in size to the filling lines.</P> <P>(4) When a cargo tank contains Grades B or C liquids, the vent lines shall be terminated with an approved pressure vacuum relief valve not less than 3 feet above the weather deck. When a cargo tank contains Grades D or E liquids the vent line may be terminated with a gooseneck fitted with flame screen at a reasonable height above the weather deck.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Hydrostatic tests.</E> All tanks vented to the atmosphere shall be hydrostatically tested to a pressure of 5 pounds per square inch or 1<FR>1/2</FR> times the maximum head to which they may be subjected in service. A standpipe of 11<FR>1/2</FR> feet in length attached to the tanks may be filled with water to accomplish the 5 pounds per square inch test.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-53, 34 FR 11265, July 4, 1969, as amended by CGD 72-206R, 38 FR 17229, June 29, 1973; CGD 76-061, 41 FR 23401, June 10, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.20-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Piping shall be copper, nickel copper, or copper nickel having a minimum wall thickness of 0.035′′; except that seamless steel pipe or tubing which provides equivalent safety may be used for diesel cargo systems.</P> <P>(b) Valves shall be of a suitable nonferrous metallic Union Bonnet type with ground seats except that steel or nodular iron may be used in cargo systems utilizing steel pipe or tubing.</P> <P>(c) Aluminium or aluminum alloy valves and fittings are prohibited for use in cargo lines.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.20-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pumps.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Pumps for cargo dispensing shall be of a type satisfactory for the purpose.</P> <P>(b) A relief valve shall be provided on the discharge side of pump if the pressure under shutoff conditions exceeds 60 pounds. When a relief valve is installed, it shall discharge back to the suction of the pump.</P> <P>(c) Where electric motors are installed with dispensing pumps they shall be explosion proof and shall be labeled as explosion proof by Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., or other recognized laboratory, as suitable for Class I, Group D atmospheres.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.20-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Grounding.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All tanks and associated lines shall be electrically grounded to the vessel's common ground.</P> <P>(b) A grounded type hose and nozzle shall be used for dispensing fuels.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.25—Additional Requirements—When Cargo Tanks Are Installed Below Decks</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.25-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Cargo tank and piping systems shall be as described in Subpart 105.20.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.25-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Compartments or areas containing cargo tanks or pumping systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Compartments or areas containing tanks or pumping systems shall be closed off from the remainder of the vessel by gastight bulkheads. Such gastight bulkheads may be pierced for a drive shaft and pump engine control rods if such openings are fitted with stuffing boxes or other acceptable gland arrangements.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="101"/> <SECTNO>§ 105.25-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation systems for cargo tank or pumping system compartment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each compartment shall be provided with a mechanical exhaust system capable of ventilating such compartment with a complete change of air once in every 3 minutes. The intake duct or ducts shall be of sufficient size to permit the required air change. The exhaust duct or ducts shall be located so as to remove vapors from the lower portion of the space or bilges.</P> <P>(b) The ventilation outlets shall terminate more than 10 feet from any opening to the interior of the vessel which normally contains sources of vapor ignition. The ventilation fan shall be explosion proof and unable to act as a source of ignition.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.25-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cargo pumping installation.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Cargo pumps shall not be installed in the cargo tank compartment unless the drive system is outside the compartment.</P> <P>(b) Suction pipelines from cargo tanks shall be run directly to the pump, but not through working or crew spaces of vessel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.25-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Spacings around tanks.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Tanks shall be located so as to provide at least 15′′ space around tank, including top and bottom to permit external examination.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.25-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Shutoff valves required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Shutoff valves shall be provided in the suction lines as close to the tanks as possible. The valves shall be installed so as to shut off against the flow.</P> <P>(b) Remote control of this shutoff valve shall be provided where deemed necessary by the marine inspector.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.30—Electrical Requirements</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.30-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical fittings and fixtures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In compartments or areas containing tanks or pumps handling other than Grade E petroleum products, no electrical fittings, fixtures, nor electrical equipment shall be installed or used unless approved for a Class I, Group D hazardous location and so labeled by Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., or other recognized laboratories. (See subpart 110.10 of subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter for listings of standards.)</P> <P>(b) All electrical equipment, fixtures and fittings within 10 feet of a vent outlet or a dispensing outlet shall be explosion proof and shall be labeled as explosion proof by Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., or other recognized laboratory, as suitable for Class I, Group D atmospheres.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.30-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Grounding of electrical equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All electrical equipment shall be grounded to the vessel's common ground.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.35—Fire Extinguishing Equipment</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.35-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In addition to the requirements in § 28.160 of subchapter C of this chapter, at least two B-II dry chemical or foam portable fire extinguishers bearing the marine type label of the Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., shall be located at or near each dispensing area.</P> <P>(b) This equipment shall be inspected prior to issuing a letter of compliance.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-53, 34 FR 11265, July 4, 1969, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.35-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pumps.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All vessels shall be provided with a hand operated portable fire pump having a capacity of at least 5 gallons per minute. This fire pump shall be equipped with suction and discharge hose suitable for use in firefighting. This pump may also serve as a bilge pump.</P> <P>(b) A power-driven fire pump shall be installed on each vessel of more than 65 feet in length overall.</P> <P>(1) The power fire pump shall be self-priming and of such size as to discharge an effective stream from a hose connected to the highest outlet.</P> <P>(2) The minimum capacity of the power fire pump shall be 50 gallons per minute at a pressure of not less than 60 <PRTPAGE P="102"/>pounds per square inch at the pump outlet. The pump outlet shall be fitted with a pressure gage.</P> <P>(3) The power fire pump may be driven off a propulsion engine or other source of power and shall be connected to the fire main. This pump may also be connected to the bilge system so that it can serve as either a fire pump or a bilge pump.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.35-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main system.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All vessels required to be provided with a power-driven fire pump shall also be provided with a fire main system including fire main, hydrants, hose, and nozzles.</P> <P>(b) Fire hydrants, when required, shall be of sufficient number and so located that any part of the vessel may be reached with an effective stream of water from a single length of hose.</P> <P>(c) All piping, valves, and fittings shall be in accordance with good marine practice and suitable for the purpose intended.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.35-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hose.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) One length of fire hose shall be provided for each fire hydrant required.</P> <P>(b) Fire hose may be commercial fire hose or equivalent of not over 1<FR>1/2</FR>-inch diameter or garden hose of not less than <FR>5/8</FR>-inch nominal inside diameter. Hose shall be in one piece not less than 25 feet and not more than 50 feet in length.</P> <P>(c) If 1<FR>1/2</FR> inch diameter fire hose is used after January 1, 1980, each length of hose must:</P> <P>(1) Be lined commercial fire hose that conforms to Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. Standard 19 or Federal Specification ZZ-H-451E. A hose that bears the label of Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. as lined fire hose is accepted as conforming to this requirement; and</P> <P>(2) Have a combination nozzle approved by the Commandant in accordance with § 162.027-6 of this chapter.</P> <P>(d) If garden hose is used, it shall be of a good commercial grade constructed of an inner rubber tube, plies of braided cotton reinforcement and an outer rubber cover or of equivalent material, and shall be fitted with a commercial garden hose nozzle of good grade bronze or equivalent metal.</P> <P>(e) All fittings on fire hose shall be of brass, copper, or other suitable corrosion resistant metal.</P> <P>(f) A length of fire hose shall be attached to each fire hydrant at all times.</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-53, 34 FR 11265, July 4, 1969, as amended by CGD 74-60, 41 FR 43151, Sept. 30, 1976]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.45—Special Operating Requirements</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.45-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Loading or dispensing petroleum products.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A commercial fishing vessel must have aboard a letter of compliance valid under subpart 105.15 of this part and must be in compliance with the requirements in the letter while dispensing petroleum products. This letter of compliance issued to a vessel will state—</P> <P>(1) The number of crewmembers required to hold documents endorsed as tankermen under part 13 of this chapter; and</P> <P>(2) For each vessel of 200 gross tons or over, the complement of officers under Title 46 U.S.C. 8304.</P> <P>(b) Each person in charge of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk to or from a cargo tank shall hold—</P> <P>(1) A valid merchant mariner's document endorsed as “Tankerman-PIC” or restricted “Tankerman-PIC” authorizing transfer of the classification of cargo involved; or</P> <P>(2) A valid license authorizing service as master, mate, pilot, or engineer.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17157, Apr. 4, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.45-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Galley fires.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Galley fires are normally permitted during cargo transfer operations. However, prior to transferring Grade B or C cargoes, the tankerman shall make an inspection to determine whether in his judgment galley fires may be maintained with reasonable safety during the transfer operations.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.45-10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Smoking.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Smoking is prohibited during and in the vicinity of the transfer operations. At other times the senior officer on duty shall designate when and where the crew may smoke.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="103"/> <SECTNO>§ 105.45-15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning signals and signs.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) During transfer of cargo while fast to a dock, a red signal (flag by day and electric lantern at night) shall be so placed that it will be visible on all sides. At all other times of transfer a red flag only shall be displayed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.45-20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Warning sign at gangway.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Warning placards shall be kept at hand for display while a vessel is fast to a dock during transfer of cargo, to warn persons approaching the gangway. The placard shall state in letters not less than 2 inches high substantially as follows:</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Warning</HD> <EXTRACT> <FP>No open lights.</FP> <FP>No smoking.</FP> <FP>No visitors. </FP> </EXTRACT> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart 105.90—Existing Commercial Fishing Vessels Dispensing Petroleum Products</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 105.90-1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Existing commercial fishing vessels dispensing petroleum products.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The prohibition in § 105.05-2 shall apply to all commercial fishing vessels.</P> <P>(b) Existing vessels must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) Permanently or temporarily installed tanks or containers used for dispensing in limited quantities petroleum products in bulk, Grades B or lower flammable or combustible liquids, shall meet the applicable requirements in Subparts 105.20 (Tanks and piping systems), 105.25 (Cargo tanks below decks), 105.30 (Electrical). However, these tanks or containers and their associated piping systems in use prior to December 1, 1969, if in satisfactory condition in the opinion of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may be continued in use as long as they are maintained in such satisfactory condition.</P> <P>(2) Minor repairs or alterations may be made in permanently or temporarily installed tanks or containers for petroleum products in bulk, which shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Major repairs or replacement of such tanks or containers shall be in accordance with requirements governing new installations as set forth in this part.</P> <P>(3) All commercial fishing vessels must comply with the applicable requirements in subparts 105.15 (Inspection Required), 105.35 (Fire Extinguishing Equipment), and 105.45 (Special Operating Requirements).</P> <CITA>[CGFR 69-53, 34 FR 11265, July 4, 1969, as amended by CGD 75-105, 41 FR 17910, Apr. 29, 1976; CGD 79-116, 62 FR 25136, May 8, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> </SUBCHAP> <SUBCHAP TYPE="P"> <PRTPAGE P="104"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUBCHAPTER I-A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS</HD> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 107</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 107—INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>107.01</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose of subchapter.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.01-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Right of appeal.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.05</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.111</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.113</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Industrial personnel.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.115</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.117</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Coast Guard addresses.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Inspection and Certification</HD> <SECTNO>107.201</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.205</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alternate compliance.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Original Certificate of Inspection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.215</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Biennial inspection for certification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.219</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permit to proceed to another port for repairs.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.223</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Temporary Certificate of Inspection: Period in effect.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.227</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certificate of Inspection Amendment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.231</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection for certification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.235</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Servicing of hand portable fire extinguishers, semi-portable fire extinguishers and fixed fire-extinguishing systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.251</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Testing of the fire main.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.257</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Testing of fire hose.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.258</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane certification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.259</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane inspection and testing.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.260</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rated load test for cranes.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.261</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Drydock or special examination.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.265</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special examination in lieu of drydocking for column stabilized units or surface type units when specifically approved by the Commandant.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.267</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special examination in lieu of drydocking for self-elevating units.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.269</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reinspection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.271</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection: Alterations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.275</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Other inspections.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.279</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certificate of Inspection: Failure to meet requirements.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Plan Approval</HD> <SECTNO>107.301</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.305</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans and information.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.309</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane plans and information.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.317</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Addresses for submittal of plans, specifications, and calculations.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Certificates Under International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974</HD> <SECTNO>107.401</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and definition.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.405</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety Equipment Certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.409</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety Construction Certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.413</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exemption certificate.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>107.415</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety Management Certificate.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306; 46 U.S.C. 3316; 49 CFR 1.45, 1.46; § 107.05 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.01</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose of subchapter.</SUBJECT> <P>This subchapter prescribes rules for the design, construction, equipment, inspection and operation of mobile offshore drilling units operating under the U.S. flag.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.01-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Right of appeal.</SUBJECT> <P>Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken under this subchapter, by or on behalf of the Coast Guard, may appeal therefrom in accordance with subpart 1.03 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 88-033, 54 FR 50380, Dec. 6, 1989]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.05</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Purpose.</E> This section collects and displays the control numbers assigned to information collection and recordkeeping requirements in this subchapter by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 <E T="03">et seq.</E>). The Coast Guard intends that this section comply with the requirements of 44 U.S.C. 3507(f) which requires that agencies display a current control number assigned by the Director of the OMB for each approved agency information collection requirement.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Display.</E> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,13" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">46 CFR part or section where identified or described</CHED> <CHED H="1">Current OMB control No.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">§ 107.305</ENT> <ENT>2115-0505</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">§ 107.309</ENT> <ENT>2115-0505</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">§ 109.227</ENT> <ENT>2115-0589</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[49 FR 38121, Sept. 27, 1984, as amended by CGD 89-037, 57 FR 41823, Sept. 11, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="105"/> <SECTNO>§ 107.111</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in this subchapter:</P> <P> <E T="03">Accommodation</E> means a cabin or other covered or enclosed place intended to carry persons.</P> <P> <E T="03">Approval series</E> means the first six digits of a number assigned by the Coast Guard to approved equipment. Where approval is based on a subpart of subchapter Q of this chapter, the approval series corresponds to the number of the subpart. A listing of approved equipment, including all of the approval series, is published periodically by the Coast Guard in Equipment Lists (COMDTINST M16714.3 series), available from the Superintendent of Documents.</P> <P> <E T="03">Approved</E> means approved by the Commandant.</P> <P> <E T="03">Column stabilized unit</E> means a unit with the main deck connected to the underwater hull of footings by columns or caissons.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commandant</E> means the Commandant of the Coast Guard or his authorized representative.</P> <P> <E T="03">District Commander</E> means an officer of the Coast Guard who commands a Coast Guard District described in 33 CFR Part 3 or his authorized representative.</P> <P> <E T="03">Drillship</E> means a surface type unit with a single shipshape displacement hull.</P> <P> <E T="03">Embarkation ladder</E> means the ladder provided at survival craft embarkation stations to permit safe access to survival craft after launching.</P> <P> <E T="03">Embarkation station</E> means the place where a survival craft is boarded.</P> <P> <E T="03">Float-free launching</E> means the method of launching a survival craft or lifesaving appliance whereby the craft or appliance is automatically released from a sinking unit and is ready for use.</P> <P> <E T="03">Free-fall launching</E> means the method of launching a survival craft whereby the craft, with its full complement of persons and equipment on board, is released and allowed to fall into the sea without any restraining apparatus.</P> <P> <E T="03">Headquarters</E> means Office of the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593-0001.</P> <P> <E T="03">Immersion suit</E> means protective suit that reduces loss of body heat of a person wearing it in cold water.</P> <P> <E T="03">Industrial systems and components</E> means any machinery or equipment except diving systems on board a mobile offshore drilling unit for use in the industrial function of the unit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Inflatable appliance</E> means an appliance that depends upon nonrigid, gas-filled chambers for buoyancy and that is normally kept uninflated until ready for use.</P> <P> <E T="03">Inflated appliance</E> means an appliance that depends upon nonrigid, gas-filled chambers for buoyancy and that is kept inflated and ready for use at all times.</P> <P> <E T="03">International service</E> means operation of a mobile offshore drilling unit on an international voyage or in waters under the jurisdiction of foreign nations or the United Nations.</P> <P> <E T="03">Launching appliance</E> or <E T="03">launching arrangement</E> means the method or devices for transferring a survival craft or rescue boat from its stowed position to the water. For a launching arrangement using a davit, the term includes the davit, winch, and falls.</P> <P> <E T="03">Lifejacket</E> means a flotation device approved as a life preserver or lifejacket.</P> <P> <E T="03">Marine evacuation system</E> means an appliance designed to rapidly transfer large numbers of persons from an embarkation station by means of a passage to a floating platform for subsequent embarkation into associated survival craft, or directly into associated survival craft.</P> <P> <E T="03">Marine inspector</E> means any person designated by an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, as a marine inspector.</P> <P> <E T="03">Master</E> or <E T="03">Person in charge</E> means a person designated under § 109.107.</P> <P> <E T="03">Mobile offshore drilling unit</E> or <E T="03">unit</E> means a vessel, except a public vessel of the United States, capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration or exploitation of subsea resources that is—</P> <P>(1) Seagoing and 300 or more gross tons and self-propelled by motor;</P> <P>(2) Seagoing and 100 or more gross tons and non-self-propelled; or</P> <P>(3) More than 65 feet in length and propelled by steam.</P> <P> <E T="03">Muster station</E> means the place where the crew and industrial personnel assemble before boarding a survival craft.<PRTPAGE P="106"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Non-self-propelled unit</E> means a unit which is not self-propelled.</P> <P> <E T="03">Novel lifesaving appliance or arrangement</E> means one that has new features not fully covered by the provisions of this subchapter but providing an equal or higher standard of safety.</P> <P> <E T="03">Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection</E> means an officer of the Coast Guard who commands a Marine Inspection Zone described in 33 CFR Part 3 or his authorized representative.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pilot boarding equipment</E> means a pilot ladder, accommodation ladder, pilot hoist, or combination of them as required by this subchapter.</P> <P> <E T="03">Point of access</E> means the place on deck of a vessel where a person steps onto or off of pilot boarding equipment. </P> <P> <E T="03">Rescue boat</E> means a boat designed to rescue persons in distress and to marshal survival craft.</P> <P> <E T="03">Retrieval means</E> the safe recovery of survivors.</P> <P> <E T="03">Seagoing condition</E> means the operating condition of the unit with the personnel, equipment, fluids, and ballast necessary for safe operation on the waters where the unit operates. For bottom-bearing mobile offshore drilling units (MODU), the term also applies in the bottom-bearing mode, but the lightest seagoing condition is considered to be the highest anticipated operating condition.</P> <P> <E T="03">Self-elevating unit</E> means a unit with moveable legs capable of raising its hull above the surface of the sea.</P> <P> <E T="03">Self-propelled unit</E> means a unit that has propulsion machinery that provides for independent underway navigation.</P> <P> <E T="03">Surface type unit</E> means a unit with a ship shape or barge type displacement hull of single or multiple hull construction intended for operation in the floating condition.</P> <P> <E T="03">Survival craft</E> means a craft capable of sustaining the lives of persons in distress after abandoning the unit on which they were carried. The term includes lifeboats and liferafts, but does not include rescue boats.</P> <P> <E T="03">Watertight</E> means designed and constructed to withstand a static head of water without any leakage, except that <E T="03">watertight equipment</E> means enclosed equipment so constructed that a stream of water from a hose (not less than 1 inch in diameter) under head of about 35 feet from a distance of about 10 feet, and for a period of 5 minutes, can be played on the apparatus without leakage.</P> <P> <E T="03">Weathertight</E> means that water will not penetrate into the unit in any sea condition, except that <E T="03">weathertight equipment</E> means equipment so constructed or protected that exposure to a beating rain will not result in the entrance of water.</P> <P> <E T="03">Widely-separated locations</E> as the term applies to the location of lifeboats on self-elevating units, means locations on different sides or ends of the unit separated by sufficient distance or structure to protect the lifeboats in one location from a fire or explosion occurring at or near the lifeboats in another location on the unit. Locations across from each other at the apex of a unit with a triangular deck are not widely-separated locations unless there is a substantial solid structure between them.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996; 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998, § 107.111 was amended by adding definitions for “Drillship” and “Widely-separated locations”, effective Nov. 2, 1998.</P> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.113</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Industrial personnel.</SUBJECT> <P>Industrial personnel are all persons, exclusive of the required crew as set forth in the Certificate of Inspection, carried on board a mobile offshore drilling unit for the sole purpose of carrying out the industrial business or functions of the unit.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.115</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The standards referred to in this subchapter are incorporated by reference. The incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register under the provisions of 1 CFR Part 51 on November 7, 1978.</P> <P>(b) The standards are on file in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> library and are available from the appropriate organizations whose addresses are listed below: </P> <EXTRACT> <PRTPAGE P="107"/> <P>(1) American Bureau of Shipping, Two World Trade Center, 106th Floor, New York, NY 10048.</P> <P>(2) American National Standards Institute Standards (ANSIS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017.</P> <P>(3) American Petroleum Institute, 2101 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037.</P> <P>(4) International Cargo Gear Bureau,Inc., 90 West Street—Suite 1612, New York, New York 10004.</P> <P>(5) National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101.</P> <P>(6) Underwriters Laboratories, 12 Laboratory Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3995.</P> </EXTRACT> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 37570, Sept. 27, 1988; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 44011, Nov. 1, 1988; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.117</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Coast Guard addresses.</SUBJECT> <P>When approval of the Commandant is required under this subchapter, the following addresses are to be used:</P> <P>(a) For approval by Commandant (G-MOC)—</P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Commandant (G-MOC), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593-0001.</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(b) For approval by Commandant (G-MSE)— </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Commandant (G-MSE), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593-0001.</FP> </EXTRACT> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Inspection and Certification</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.201</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart prescribes rules for the—</P> <P>(a) Original inspection and issuance of an original Certificate of Inspection required by 46 U.S.C. 3301, 3307 and 3309;</P> <P>(b) Biennial inspection for certification and renewal of a Certificate of Inspection required by 46 U.S.C. 3301, 3307, 3309;</P> <P>(c) Reinspection required by 46 U.S.C. 3308;</P> <P>(d) Inspection after an accident required by 46 U.S.C. 3308; and</P> <P>(e) Inspection of repairs or alterations, or both, required by 46 U.S.C. 3308 and 3313;</P> <P>(f) Amendments to Certificates of Inspection;</P> <P>(g) Issuance of Temporary Certificate of Inspection; and</P> <P>(h) Issuance of Permit to Proceed to Another Port for Repairs.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 83-067, 49 FR 39161, Oct. 4, 1984]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.205</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alternate compliance.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In place of compliance with other applicable provisions of this subchapter, the owner or operator of a vessel subject to plan review and inspection under this subchapter for initial issuance or renewal of a Certificate of Inspection may comply with the Alternate Compliance Program provisions of part 8 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) For the purposes of this section, a list of authorized classification societies is available from Commandant (G-MSE). Approved classification society rules and supplements are contained in 46 CFR 8.110(b).</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67536, Dec. 24, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Original Certificate of Inspection.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The owner or builder of a unit applies for an inspection for an original Certificate of Inspection by submitting before construction is started:</P> <P>(1) A completed Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel, Form CG-3752, to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the marine inspection zone in which the unit is to be constructed; and</P> <P>(2) Plans and information indicating the proposed arrangement and construction of the unit to the Coast Guard in accordance with Subpart C of this part.</P> <P>(b) An original Certificate of Inspection is issued if the Coast Guard finds, during the inspections conducted while the unit is being constructed, that a unit contracted for on or after January 3, 1979 meets § 107.231.</P> <P>(c) An original Certificate of Inspection is issued if the Coast Guard finds that an uncertificated unit contracted <PRTPAGE P="108"/>for before January 3, 1979 meets the applicable requirements of this Subchapter as specified in the Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular, <E T="03">“Inspection and Certification of Existing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units”</E> (Appendix A). Existing structure, arrangements, materials, equipment, and facilities will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Repairs and minor alterations may be made to the same standards as originally used. Major alterations and conversions shall be in compliance with the provisions of each subpart of this part to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(d) A Certificate of Inspection expires 24 months after the date of issue.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.215</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Biennial inspection for certification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master, owner, or agent of a certificated unit may apply for a biennial inspection for the renewal of a Certificate of Inspection by submitting a completed Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel, Form CG-3752, to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in or nearest to the port where the inspection will be made.</P> <P>(b) The master, owner, or agent of a certificated unit operating in international service may apply for renewal of a Certificate of Inspection by submitting a completed Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel Form CG-3752, to the appropriate Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at least 60 days before the expiration date that appears on the unit's unexpired Certificate of Inspection.</P> <P>(c) A Certificate of Inspection is renewed if the Coast Guard finds, during the biennial inspection, that—</P> <P>(1) A unit contracted for on or after January 3, 1979 meets the requirements of this Subchapter; or</P> <P>(2) A unit contracted for before January 3 1979, and issued a Certificate of Inspection under Subchapter I of this chapter, continues to meet the requirements of that subchapter and meets the applicable requirements of this subchapter as specified in Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular, <E T="03">“Inspection and Certification of Existing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units”</E> (Appendix A).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.219</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permit to proceed to another port for repairs.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If a unit fails to meet the requirements in § 107.231, and the Coast Guard withholds reissuance of a Certificate of Inspection, or suspends an unexpired Certificate of Inspection, as described in § 107.279, a Permit to Proceed to Another Port for Repairs (Form CG-948) is issued by the Coast Guard if—</P> <P>(1) The owner, master, person in charge, or agent makes a written request for a permit to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, that includes—</P> <P>(i) The reason the permit is requested;</P> <P>(ii) The port in which the repairs are to be made; and</P> <P>(iii) The period of time for the voyage;</P> <P>(2) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection finds that the unit is seaworthy for the voyage.</P> <P>(b) A Permit to Proceed to Another Port for Repairs states the conditions under which it was issued and is in force for the period of the voyage to the port in which the repairs are to be made.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.223</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Temporary Certificate of Inspection: Period in effect.</SUBJECT> <P>A Temporary Certificate of Inspection, issued under 46 U.S.C. 3309 is effective until a Certificate of Inspection is issued to the unit.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 83-067, 49 FR 39161, Oct. 4, 1984]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.227</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certificate of Inspection Amendment.</SUBJECT> <P>The Coast Guard issues a Certificate of Inspection Amendment, Form CG-858, to a certificated unit if a requirement for equipment and data listed on the unexpired Certificate of Inspection is changed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.231</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection for certification.</SUBJECT> <P>A unit is issued a Certificate of Inspection under § 107.211 or § 107.215(c) if the inspector finds the following:</P> <P>(a) The unit and its equipment comply with—<PRTPAGE P="109"/> </P> <P>(1) Part 108 of this subchapter;</P> <P>(2) Subchapter J of this chapter, Electrical Engineering;<E T="21">1</E> <FTREF/> </P> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21">1</E> Requirements for industrial systems and components are in Subpart 111.94 of this chapter.</P> </FTNT> <P>(3) Subchapter F of this chapter, Marine Engineering;<E T="21">2</E> <FTREF/> </P> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21">2</E> Requirements for industrial systems and components are in Subpart 58.60 of this chapter.</P> </FTNT> <P>(4) Subchapter E of this chapter, Load Lines;<E T="21">3</E> <FTREF/> </P> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21">3</E> Requirements for load lines are not applicable to bottom supported units when they are being supported by, or being lowered to or raised from the seabed.</P> </FTNT> <P>(5) Part 64 or Part 98 of this chapter, or both, if the unit carries marine portable tanks or portable tanks;</P> <P>(6) The vessel design and equipment requirements of the oil pollution regulations (33 CFR Part 155, Subpart B);</P> <P>(7) The Rules of the Road requirements for the waters in which the unit navigates, contained in—</P> <P>(i) 33 U.S.C. Chapters 3, 4, 5, or 21; and</P> <P>(ii) 33 CFR Parts 80, 85, or 86.</P> <P>(8) Subchapter S of this chapter.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Lifesaving Equipment</HD> <P>(b) The survival craft and rescue boat launching appliances are in proper condition and operating properly at loads ranging from light load to full load.</P> <P>(c) The lifeboats and rescue boats, including engines and release mechanisms are in proper condition and operating properly.</P> <P>(d) The flotation equipment such as lifebuoys, lifejackets, immersion suits, work vests, lifefloats, buoyant apparatus, and associated equipment are in proper condition.</P> <P>(e) Each inflatable liferaft and inflatable lifejacket has been serviced as required under this chapter;</P> <P>(f) Each hydrostatic release unit, other than a disposable hydrostatic release unit, has been serviced as required under this chapter.</P> <P>(g) The crew has the ability to effectively carry out abandonment and fire fighting procedures.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Fire Fighting Equipment</HD> <P>(h) Each hand portable fire extinguisher and each semiportable fire extinguisher is inspected, and serviced if required, in accordance with § 107.235(a).</P> <P>(i) Each fixed fire-extinguishing system is inspected, and serviced if required, in accordance with § 107.235(b).</P> <P>(j) Each fire main system meets the testing requirements in § 107.251.</P> <P>(k) Each fire hose meets the testing requirements in § 107.257.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Cranes</HD> <P>(l) The rated load test for cranes in § 107.260 is met.</P> <P>(m) Each crane is inspected and tested in accordance with § 107.258.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Miscellaneous</HD> <P>(n) Each watertight door is operative.</P> <P>(o) Each valve with a remote control is operative.</P> <P>(p) Each means of escape on the unit is safe for the intended service.</P> <P>(q) There is not an accumulation of oil which might create a fire hazard on tank tops, decks, in drip pans, machinery spaces, and pumproom bilges.</P> <P>(r) Each accommodation space is sanitary.</P> <P>(s) The unit meet the drydocking requirement in § 107.261 or the special examination in § 107.265.</P> <P>(t) The unit meets the equipment and data information requirements on its certificate of inspection.</P> <P>(u) Each record in Subpart D of Part 109 is maintained as prescribed.</P> <P>(v) Tests and inspections of the lifesaving equipment shall be carried out during the initial inspection for certification, and whenever any new item of lifesaving equipment is installed on the unit. The tests and inspections shall determine that the installation of each item of lifesaving equipment is consistent with each condition of its approval, as listed on its Coast Guard Certificate of Approval. The tests and inspections shall also demonstrate, as applicable,—</P> <P>(1) The proper condition and operation of the survival craft and rescue boat launching appliances at loads ranging from light load to 10 percent overload;</P> <P>(2) The proper condition and operation of lifeboats and rescue boats, including engines and release mechanisms;<PRTPAGE P="110"/> </P> <P>(3) The proper condition of flotation equipment such as lifebuoys, lifejackets, immersion suits, work vests, and associated equipment;</P> <P>(4) The proper condition of distress signaling equipment, including EPIRB's, SART's, and pyrotechnic signaling devices;</P> <P>(5) The proper condition of line-throwing appliances;</P> <P>(6) The proper condition and operation of embarkation and debarkation appliances, including embarkation-debarkation ladders, and alternate means of escape;</P> <P>(7) The ability of the crew to effectively carry out abandonment and firefighting procedures; and</P> <P>(8) The ability to meet the egress and survival craft launching requirements of this part.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Installation Tests</HD> <P>(w) Each lifeboat, lifeboat davit, lifeboat winch, liferaft davit, and liferaft winch meets the installation tests in § 94.35-5(b) of this chapter.</P> <P>(x) Piping for each carbon dioxide extinguishing system meets the installation test in § 108.449 of this chapter.</P> <P>(y) Each sliding watertight door meets the installation tests in § 163.001-6(b) of this chapter.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Other Tests and Inspections</HD> <P>(z) The unit and its equipment meet any other test or inspection deemed necessary by the inspector to determine if they are suitable for the service in which they are to be employed.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51008, Nov. 4, 1983; CGD 82-075a, 49 FR 4485, Feb. 7, 1984; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25290, May 20, 1996]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998, § 107.231 was amended by removing paragraph (w), effective Nov. 2, 1998.</P> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.235</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Servicing of hand portable fire extinguishers, semi-portable fire extinguishers and fixed fire-extinguishing systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each hand portable fire extinguisher and each semi-portable fire extinguisher on board the unit must be serviced as set out in Table 107.235 and examined for excessive corrosion and general condition.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s90,r180" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 107.235</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Type extinguisher</CHED> <CHED H="1">Test and servicing required</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Soda Acid</ENT> <ENT>Discharge, clean hose and inside of extinguisher thoroughly. Recharge.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Foam</ENT> <ENT>Discharge, clean hose and inside of extinguisher thoroughly. Recharge.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pump Tank (water or antifreeze)</ENT> <ENT>Discharge, clean hose and inside of extinguisher thoroughly. Recharge with clean water or antifreeze.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cartridge operated (water, antifreeze or loaded stream)</ENT> <ENT>Examine pressure cartridge and replace if end is punctured or if cartridge is otherwise determined to have leaked or to be in unsuitable condition. Remove liquid, clean hose and inside of extinguisher thoroughly. Recharge with clean water, solution, or antifreeze. Insert charged cartridge.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Carbon Dioxide</ENT> <ENT>Weigh cylinders. Recharge if weight loss exceeds 10 percent. Inspect hose and nozzle to be sure they are clear.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dry chemical (cartridge-operated type)</ENT> <ENT>Examine pressure cartridge and replace if end is punctured or if cartridge is otherwise determined to have leaked or to be in unsuitable condition. Inspect hose and nozzle to see if they are clear. Insert charged cartridge. Be sure dry chemical is free-flowing (not caked) and chamber contains full charge.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dry chemical (stored pressure type)</ENT> <ENT>See that pressure gage is in operating range. If not, or if seal is broken, weigh or otherwise determine that full charge of dry chemical is in extinguisher. Recharge if pressure is low or if dry chemical is needed.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(b) Each fixed fire-extinguishing system must be examined for excessive corrosion and general condition and be serviced by—</P> <P>(1) Recharging the cylinders of each carbon dioxide system, if the weight loss is more than 10% of the weight of the charge;</P> <P>(2) Testing each foam system, except premix systems by—</P> <P>(i) Discharging foam for approximately 15 seconds from a nozzle designated by the marine inspector;</P> <P>(ii) Discharging water from all other lines and nozzles; and<PRTPAGE P="111"/> </P> <P>(iii) Taking a sample of the foam liquid and submitting it to the manufacturer or his authorized representative for determination of its specific gravity, PH, percentage of water dilution, and solid content, and certification as a suitable firefighting foam;</P> <P>(3) Removing the pressure cartridge of each premix aqueous film forming foam system and replacing the cartridge if the seal is punctured, sampling the premix solution in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, and replacing cylinders that are discharged.</P> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note: </HD> <P>All carbon dioxide cylinders and discharge hoses of semi-portable carbon dioxide and halon extinguishers must be tested and marked in accordance with §§ 147.60 and 147.65 of this chapter.</P> </NOTE> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 84-044, 53 FR 7749, Mar. 10, 1988]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.251</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Testing of the fire main.</SUBJECT> <P>Each fire main system must be opened and the pressure checked at—</P> <P>(a) The most remote outlet; and</P> <P>(b) The highest outlet.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.257</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Testing of fire hose.</SUBJECT> <P>Each fire hose must be subjected to a test pressure equivalent to the maximum pressure to which it may be subjected during operation. However, each fire hose must be subjected to a pressure of at least 100 p.s.i.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.258</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane certification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The Coast Guard may accept current certificates issued by approved organizations as evidence of condition and suitability of cranes. The following organizations are approved by the Coast Guard as crane certifying authorities:</P> <P>(1) American Bureau of Shipping, Two World Trade Center, 106th Floor, New York, NY 10048.</P> <P>(2) International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc., 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004.</P> <P>(b) Crane certification must be based upon—</P> <P>(1) A review of plans submitted under § 107.309; and</P> <P>(2) The continuing program of tests and inspections in § 107.259.</P> <P>(c) Each load test and inspection by the certifying authority must be recorded in the unit's Crane Record Book required in § 109.437.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.259</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane inspection and testing.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each crane must be inspected and tested in accordance with Section 3 of the American Petroleum Institute (A.P.I.) <E T="03">Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes,</E> API RP 2D, First Edition (October 1972) with supplement 1, except that the rated load test must be performed in accordance with § 107.260.</P> <P>(b) The tests are witnessed and the inspections are conducted by—</P> <P>(1) A Coast Guard marine inspector; or</P> <P>(2) The American Bureau of Shipping (A.B.S.), or the International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc. (I.C.G.B.) for cranes under certification by these organizations.</P> <P>(c) If the tests and inspections are conducted by the A.B.S. or the I.C.G.B., the surveyor shall certify that the tests and inspections were conducted in accordance with the A.P.I. specification; or modified by § 107.260.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.260</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rated load test for cranes.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) To meet the requirements in § 107.231(n), each crane must meet the following rated load test at both the maximum and minimum boom angles usually employed in material transfers over the side of the unit:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s70,r60" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Rated load of assembled gear</CHED> <CHED H="1">Proof load</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Less than or equal to 20 tons</ENT> <ENT>25 pct in excess.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Greater than 20 tons but less than or equal to 50 tons</ENT> <ENT>5 tons in excess.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Greater than 50 tons</ENT> <ENT>10 pct in excess.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(b) The weight of the hook, hook blocks, slings, rib, and other rigging, except the hoist rope, must be considered part of the load for the rated load test.</P> <P>(c) The rated load test must be performed—</P> <P>(1) When the crane is installed;</P> <P>(2) Each 48 months; and</P> <P>(3) After repairs or alterations to any structural component of the crane.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="112"/> <SECTNO>§ 107.261</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Drydock or special examination.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), each unit must be drydocked in the presence of a Coast Guard inspector at least once during each 24 month period after it is issued a Certificate of Inspection.</P> <P>(b) If a unit is column-stabilized, it may be specially examined in lieu of drydocking in accordance with § 107.265 in the presence of a Coast Guard inspector.</P> <P>(c) If a unit is self-elevating, it may be specially examined in lieu of drydocking in accordance with § 107.267 in the presence of a Coast Guard inspector.</P> <P>(d) If a unit is a surface type, it may be specially examined in lieu of drydocking in accordance with § 107.265 in the presence of a Coast Guard inspector if the examination is specifically approved by the Commandant.</P> <P>(e) The master, person in charge, owner, or agent of a certificated unit must notify the appropriate Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection before the unit is drydocked, or specially examined.</P> <P>(f) The master, person in charge, owner, or agent of a certificated unit operating in international service must notify the appropriate Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection at least 60 days before the unit is drydocked or specially examined under § 107.265 or § 107.267.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.265</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special examination in lieu of drydocking for column stabilized units or surface type units when specifically approved by the Commandant.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A column stabilized unit, or surface type unit when approved by the Commandant, must be specially examined in accordance with a plan—</P> <P>(1) Submitted in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section; and</P> <P>(2) Accepted by the Commandant (G-MOC).</P> <P>(b) To meet the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section, the owner or operator of the unit must submit a plan to the Coast Guard that provides the methods used to determine the condition of the hull and that contains the following information:</P> <P>(1) The planned location where the unit is to be examined.</P> <P>(2) The draft at which the unit is to be examined.</P> <P>(3) The names of the diver or diving company selected for the examination.</P> <P>(4) The method of visual presentation for the examination.</P> <P>(5) The method used to clean the underwater portion of the hull.</P> <P>(6) The method and location of gauging the underwater portion of the hull.</P> <P>(7) The number of underwater hull fittings and number of compartments to be opened.</P> <P>(8) The underwater high stress areas and the welds in those areas to be examined.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.267</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Special examination in lieu of drydocking for self-elevating units.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A self-elevating unit must be specially examined in accordance with a plan—</P> <P>(1) Submitted in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section; and</P> <P>(2) Approved by the Commandant (G-MOC).</P> <P>(b) To meet the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section, the owner or operator of the unit must submit a plan to the Commandant (G-MOC) that provides for—</P> <P>(1) Examination of the unit's hull while it is in the elevated position; and</P> <P>(2) Examination of the supporting mat, spud cans, or footings while the unit is afloat.</P> <P>(c) The plan required in paragraph (b) of this section must contain the following information:</P> <P>(1) The planned location where the unit is to be examined.</P> <P>(2) The methods to be used to conduct the hull examination.</P> <P>(3) The method of visual presentation for examination of the underwater components.</P> <P>(4) The methods of determining the condition of the underwater components.</P> <P>(5) The underwater high stress areas and the welds in those areas that are to be examined.<PRTPAGE P="113"/> </P> <P>(6) The names of the diver or diving company selected for the examination.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.269</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reinspection.</SUBJECT> <P>The Coast Guard reinspects a unit within the period between the 10th and 14th months after the month in which the certificate is issued to determine if the unit meets the requirements in § 107.231, except § 107.231(y), (z), (aa), and (bb).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.271</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection: Alterations.</SUBJECT> <P>After plans are approved for alterations affecting the safety of the unit the Coast Guard conducts inspections of the affected—</P> <P>(a) Hull;</P> <P>(b) Machinery; or</P> <P>(c) Equipment.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.275</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Other inspections.</SUBJECT> <P>When the Coast Guard receives the report required in § 109.411 or § 109.425, the Coast Guard conducts the following inspections of a unit to determine if the unit meets the requirements under which it was issued its original Certificate of Inspection:</P> <P>(a) An inspection after an accident.</P> <P>(b) An inspection after a defect is found that affects—</P> <P>(1) The seaworthiness of the unit; or</P> <P>(2) The safety or efficiency of a lifesaving device, or firefighting device.</P> <P>(c) An inspection of repairs made because of an accident or a defect.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.279</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certificate of Inspection: Failure to meet requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>If a unit fails to meet the requirements in § 107.231, the Coast Guard may—</P> <P>(a) Withhold issuance of an original Certificate of Inspection after an original inspection for certification, until the unit meets the requirements in § 107.231;</P> <P>(b) Withhold renewal of a Certificate of Inspection after a biennial inspection for certification until the unit meets the requirements in § 107.231, except § 107.231(y), (z), (aa), and (bb);</P> <P>(c) Suspend an unexpired Certificate of Inspection after a reinspection, until the unit meets the requirements in § 107.231, except § 107.231(y), (z), (aa), and (bb);</P> <P>(d) Revoke an unexpired Certificate of Inspection after a reinspection if the unit operates without complying with Coast Guard orders to correct unlawful conditions;</P> <P>(e) Revoke or suspend an unexpired Certificate of Inspection;</P> <P>(f) Withhold issuance of a safety equipment certificate;</P> <P>(g) Withhold renewal of safety equipment certificate;</P> <P>(h) Suspend an unexpired safety equipment certificate;</P> <P>(i) Revoke an unexpired safety equipment certificate; and</P> <P>(j) Withhold, suspend, or revoke an exemption certificate.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Plan Approval</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.301</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart prescribes procedures for submitting plans and specifications for plan approval and describes the information that must be submitted.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.305</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans and information.</SUBJECT> <P>Each applicant for approval of plans must submit three copies of each of the following described plans, specifications, and structural calculations concerning the construction, arrangement, required equipment, and safety features of the unit:</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">General</HD> <P>(a) Specifications.</P> <P>(b) General arrangement plan of decks, holds, inner bottoms, etc. including inboard and outboard profile.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Hull Structure<E T="21"> 1</E> <FTREF/> </HD> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21">1 </E> The asterisk (*) indicates items that are approved by the American Bureau of Shipping for vessels classed by it. Items approved by the American Bureau of Shipping are generally accepted as satisfactory unless the law or Coast Guard regulations contain requirements that are not covered by the American Bureau of Shipping.</P> </FTNT> <P>(c) *Inner bottom plating and framing.</P> <P>(d) *Midship section.</P> <P>(e) *Shell plating and framing.</P> <P>(f) *Stern, stern frame, and rudder.<PRTPAGE P="114"/> </P> <P>(g) *Structural deck plans for strength decks.</P> <P>(h) *Pillars and girders.</P> <P>(i) *Watertight and oiltight bulkheads.</P> <P>(j) *Foundations for main machinery and boilers.</P> <P>(k) *Arrangement of ports, doors, and airports in shell plating.</P> <P>(l) *Hatch coamings and covers in weather and watertight decks.</P> <P>(m) *Details of hinged subdivision watertight doors and operating gear.</P> <P>(n) *Scuppers and drains penetrating shell plating.</P> <P>(o) Arrangement of cranes.</P> <P>(p) For self-elevating units, column stabilized units, and units with special hull configuration, structural calculations and plans showing special structural features.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Stability</HD> <P>(q) The plans and information required by Subchapter S of this chapter.</P> <P>(r) For vessels of 100 meters (328 feet) or more in length contracted for on or after September 7, 1990, a plan must be included which shows how visibility from the navigation bridge will meet the standards contained in § 108.801 of this subchapter.</P> <P>(s)-(u) [Reserved]</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Fire Control</HD> <P>(v) General arrangement plans showing, for each deck, the control stations, fire sections enclosed by fire resisting bulkheads, alarm and extinguishing systems, fire extinguishers, means of access to compartments and other decks, and the ventilation system, including location of ventilation shutdowns, positions of dampers, and the numbers identifying each system.</P> <P>(w) Ventilation diagram, including dampers and other fire control features.</P> <P>(x) Details of fire alarm systems.</P> <P>(y) Details of fixed fire extinguishing systems.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Marine Engineering</HD> <P>(z) Plans required for marine engineering equipment and systems by Subchapter F of this chapter.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Electrical Engineering</HD> <P>(aa) Plans required for electrical engineering equipment and systems by Subchapter J of this chapter.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Life Saving Equipment</HD> <P>(bb) The location and arrangement of each lifesaving system including each embarkation deck, showing each overboard discharge and clearances from projections and obstructions in the way of launching lifeboats, rescue boats, and liferafts throughout the range of list and trim angles required under part 108, subpart E of this chapter.</P> <P>(cc) The design weight of each lifeboat, rescue boat, and davit-launched liferaft when fully equipped and loaded.</P> <P>(dd) Working loads of davits and winches.</P> <P>(ee) Types and sizes of falls.</P> <P>(ff) Manufacturer's name and identification of each item of equipment.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Personnel Accommodations</HD> <P>(gg) Arrangement plans showing each accommodation space, ventilation, and means of escape.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Construction Portfolio<E T="21"> 2</E> <FTREF/> </HD> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21">2 </E> This portfolio may be included in the operating manual required in § 109.121.</P> </FTNT> <P>(hh) A construction portfolio must be prepared for each unit and must be approved by the Coast Guard. The portfolio must document the location and extent of application of different grades and strengths of materials and include a description of the materials and welding procedures employed and any other relevant construction information. The portfolio must contain the following:</P> <P>(1) Structural plans showing areas incorporating different grades and strengths of materials. A simplified plan may be included in the portfolio if it adequately defines the different areas of application.</P> <P>(2) A list of different grades or strengths of material that conform to American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) or American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications. For materials that do not conform to ABS or <PRTPAGE P="115"/>ASTM specifications, complete specifications, including chemical and physical properties, special testing and any heat treatment.</P> <P>(3) Each approved weld procedure for the fabrication of each structure using different grades or strengths of material and each approved weld test procedure.</P> <P>(4) Information, restrictions or prohibitions regarding repairs or modifications.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Operating Manual</HD> <P>(ii) The operating manual required in § 109.121. If an approved manual is changed, only the pages affected by the change need be submitted if the manual is bound in such a way as to allow old pages to be removed easily and new ones inserted and if the manual has a record of page changes.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51008, Nov. 4, 1983; CGD 83-071, 52 FR 6978, Mar. 6, 1987; CGD 85-099, 55 FR 32248, Aug. 8, 1990; CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35826, July 29, 1991; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25290, May 20, 1996; 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998, § 107.305 was amended by revising paragraph (cc), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.305</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Plans and information.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(cc) The weight of each lifeboat, rescue boat, and davit-launched liferaft when fully equipped and loaded.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.309</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane plans and information.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Three copies of each of the following must be submitted:</P> <P>(1) Stress and arrangement diagrams, bill of materials, and supporting calculations for all structural components listed in API Spec. 2C, Second Edition, February 1972 (with supplement 2).</P> <P>(2) Drawings of foundations and substructures with supporting calculations for support and stability of each crane under its rated load.</P> <P>(3) Plans showing the installation of the safety features required in § 108.601.</P> <P>(4) Drawings of the means provided to stop motion and set brakes during a power failure.</P> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note: </HD> <P>These plans must be submitted to the Coast Guard, if the crane is not certified. If the crane is to be certified, four copies must be sent to the American Bureau of Shipping or the International Cargo Gear Bureau.</P> </NOTE> <P>(b) In addition to the plans and information required in paragraph (a), the following plans and information must be submitted to the Coast Guard only:</P> <P>(1) One line diagrams of the electrical power circuits of the electric power crane overload protection required in Subpart 111.50 of this chapter.</P> <P>(2) Diagrams of the hydraulic or pneumatic power and control systems, as required by Subpart 58.30-40 or 58.30-50 of this chapter, as applicable.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.317</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Addresses for submittal of plans, specifications, and calculations.</SUBJECT> <P>The copies of each plan, specification, and calculation required under § 107.305 and § 107.309 must be submitted to one of the following as applicable:</P> <P>(a) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in the zone in which the unit is to be built or altered.</P> <P>(b) Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.</P> <P>(c) The American Bureau of Shipping, (ABS) Two World Trade Center, 106th Floor, New York, NY 10048.</P> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note: </HD> <P>For classed vessels, the American Bureau of Shipping will, upon request by the submitter, arrange to forward the plans indicated with an asterisk in § 107.305 to the Coast Guard indicating ABS's action thereon.</P> </NOTE> <P>(d) International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc., 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 85-048b, 51 FR 15498, Apr. 24, 1986; CGD 89-025, 54 FR 19571, May 8, 1989; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Certificates Under International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.401</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and definition.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, requires one <PRTPAGE P="116"/>or more of the certificates described in this subpart to be carried on self-propelled vessels of 500 gross tons or over engaged in international voyages. This subpart prescribes rules for the issuance of these certificates to mobile offshore drilling units.</P> <P>(b) “International voyage” has the same meaning as stated in Regulation 2(d) of part A, chapter I in the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. (SOLAS 74), which is: “a voyage from a country to which the present Convention applies to a port outside such country, or conversely. The Coast Guard has interpreted this definition to include the following:</P> <P>(1) A voyage from a country to which SOLAS 1974 applies, to a port outside that country or the reverse;</P> <P>(2) A voyage from any territory, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, all possesssions of the United States, and all lands held by the United States under a protectorate or mandate, whose international relations are the responsibility of a contracting SOLAS 74 government, or which is administered by the United Nations, to a port outside that territory or the reverse;</P> <FP>The Coast Guard has interpreted this definition to not include a “Great Lakes voyage” which means a voyage solely on the Great Lakes of North America and the St. Lawrence River west of a straight line drawn from Capedes Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island and, on the north side of Anticosti Island, the 63rd Meridian.</FP> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30662, July 26, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.405</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety Equipment Certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A self-propelled unit of at least 500 gross tons that engages in international voyages is issued a safety equipment certificate if the inspector issues it a certificate of inspection under § 107.211 or § 107.215 and it meets chapter 3 of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.</P> <P>(b) A Safety Equipment Certificate expires 24 months after the date of issue.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30662, July 26, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.409</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety Construction Certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Application for a Safety Construction Certificate is made by indicating in the space provided on the Application for Inspection Form CG-3752 whether the American Bureau of Shipping or the Coast Guard is to issue the certificate.</P> <P>(b) The American Bureau of Shipping or the Coast Guard may issue a self-propelled unit of at least 500 gross tons that engages on international voyages a Safety Construction Certificate if the unit meets the requirements in Regulation 12 (a)(ii), Chapter I of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.</P> <P>(c) A Safety Construction Certificate expires 60 months after the date of issue.</P> <P>(d) If a unit fails to meet the requirements in Regulation 12(a)(ii), the Coast Guard may—</P> <P>(1) Suspend an unexpired Safety Construction Certificate; and</P> <P>(2) Revoke an unexpired Safety Construction Certificate.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30662, July 26, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.413</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exemption certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) An owner or operator of a unit may request an exemption from the requirements of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 74) by writing to the appropriate OCMI.</P> <P>(b) The Commandant (G-MOC) may exempt a self-propelled unit of at least 500 gross tons on an international voyage from any of the requirements in the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 74) if the unit meets the conditions of Regulation 4 of Part A, Chapter I, of SOLAS 74 which states the following: </P> <EXTRACT> <P>a. A ship which is not normally engaged on international voyages but which, in exceptional circumstances, is required to undertake a single international voyage may be exempted by the Administration from any of the requirements of the present Regulations provided that it complies with safety requirements which are adequate in the opinion of the Administration for the voyage which is to be undertaken by the ship.<PRTPAGE P="117"/> </P> <P>b. The Administration may exempt any ship which embodies features of a novel kind from any of the provisions of Chapters II-1, II-2, III and IV of these Regulations the application of which might seriously impede research into the development of such features and their incorporation in ships engaged on international voyages. Any such ship shall, however, comply with safety requirements which, in the opinion of that Administration, are adequate for the service for which it is intended and are such as to ensure the overall safety of the ship and which are acceptable to the Governments of the States to be visited by the ship. The Administration which allows any such exemption shall communicate to the Organization particulars of same and the reasons therefor which the Organization shall circulate to the Contracting Governments for their information.</P> </EXTRACT> <P>(c) The Commandant (G-MOC) may exempt a self-propelled unit of at least 500 gross tons on an international voyage from the requirements of Chapter III (Lifesaving Appliances, &C.) of SOLAS 74 if the unit meets the conditions of Regulation 2 of chapter III which states in part: </P> <EXTRACT> <P>The Administration may, if it considers that the sheltered nature and conditions of the voyage are such as to render the application of any specific requirements of this chapter unreasonable or unnecessary, exempt from those requirements individual ships or classes of ships which, in the course of their voyage, do not proceed more than 20 miles from the nearest land.</P> </EXTRACT> <P>(d) The Commandant (G-MOC) may exempt a unit from the requirements of Chapters II-1 (Construction—Subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations) or II-2 (Construction—Fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction) of SOLAS 74 if the unit meets the conditions of Regulation 1-4 of Part A Chapter II-1 or Regulation 1-4.1 of Part A Chapter II-2, respectively, of SOLAS 74 which state the following: The Administration of a State may, if it considers that the sheltered nature and conditions of the voyage are such as to render the application of any specific requirements of this chapter unreasonable or unnecessary, exempt from those requirements individual ships or classes of ships entitled to fly the flag of the State which, in the course of their voyage, do not proceed more than 20 miles from the nearest land.</P> <P>(e) An Exemption Certificate is in force for the period of validity of the certificate to which it refers.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30662, July 26, 1990; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 107.415</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Safety Management Certificate.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All self-propelled mobile offshore drilling units of 500 gross tons or over to which 33 CFR part 96 applies, on an international voyage must have a valid Safety Management Certificate and a copy of their company's valid Document of Compliance certificate on board.</P> <P>(b) A Safety Management Certificate is issued for a period of not more than 60 months.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-073, 62 FR 67515, Dec. 24, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 108</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 108—DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>108.101</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.103</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment not required on a unit.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.105</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Substitutes for required fittings, material, apparatus, equipment, arrangements, calculations, and tests.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.109</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Classification society standards.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Construction and Arrangement</HD> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Hull Structure</HD> <SECTNO>108.113</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Structural standards.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.114</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Appliances for watertight and weathertight integrity.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Fire Protection: General</HD> <SECTNO>108.123</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Isolation of combustible material.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.127</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Storage lockers for combustibles.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Structural Fire Protection</HD> <SECTNO>108.131</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.133</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hull superstructure, structural bulkheads, decks, and deckhouses.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.135</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Boundary bulkheads, decks of galleys, and combustible material lockers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.137</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Bulkhead and deck separations of accommodation spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.139</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Boundary bulkheads and decks of a space containing emergency power.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.141</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Boundary bulkheads and decks between the emergency power source and service generators.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.143</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Accommodation space.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.145</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hatches and tonnage openings.<PRTPAGE P="118"/> </SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.147</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certain paints prohibited.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Means of Escape</HD> <SECTNO>108.151</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Two means required.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.153</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of means of escape.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.155</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Restrictions on means of escape utilized.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.157</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Locked doors.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.159</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stairways and exterior inclined ladders.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.160</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vertical ladders.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.161</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Dead end corridors.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.165</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Access to lifeboats and liferafts.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.167</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Weather deck ladders.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Classified Locations</HD> <SECTNO>108.170</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.171</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Class I, Division 1 locations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.173</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Class I, Division 2 locations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.175</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Contiguous locations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.177</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical equipment in classified locations.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Ventilation</HD> <SECTNO>108.181</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for enclosed spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.185</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for enclosed classified locations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.187</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for brush type electric motors in classified spaces.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Accommodation Spaces</HD> <SECTNO>108.193</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.195</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of accommodation spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.197</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Construction of accommodation spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.199</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Arrangement of sleeping spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.201</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size of sleeping spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.203</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Berths and lockers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.205</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Wash spaces; toilet spaces; and shower spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.207</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Messrooms.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.209</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hospital spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.210</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hospital space not required.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Miscellaneous accommodation spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.213</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Heating requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.215</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Insect screens.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Rails</HD> <SECTNO>108.217</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Guardrails and bulwarks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.219</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Guardrails.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.221</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Storm rails.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.223</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Guards on exposed equipment.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Helicopter Facilities</HD> <SECTNO>108.231</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.233</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location and size.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.235</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Construction.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.237</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fuel storage facilities.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.239</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fuel transfer equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.241</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Visual aids.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Stability</HD> <SECTNO>108.301</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stability.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Fire Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTNO>108.401</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.403</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing systems: General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.403a</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing systems: Non-vital services.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.404</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Selection of fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.405</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.407</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Detectors for electrical fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.409</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location and spacing of tubing in pneumatic fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.411</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Smoke detection system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.413</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fusible element fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Fire Main System</HD> <SECTNO>108.415</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pump: General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.417</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pump components and associated equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.419</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main capacity.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.421</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of fire pumps and associated equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.423</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hydrants and associated equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.425</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hoses and associated equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.427</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>International shore connection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.429</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main system protection.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Automatic Sprinkling Systems</HD> <SECTNO>108.430</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Fixed Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTNO>108.431</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carbon dioxide systems: General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.433</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity of CO<E T="22">2:</E> General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.437</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pipe sizes and discharge rates for enclosed ventilation systems for rotating electrical equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.439</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity of CO<E T="22">2</E> for protection of spaces.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.441</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping and discharge rates for CO<E T="22">2</E> systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.443</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Controls and valves.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.445</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alarm and means of escape.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.447</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.449</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping tests.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.451</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>CO<E T="22">2</E> storage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.453</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Discharge outlets.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.455</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Enclosure openings.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.457</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pressure release.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Halogenated Gas Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTNO>108.458</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Foam Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTNO>108.459</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Number and location of outlets.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.461</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Coamings.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.463</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Foam rate: Protein.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.467</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Water supply.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.469</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity of foam producing materials.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.471</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Water pump.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.473</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Foam system components.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.474</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Aqueous film forming foam systems.<PRTPAGE P="119"/> </SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.475</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.477</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hydrants.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Fire Protection for Helicopter Facilities</HD> <SECTNO>108.486</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter decks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.487</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter deck fueling operations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.489</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter fueling facilities.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Hand Portable and Semiportable Fire Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTNO>108.491</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.493</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.495</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Spare charges.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.496</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Semiportable fire extinguishers.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Miscellaneous Firefighting Equipment</HD> <SECTNO>108.497</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fireman's outfits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.499</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire axes.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—Lifesaving Equipment</HD> <SECTNO>108.500</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.503</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relationship to international standards.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.510</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.515</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for units built before October 1, 1996.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.520</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Type of survival craft.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.525</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft number and arrangement.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.530</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage of survival craft.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.540</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.545</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marine evacuation system launching arrangements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.550</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements: General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.553</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements using falls and a winch.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.555</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.557</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Free-fall lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.560</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rescue boats.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.565</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage of rescue boats.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.570</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.575</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft and rescue boat equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.580</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Personal lifesaving appliances.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.595</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Communications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.597</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Line-throwing appliance.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—Cranes</HD> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Cranes</HD> <SECTNO>108.601</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane design.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart G—Equipment Markings and Instructions</HD> <SECTNO>108.621</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment markings: General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.623</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General alarm bell switch.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.625</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General alarm bell.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.627</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carbon dioxide alarm.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.629</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing system branch line valve.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.631</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed fire extinguishing system controls.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.633</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire stations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.635</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Self-contained breathing apparatus.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.636</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Work vests.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.637</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hand portable fire extinguishers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.639</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency lights.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.641</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Instructions for changing steering gear.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.643</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rudder orders.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.645</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Markings on lifesaving appliances.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.646</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marking of stowage locations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.647</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inflatable liferafts.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.649</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifejackets, immersion suits, and lifebuoys.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.650</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EPIRBs and SARTs.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.651</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Portable magazine chests.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.653</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter facilities.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.655</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operating instructions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.657</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Unit markings.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.659</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifesaving signal instructions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.661</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Unit markings: Draft marks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.663</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Unit markings: Load line.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.665</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Appliances for watertight integrity.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart H—Miscellaneous Equipment</HD> <SECTNO>108.697</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Buoyant work vests.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.699</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Substitution of life preservers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.701</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sounding equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.703</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Self-contained breathing apparatus.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.705</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Anchors, chains, wire rope, and hausers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.707</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>First aid kit.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.709</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Litter.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.713</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>International Code of Signals.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.715</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Magnetic compass and gyrocompass.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.717</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Radar.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>108.719</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding equipment.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart I—Navigation Bridge Visibility</HD> <SECTNO>108.801</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Navigation bridge visibility.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart J—Muster List</HD> <SECTNO>108.901</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Muster list and emergency instructions.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3102, 3306; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.101</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than that specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must <PRTPAGE P="120"/>publish notice of change in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and make the material available to the public. All approved material is on file at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC, and at the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Design and Engineering Standards (G-MSE), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 and is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this part and the sections affected are:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s200,xls50" COLS="2" OPTS="L0,7/8,g1,t1,i1"> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="04">American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="11">100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ASTM D93-94, Flash Point by Pennsky-Martens Closed Cup Tester</ENT> <ENT>108.500</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ASTM F-1014, Standard Specification for Flashlights on Vessels, 1986</ENT> <ENT>108.497</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ASTM F-1121, International Shore Connections for Marine Fire Applications, 1987</ENT> <ENT>108.427 </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="04">International Maritime Organization (IMO)</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="11">Publications Section, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Resolution A.520(13), Code of Practice for the Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel Life-saving Appliances and Arrangements, 17 November 1983</ENT> <ENT>108.105.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Resolution A.649(16), Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU Code), 19 October 1989 with amendments of June 1991</ENT> <ENT>108.503.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Resolution A.658(16), Use and Fitting of Retro-reflective Materials on Life-saving Appliances, 20 November 1989</ENT> <ENT>108.645; 108.649.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Resolution A.760(18), Symbols Related to Life-saving Appliances and Arrangements, 17 November 1993</ENT> <ENT>108.646; 108.647; 108.649; 108.655. </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="04">National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="11">1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NFPA 13-1996, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems</ENT> <ENT>108.430</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA TYPE="W">[88-032, 56 FR 35826, July 29, 1991, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25290, May 20, 1996; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.103</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment not required on a unit.</SUBJECT> <P>Each item of lifesaving and firefighting equipment carried on board the unit in addition to equipment of the type required under this subchapter, must—</P> <P>(a) Be approved; or</P> <P>(b) Be acceptable to the cognizant OCMI, for use on the unit.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.105</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Substitutes for required fittings, material, apparatus, equipment, arrangements, calculations, and tests.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Where this subchapter requires a particular fitting, material, apparatus, equipment, arrangement, calculation or test, the Commandant (G-MSE) may accept any substitution that is at least as effective as that specified. If necessary, the Commandant (G-MSE) may require engineering evaluations and tests to demonstrate the equivalence of the substitution.</P> <P>(b) In any case where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commandant that the use of any particular equipment, apparatus, arrangement, or test is unreasonable or impracticable, the Commandant may permit the use of alternate equipment, apparatus, arrangement, or test to such an extent and upon such condition as will insure, to his satisfaction, a degree of safety consistent with the minimum standards set forth in this subchapter.</P> <P>(c) The Commandant (G-MSE) may accept a novel lifesaving appliance or arrangement, if it provides a level of safety equivalent to the requirements <PRTPAGE P="121"/>of this part and the appliance or arrangement—</P> <P>(1) Is evaluated and tested in accordance with IMO Resolution A.520(13), Code of Practice for the Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel Life-saving Appliances and Arrangements; or</P> <P>(2) Has successfully undergone evaluation and tests that are substantially equivalent to those recommendations.</P> <P>(d) During a unit's construction and when any modification to the lifesaving arrangement is done after construction, the owner must obtain acceptance of lifesaving arrangements from the Commandant (G-MSC).</P> <P>(e) The OCMI may accept substitute lifesaving appliances other than those required by this part, except for—</P> <P>(1) Survival craft and rescue boats; and</P> <P>(2) Survival craft and rescue boat launching and embarkation appliances.</P> <P>(f) Acceptance of lifesaving appliances and arrangements will remain in effect unless—</P> <P>(1) The OCMI deems their condition to be unsatisfactory or unfit for the service intended; or</P> <P>(2) The OCMI deems the crew's ability to use and assist others in the use of the lifesaving appliances or arrangements to be inadequate.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.109</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Classification society standards.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Any person who desires to use the rules of a classification society, other than the American Bureau of Shipping, to meet requirements in this Subchapter must request recognition of that society from the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center. The relevant rules must be submitted with the request.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Construction and Arrangement</HD> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Hull Structure</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.113</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Structural standards.</SUBJECT> <P>Except as provided in § 108.109, each unit must meet the structural standards of the American Bureau of Shipping's <E T="03">Rules for Building and Classing Offshore Mobile Drilling Units, 1978.</E> </P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.114</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Appliances for watertight and weathertight integrity.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Appliances to ensure watertight integrity include watertight doors, hatches, scuttles, bolted manhole covers, or other watertight closures for openings in watertight decks and bulkheads.</P> <P>(b) Appliances to ensure weathertight integrity include weathertight doors and hatches, closures for air pipes, ventilators, ventilation intakes and outlets, and closures for other openings in deckhouses and superstructures.</P> <P>(c) Each internal opening fixed with appliances to ensure watertight integrity which are used intermittently during operation of the unit while afloat must meet the following:</P> <P>(1) Each door, hatch, and scuttle must—</P> <P>(i) Be remotely controlled from a normally manned control station, and be operable locally from both sides of the bulkhead; or</P> <P>(ii) If there is no means of remote control there must be an alarm system which signals whether the appliance is open or closed both locally at each appliance and in a normally manned control station.</P> <P>(2) Each closing appliance must remain watertight under the design water pressure of the watertight boundary of which it is a part.</P> <P>(d) Each external opening fitted with an appliance to ensure weathertight integrity must be located so that it would not be submerged below the final equilibrium waterline if the unit is subjected simultaneously to—</P> <P>(1) Damage causing flooding described in § 174.075 through § 174.085 of this chapter; and</P> <P>(2) A wind heeling moment calculated in accordance with § 174.055 of <PRTPAGE P="122"/>this chapter using a wind velocity of 50 knots (25.8 meters per second).</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51008, Nov. 4, 1983]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Fire Protection: General</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.123</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Isolation of combustible material.</SUBJECT> <P>Each internal combustion engine exhaust, boiler and galley uptake, and similar heat source must be separated or insulated from combustible materials.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.127</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Storage lockers for combustibles.</SUBJECT> <P>Each oil and paint locker must be made of steel or an equivalent material or be completely lined with steel or an equivalent material as described in § 108.131(c) of this subpart.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Structural Fire Protection</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.131</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Standard Fire Test</E> means the test in which specimens of the relevant bulkheads or decks, having a surface of approximately 4.65 square meters (50 square feet) and a height of 2.44 meters (8 feet) resembling as closely as possible the intended construction and including, where appropriate, at least one joint, are exposed in a test furnace to a series of temperature relationships approximately as follows:</P> <P>(1) At the end of 5 minutes—538°C. (1,000°F.)</P> <P>(2) At the end of 10 minutes—704°C. (1,300°F.)</P> <P>(3) At the end of 30 minutes—843°C. (1,550°F.)</P> <P>(4) At the end of 60 minutes—927°C. (1,700°F.).</P> <P>(b) Bulkheads and decks are defined and classed as follows:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">A class bulkhead or deck</E> means a bulkhead or deck that—</P> <P>(i) Is made of steel or other equivalent material; and</P> <P>(ii) Prevents the passage of flame and smoke for 60 minutes if subjected to the standard fire test.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">A 60 bulkhead or deck</E> means an A class bulkhead or deck that—</P> <P>(i) Is insulated with approved insulation, bulkhead panels, or deck covering;</P> <P>(ii) If subjected to the standard fire test for 60 minutes, has an average temperature rise on the unexposed side of the insulated bulkhead or deck of less than 139°C. (250°F.) above the temperature before the standard fire test and has a temperature rise at any point on the unexposed surface, including any joint, of less than 180°C. (325°F.) above the temperature before the standard fire test.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">B class bulkhead or deck</E> means a bulkhead or deck that—</P> <P>(i) Is made of approved noncombustible material;</P> <P>(ii) Prevents flame from passing through it for 30 minutes if subjected to the standard fire test.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">C class bulkhead or deck</E> means a bulkhead or deck made of approved noncombustible material.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Equivalent material</E> means a material that by itself or with insulation has smoke and fire retardant properties equal to that of the steel required for “A” or “B” class bulkheads or decks and has structural qualities equivalent to steel at the end of the applicable fire exposure.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Approved material</E> means a material approved under one of the following subparts of Subchapter Q of this chapter:</P> <P>(1) Deck coverings, Subpart 164.006.</P> <P>(2) Structural insulation, Subpart 164.007.</P> <P>(3) Bulkhead panel, Subpart 164.008.</P> <P>(4) Noncombustible materials, Subpart 164.009;</P> <P>(5) Interior finishes, Subpart 164.012.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Stairtower</E> means a stairway that penetrates more than one deck within the same enclosure, or two or more stairways that—</P> <P>(1) Are arranged vertically one above the other; or</P> <P>(2) Penetrate both the deck and the overhead within the same enclosure.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Accommodation space</E> includes, sleeping, mess, hospital, recreational, toilet, washing and shower spaces, and corridors.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="123"/> <SECTNO>§ 108.133</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hull superstructure, structural bulkheads, decks, and deckhouses.</SUBJECT> <P>Each hull superstructure, structural bulkhead, deck, and deckhouse must be made of steel or an equivalent material.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.135</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Boundary bulkheads, decks of galleys, and combustible material lockers.</SUBJECT> <P>Each boundary bulkhead and deck of each galley, each combination galley and messroom, and each combustible material storage locker must be an A class bulkhead and A class deck respectively.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.137</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Bulkhead and deck separations of accommodation spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>Each boundary bulkhead and deck that separates an accommodation space or control station from the following must be an A class bulkhead and A class deck respectively—</P> <P>(a) Machinery space;</P> <P>(b) Galley or combination galley and messroom;</P> <P>(c) Main pantry;</P> <P>(d) Classified space;</P> <P>(e) Store room.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.139</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Boundary bulkheads and decks of a space containing emergency power.</SUBJECT> <P>Each boundary bulkhead and deck of a space containing an emergency electric power source or components of an emergency electric power source must be an A class bulkhead and A class deck respectively. When separate but adjoining spaces are provided for such equipment, boundary bulkhead type construction is not required for the separating partitions common to each space.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.141</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Boundary bulkheads and decks between the emergency power source and service generators.</SUBJECT> <P>Each boundary bulkhead and deck of a space containing an emergency electric power source or components of an emergency electric power source that adjoins a space containing a ship's service generator, the components of a ship's service generator, or a classified space must be an A-60 bulkhead and A-60 deck.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.143</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Accommodation space.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each corridor bulkhead in an accommodation space must be an A class or B class bulkhead except if an A class bulkhead is specifically required by this part.</P> <P>(b) No door in a corridor bulkhead in an accommodation space may have a louver, except that a stateroom, lounge, or recreation room door may have louvers in its lower half.</P> <P>(c) Each stairtower, elevator, and dumbwaiter, and other trunk must be enclosed by A class bulkheads.</P> <P>(d) Each bulkhead not described under paragraph (a) of this section must be either A class, B class, or C class bulkheads.</P> <P>(e) At least one opening to each stairway must be enclosed by either A class or B class bulkheads and doors.</P> <P>(f) Each stairtower must have doors at all levels and each must be an A class door.</P> <P>(g) Each door required by paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section—</P> <P>(1) Must be self-closing;</P> <P>(2) May not have any means to permanently hold the door open, except for magnetic holdbacks that are operated from the bridge or other remote location.</P> <P>(h) Interior stairs, including stringers and treads, must be made of steel or an equivalent material.</P> <P>(i) Except in washrooms and toilet spaces, each deck covering in an accommodation space must be made of an approved material, except an overlay on a deck for leveling or finishing that is not more than 9.375 millimeters (<FR>3/8</FR> inch) thick.</P> <P>(j) Except as provided in paragraph (1), each ceiling, lining, insulation, and pipe and duct lagging in an accommodation space must be made of an approved material that is noncombustible.</P> <P>(k) Each sheathing, furring, or holding piece used to secure a bulkhead, ceiling, lining, or insulation in an accommodation space must be made of an approved material that is non-combustible.</P> <P>(l) No bulkhead, lining, or ceiling in an accommodation space may have a <PRTPAGE P="124"/>combustible veneer greater than 2 millimeters (<FR>1/12</FR> inch) in thickness.</P> <P>(m) Each corridor or hidden space in an accommodation space may be covered by an approved interior finish or a reasonable number of coats of paint. However, no corridor or hidden space may have combustible veneer, trim, or decoration except material approved under Subpart 164.012 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.145</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hatches and tonnage openings.</SUBJECT> <P>Each hatch, except a hatch between storage spaces and each tonnage opening closure, must be made of steel or an equivalent material of the same class as the bulkhead or deck where the opening occurs.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.147</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certain paints prohibited.</SUBJECT> <P>No nitrocellulose or other highly flammable or noxious fume-producing paint or lacquer may be used on a unit.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Means of Escape</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.151</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Two means required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each of the following must have at least 2 means of escape:</P> <P>(1) Each accommodation space with a deck area of at least 27 sq. meters (300 sq. ft.).</P> <P>(2) Each space, other than an accommodation space, that is continuously manned or used on a regular working basis except for routine security checks.</P> <P>(3) Weather deck areas where personnel may be normally employed.</P> <P>(b) When two means of escape are required from a space below the main deck, one the means of escape must provide for a rapid escape through openings that are not required to be watertight by damage stability considerations.</P> <P>(c) When two means of escape are required from a space above the main deck, one of the means of escape must provide for a rapid escape to a weather deck.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.153</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of means of escape.</SUBJECT> <P>The required two means of escape must be through exits that minimize the possibility of having both exits blocked if a fire or other casualty occurs in the area.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.155</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Restrictions on means of escape utilized.</SUBJECT> <P>A required means of escape may not be a vertical ladder or deck scuttle, except that one of the means of escape may be a vertical ladder or deck scuttle if a stairway would be impracticable.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.157</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Locked doors.</SUBJECT> <P>No door to the required means of escape may be designed to lock except—</P> <P>(a) A crash door or a door that has a locking device that can be easily forced, if on both sides of the door a permanent and easily seen instruction is placed; or</P> <P>(b) An outside door to a deckhouse if the door can be locked by key only and if the master or person in charge has control of the key to the door's lock.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.159</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stairways and exterior inclined ladders.</SUBJECT> <P>Each stairway, except a stairway in a machinery or storage space, and each exterior inclined ladder must be at least 70 centimeters (28 inches) wide with an angle of inclination from the horizontal of not more than 50 degrees, except that special consideration may be given to the installation if a 70 centimeters (28 inch) width is impracticable.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.160</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vertical ladders.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each vertical ladder must have rungs that are—</P> <P>(1) At least 41 centimeters (16 inches) in length;</P> <P>(2) Not more than 30 centimeters (12 inches) apart, uniform for the length of the ladder; and</P> <P>(3) At least 18 centimeters (7 inches) from the nearest permanent object in back of the ladder.</P> <P>(b) Except when unavoidable obstructions are encountered, there must be at least 11.5 centimeters (4<FR>1/2</FR> inches) clearance above each rung.</P> <P>(c) Except as provided in § 108.525(e), each exterior vertical ladder more than 6 meters (20 ft.) in length must be fitted with a cage or ladder safety device meeting ANSI Standard 14.3 (1974) for fixed ladders.</P> <P>(d) No vertical fixed ladders may be made of wood.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="125"/> <SECTNO>§ 108.161</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Dead end corridors.</SUBJECT> <P>No dead end corridor may be more than 13 meters (43 feet) long.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.165</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Access to lifeboats and liferafts.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must be designed to provide direct access to the lifeboat and liferaft embarkation areas.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.167</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Weather deck ladders.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must have at least one permanent, inclined ladder between each weather deck.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Classified Locations</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.170</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Classified locations are those in which flammable hydrocarbon gas or vapors, resulting from the drilling operations, may be present in quantities sufficient to produce an explosive or ignitable mixture. Location of these areas affect the design of the units’ machinery, electrical, and ventilation systems. (See Notes 1 and 2).</P> <P>(b) For the purpose of this subpart “semi-enclosed location” means a location where natural conditions of ventilation are notably different from those on open decks due to the presence of structures such as roofs, windbreaks, or bulkheads.</P> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Notes: </HD> <P>1. Further requirements with respect to hazardous locations are contained in part 111, subpart 111.105, of this chapter.</P> <P>2. For specific requirements for machinery and electrical installations on mobile offshore drilling units see Subchapters “F” and “J” of this chapter.</P> </NOTE> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28270, June 4, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.171</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Class I, Division 1 locations.</SUBJECT> <P>The following are Class I, Division 1 locations:</P> <P>(a) An enclosed space that contains any part of the mud circulating system that has an opening into the space and is between the well and final degassing discharge.</P> <P>(b) An enclosed or semi-enclosed location that is below the drill floor, and contains a possible source of gas release.</P> <P>(c) An enclosed space that is on the drill floor, and is not separated by a solid, gas-light floor from the spaces specified in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(d) A space that would normally be considered a Division 2 location under § 108.173 but where combustible or flammable gases might accumulate.</P> <P>(e) A location in the weather, or a semi-enclosed location, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section that is within 1.5 m (5 ft.) of the boundary of any—</P> <P>(1) Equipment or opening specified in paragraph (a) of this section;</P> <P>(2) Ventilation outlet, access, or other opening to a Class I, Division 1 space; or</P> <P>(3) Gas vent outlet.</P> <P>(f) Except as provided in § 108.175, an enclosed space that has an opening into a Class I, Division 1 location.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.173</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Class I, Division 2 locations.</SUBJECT> <P>The following are Class I, Division 2 locations:</P> <P>(a) An enclosed space that has any open portion of the mud circulating system from the final degassing discharge to the mud suction connection at the mud pit.</P> <P>(b) A location in the weather that is—</P> <P>(1) Within the boundaries of the drilling derrick up to a height of 3 m (10 ft.) above the drill floor;</P> <P>(2) Below the drill floor and within a radius of 3 m (10 ft.) of a possible source of gas release; or</P> <P>(3) Within 1.5 m (5 ft.) of the boundaries of any ventilation outlet, access, or other opening to a Class I, Division 2 space.</P> <P>(c) A location that is—</P> <P>(1) Within 1.5 m (5 ft.) of a semi-enclosed Class I, Division 1 location indicated in § 108.171(b); or</P> <P>(2) Within 1.5 m (5 ft.) of a Class I, Division 1 space indicated in § 108.171(e).</P> <P>(d) A semi-enclosed area that is below and contiguous with the drill floor to the boundaries of the derrick or to the extent of any enclosure which is liable to trap gasses.</P> <P>(e) A semi-enclosed derrick to the extent of its enclosure above the drill floor or to a height of 3 m (10 ft.) above the drill floor, whichever is greater.<PRTPAGE P="126"/> </P> <P>(f) Except as provided in § 108.175 an enclosed space that has an opening into a Class I, Division 2 location.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.175</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Contiguous locations.</SUBJECT> <P>An enclosed space that has direct access to a Division 1 or Division 2 location is the same division as that location, except—</P> <P>(a) An enclosed space that has direct access to a Division 1 location is not a hazardous location if—</P> <P>(1) The access has self-closing gas-tight doors that form an air lock;</P> <P>(2) The ventilation causes greater pressure in the space than in the Division 1 location; and</P> <P>(3) Loss of ventilation overpressure activates an alarm at a manned station;</P> <P>(b) An enclosed space that has direct access to a Division 1 location can be considered as a Division 2 location if—</P> <P>(1) The access has a self-closing, gas-tight door that opens into the space and that has no hold-back device;</P> <P>(2) Ventilation causes the air to flow with the door open from the space into the Division 1 location; and</P> <P>(3) Loss of ventilation activates an alarm at a manned control station; and</P> <P>(c) An enclosed space that has direct access to a Division 2 location is not a hazardous location if—</P> <P>(1) The access has a self-closing, gas-tight door that opens into the space and that has no hold-back device;</P> <P>(2) Ventilation causes the air to flow with the door open from the space into the Division 2 location; and</P> <P>(3) Loss of ventilation activates an alarm at a manned control station.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.177</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Electrical equipment in classified locations.</SUBJECT> <P>Electrical equipment and devices installed in spaces made non-hazardous by the methods indicated in § 108.175 must only be essential equipment.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Ventilation</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.181</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for enclosed spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each enclosed space must be vented or ventilated.</P> <P>(b) There must be a means to close each vent or ventilating system.</P> <P>(c) Each fan in a ventilating system must have remote controls installed in accordance with part 111, subpart 111.103, of this chapter.</P> <P>(d) There must be a means to close each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around each funnel or other opening to machinery, stowage, or working spaces. The means must be located outside the space.</P> <P>(e) Each intake in a ventilating system must be located so as to prevent, as far as practicable, the intake of noxious fumes.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28270, June 4, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.185</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for enclosed classified locations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The ventilation system for each enclosed classified location must be designed to maintain a pressure differential between the enclosed classified location and each non-classified location adjacent to the enclosed classified location, so as to prevent the discharge of ignitable gases into the non-classified adjacent locations.</P> <P>(b) Each air intake must be outside of enclosed classified locations.</P> <P>(c) Each unit must have alarms that are powered independently of the ventilation motor power and control circuitry and sound at a continuously manned station when—</P> <P>(1) Gas is present in an enclosed classified location; or</P> <P>(2) The ventilation system for the space is not working.</P> <P>(d) Each ventilation system for enclosed classified locations must provide a complete change of air every five minutes.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28270, June 4, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.187</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Ventilation for brush type electric motors in classified spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>Ventilation for brush type electric motors in classified locations must meet N.F.P.A. 496-1974 “Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Locations”, except audible and visual alarms may be used if shutting down the motors may cause unsafe conditions.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <PRTPAGE P="127"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Accommodation Spaces</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.193</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) There must be no direct communication between the accommodation spaces and any chainlocker, stowage, or machinery space, except through solid, close-fitted doors or hatches.</P> <P>(b) No access, vent, or sounding tube from a fuel or oil tank may open into any accommodation space, except that accesses and sounding tubes may open into corridors.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.195</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of accommodation spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) On surface type units, accommodation spaces must not be located forward of a vertical plane located at 5 percent of the unit's length aft of the stem, at the designed summer load line.</P> <P>(b) On all units, the deckhead of each accommodation space must be above the deepest load line.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.197</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Construction of accommodation spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each sleeping, mess, recreational, or hospital space that is adjacent to or immediately above a stowage or machinery space, paint locker, drying room, washroom, toilet space, or other odor source must be made odorproof.</P> <P>(b) Each accommodation space that is adjacent to or immediately above a galley, machinery space, machinery casing, boiler room, or other noise or heat source, must be protected from the heat and noise.</P> <P>(c) Where the shell or an unsheathed weather deck forms a boundary of an accommodation space, the shell of deck must have a covering that prevents the formation of moisture.</P> <P>(d) The deckheads of each accommodation space must be a light color.</P> <P>(e) Each accommodation space in which water may accumulate must have a drain scupper located in the lowest part of the space, considering the average trim of the unit.</P> <P>(f) Each public toilet space must be constructed and located so that its odors do not readily enter any sleeping, mess, recreational, or hospital space.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.199</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Arrangement of sleeping spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>To the extent practicable, each occupation group must be berthed together in sleeping spaces arranged to minimize disturbance created by personnel leaving for or arriving from a working period.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.201</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size of sleeping spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) No sleeping space may berth more than four persons, except that a sleeping space for personnel not regularly employed on a unit may berth up to six persons if the space meets § 108.199 and berthing of six persons in that space is authorized by the Commandant (G-MSO).</P> <P>(b) Without deducting any equipment used by the occupants, each sleeping space must have for each occupant—</P> <P>(1) 2.8 square meters (approximately 30 square feet) of deck area; and</P> <P>(2) 6 cubic meters (approximately 210 cubic feet) of volume.</P> <P>(c) Each sleeping space must have at least 191 centimeters (approximately 6 feet 3 inches) of headroom over clear deck areas.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.203</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Berths and lockers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each sleeping space must have a separate berth for each occupant.</P> <P>(b) No more than one berth may be placed over another.</P> <P>(c) Each berth must have a framework of hard, smooth material that is not likely to corrode or harbor vermin.</P> <P>(d) Each berth must be arranged to provide ample room for easy occupancy.</P> <P>(e) Each berth must be at least 76 centimeters (approximately 30 inches) wide by 193 centimeters (approximately 76 inches) long.</P> <P>(f) Adjacent berths must be separated by a partition that extends at least 46 centimeters (approximately 18 inches) above the sleeping surface.</P> <P>(g) The bottom of a lower berth must be at least 30 centimeters (approximately 12 inches) above the deck.</P> <P>(h) The bottom of an upper berth must be at least 76 centimeters (approximately 2 feet 6 inches) from the <PRTPAGE P="128"/>bottom of the berth below it and from the deck or any pipe, ventilating duct, or other overhead installation.</P> <P>(i) Each berth must have a berth light.</P> <P>(j) Each occupant of a sleeping space must have a readily accessible locker of hard, smooth material.</P> <P>(k) Each locker must be at least .194 square meters (approximately 300 square inches) in cross section and 1.53 meters (approximately 60 inches) high.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.205</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Wash spaces; toilet spaces; and shower spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) For the purposes of this section—</P> <P>(1) “Private facility” means a toilet, washing, or shower space that is accessible only from one single or double occupancy sleeping space;</P> <P>(2) “Semi-private facility” means a toilet, washing or shower space that is accessible from either of two one-to-four person occupancy sleeping spaces; and</P> <P>(3) “Public facility” means a toilet, washing, or shower space that is not private or semi-private.</P> <P>(b) Each private facility must have one toilet, one shower, and one washbasin, all of which may be in a single space.</P> <P>(c) Each semi-private facility must have at least one toilet and one shower, which may be in a single space.</P> <P>(d) Each room adjoining a semi-private facility must have a washbasin if a washbasin is not installed in a semi-private facility.</P> <P>(e) Each unit must have enough public facilities to provide at least one toilet, one shower, and one washbasin for each eight persons who occupy sleeping spaces that do not have private or semi-private facilities.</P> <P>(f) Urinals may be installed in toilet rooms, but no toilet required in this section may be replaced by a urinal.</P> <P>(g) Each public toilet space and washing space must be convenient to the sleeping space that it serves.</P> <P>(h) No public facility may open into any sleeping space.</P> <P>(i) Each washbasin, shower, and bathtub must have hot and cold running water.</P> <P>(j) Adjacent toilets must be separated by a partition that is open at the top and bottom for ventilation and cleaning.</P> <P>(k) Public toilet facilities and shower facilities must be separated.</P> <P>(l) Each public facility that is a toilet space must have at least one washbasin unless the only access to the toilet space is through a washing space.</P> <P>(m) Each toilet must have an open front seat.</P> <P>(n) Each washing space and toilet space must be so constructed and arranged that it can be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and the plumbing and mechanical appliances kept in good working order.</P> <P>(o) Washbasins may be located in sleeping spaces.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.207</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Messrooms.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each messroom that is not adjacent to the galley that serves it must be equipped with a steamtable.</P> <P>(b) Each messroom must seat the number of persons expected to eat in the messroom at one time.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.209</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hospital spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit carrying twelve or more persons on a voyage of more than three days must have a hospital space.</P> <P>(b) Each hospital space must be suitably separated from other spaces.</P> <P>(c) No hospital space may be used for any other purpose, when used for care of the sick.</P> <P>(d) An entrance to each hospital space must be wide enough and arranged to readily admit a person on a stretcher.</P> <P>(e) Each berth in a hospital space must be made of metal.</P> <P>(f) Each upper berth must be hinged and arranged so that it can be secured clear of the lower berth.</P> <P>(g) Each hospital space must have at least one berth that is accessible from both sides.</P> <P>(h) Each hospital space must have one berth for every 12 persons or portion thereof on board, who are not berthed in single occupancy rooms, but the number of berths need not exceed six.</P> <P>(i) Each hospital space must have a toilet, washbasin, and bathtub or shower accessible from the hospital space.</P> <P>(j) Each hospital space must have clothes lockers, a table, and seats.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="129"/> <SECTNO>§ 108.210</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hospital space not required.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The hospital space required under § 108.209 is not required on a unit if one single or double occupancy sleeping space, designated and equipped as a treatment or isolation room or both is available for immediate medical use, and has—</P> <P>(1) An entrance that is wide enough and arranged to readily admit a person on a stretcher;</P> <P>(2) A single berth or examination table that is accessible from both sides; and</P> <P>(3) A washbasin in or immediately adjacent to it.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Miscellaneous accommodation spaces.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit must have enough facilities for personnel to wash their own clothes, including at least one tub or sink that has hot and cold running water.</P> <P>(b) Each unit must have enough equipment or space for the personnel to dry their own clothes.</P> <P>(c) Each unit must have an accommodation space that can be used for recreation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.213</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Heating requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each accommodation space must be heated by a heating system that can maintain at least 20°C. (68°F.).</P> <P>(b) Radiators and other heating apparatuses must be constructed, located or shielded so as to avoid risk of—</P> <P>(1) Fire;</P> <P>(2) Danger; and</P> <P>(3) Discomfort</P> <FP>to the occupants of each accommodation space.</FP> <P>(c) Each exposed pipe in an accommodation space, leading to a radiator or other heating apparatus must be insulated.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.215</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Insect screens.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Accommodation spaces must be protected against the admission of insects.</P> <P>(b) Insect screens must be installed when natural ventilation is provided.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Rails</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.217</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Guardrails and bulwarks.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit must have guardrails or bulwarks along the edge of the bridge, of each deck, and of each deck opening.</P> <P>(b) Each guardrail and bulwark must extend at least one meter (39.37 inches) above the deck except where this height may interfere with the normal operation of the unit, a lesser height may be approved.</P> <P>(c) Removable guardrails may be installed where operating conditions warrant their use.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.219</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Guardrails.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except for exposed peripheries of a freeboard or superstructure deck, each guardrail must have at least two evenly spaced courses.</P> <P>(b) At exposed peripheries of a freeboard or superstructure deck, each guardrail must have at least three courses not more than 38 centimeters (15 in.) apart with the lowest course not more than 23 centimeters (9 in.) above the deck.</P> <P>(c) For a rounded gunwale, the guardrail must be at the edge of the flat of the deck.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.221</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Storm rails.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must have a storm rail in the following locations:</P> <P>(a) On each deckhouse side that is normally accessible.</P> <P>(b) On each side of each passageway that is wider than 1.83 meters (6 feet).</P> <P>(c) On at least one side of each passageway that is less than 1.83 meters (6 feet) wide.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.223</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Guards on exposed equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must have hand covers, guards, or rails installed on all belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, flywheels or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of machinery or equipment normally exposed to contact by personnel.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Helicopter Facilities</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.231</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>Sections 108.231 through 108.241 apply to each unit with a helicopter landing facility.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="130"/> <SECTNO>§ 108.233</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location and size.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each helicopter deck must be—</P> <P>(1) At least the size of the rotor diameter of the largest single main rotor helicopter that will be used on the facility; or</P> <P>(2) If tandem main rotor helicopters use the facility, at least of a size to provide a longitudinal axis of <FR>9/10</FR> the overall length of the helicopter, and a width of <FR>3/4</FR> of the overall length of the helicopter.</P> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note: </HD> <P>For the purpose of paragraph (a)(2) the overall length is measured across both main rotors in the fore and aft line.</P> </NOTE> <P>(b) Each helicopter deck must be located so as to provide clear approach/departure paths to enable the largest helicopter using the facility to operate in all weather conditions which allow helicopter operations.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.235</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Construction.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each helicopter deck must be designed to accommodate the loadings (static and dynamic) imposed by operation and stowage of helicopters intended to use the facility as well as environmental loadings (wind, wave, water, snow, etc.) anticipated for the unit.</P> <P>(b) The adequacy of each helicopter deck for the loadings required in paragraph (a) of this section must be shown by design calculations. Where the placement of a load affects the suitability of a structural member, the load must be evaluated in the most unfavorable position for each member.</P> <P>(c) The analysis required in paragraph (b) of this section must be based on the dead load of the structure, existing stresses in the deck when it is an integral part of a unit's structure, and each of the following loading conditions:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Uniform distributed loading.</E> A loading of 2kg/m<E T="21">2</E> (42 lb/ft<E T="21">2</E>) applied to the helicopter deck area.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Helicopter landing impact loading.</E> The limit load established by the limit drop test in 14 CFR 29.725, or a load of not less than 75 percent of the helicopter maximum weight taken on a square area of 0.3×0.3 m (1 ft.×1 ft.) under each main landing gear unit applied anywhere on the helicopter deck area.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Stowed helicopter loading.</E> The helicopter maximum weight plus inertial forces from the helicopter due to anticipated unit motions, and applicable environmental loadings including wind loads.</P> <P>(d) The landing area of each helicopter facility must—</P> <P>(1) Have a non-skid surface;</P> <P>(2) Have drainage facilities that prevent the collection of liquids and prevent liquids from spreading to or falling on other parts of the unit;</P> <P>(3) Have recessed tie-down points; and</P> <P>(4) Be free of projections, except that landing lights or other projections may be installed around the periphery of the landing deck provided they do not interfere with landing and take-off operations.</P> <P>(e) The unprotected perimeter of each helicopter facility must have a safety net at least 1.5 meters (4.92 ft.) wide. The outer edge of the net must not extend more than 15 centimeters (6 in.) above the surface of the deck.</P> <P>(f) Each helicopter facility must have both a main and an emergency access/egress route located as far apart from each other as practicable.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.237</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fuel storage facilities.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Helicopter fuel storage tanks must be installed as far as practicable from—</P> <P>(1) The landing area; and</P> <P>(2) Each source of vapor ignition.</P> <P>(b) Integral tanks must meet Subpart 58.50 of this Chapter.</P> <P>(c) Marine portable fuel stowage tanks must meet Part 64 of this chapter.</P> <P>(d) Each marine portable fuel stowage tank must have a means to contain fuel spills or leaks.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.239</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fuel transfer equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each nozzle must be a “deadman” type.</P> <P>(b) Each hose must have a storage reel.</P> <P>(c) Each hose must have a static grounding device.</P> <P>(d) Each electric fuel transfer pump must have a control with a fuel transfer pump operation indicator light at the pump.<PRTPAGE P="131"/> </P> <P>(e) There must be a fuel pump shut off at each of the access routes required by § 108.235(f).</P> <P>(f) Each fuel transfer pump and each hose reel must have a means to contain fuel spills or leaks.</P> <P>(g) Each hose must meet chapter 3 “Aircraft Fueling Hose” of National Fire Protection Association Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing (N.F.P.A. No. 407-1975).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.241</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Visual aids.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each helicopter deck must—</P> <P>(1) Have a wind direction indicator located in an unobstructed area readily visible to helicopter pilots approaching the deck;</P> <P>(2) Be fitted around the perimeter with yellow and blue lights in alternate order, not more than 3 meters (10 ft.) apart; and</P> <P>(3) Be marked with—</P> <P>(i) The unit's identification;</P> <P>(ii) A continuous line 40 centimeters (16 in.) wide on the perimeter; and</P> <P>(iii) Aiming circles as may be appropriate considering deck configuration, helicopter type, and operational requirements.</P> <P>(b) All markings must be in a contrasting color to the surface of the deck.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Stability</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.301</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stability.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must meet the requirements in Subchapter S of this chapter that apply to Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51008, Nov. 4, 1983]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Fire Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.401</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main system.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must have a fire main system.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.403</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing systems: General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each of the following on a unit must have an approved fixed gaseous type extinguishing system:</P> <P>(1) Each paint locker, oil room, and similar space.</P> <P>(2) Each enclosed space containing internal combustion or gas turbine main propulsion machinery.</P> <P>(3) Each enclosed space containing internal combustion machinery with an aggregate power of at least 1000 B.H.P.</P> <P>(4) Each enclosed space containing a fuel oil unit, including purifiers, valves, or manifolds for main propulsion machinery or internal combustion machinery with an aggregate power of at least 1000 B.H.P.</P> <P>(5) Each enclosed ventilation system for electric motors or generators used for vital services including bilge pumps, fire pumps, or propulsion.</P> <P>(b) Each space containing an oil fired boiler, the fuel oil unit or valves for the boiler, or manifolds in the line between the fuel settling tanks and the boiler on a unit must have a fixed gas type, foam, or other approved fire extinguishing system.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26008, May 23, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.403a</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing systems: Non-vital services.</SUBJECT> <P>Each enclosed ventilating system for electric motors or generators not used for vital services must have an access into the system for firefighting or be protected by a fixed fire protection system.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.404</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Selection of fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If a fire detector is in a space, it must provide effective detection of fires most likely to occur in the space.</P> <P>(b) The fire detection system must be designed to minimize false alarms.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.405</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each fire detection system and each smoke detection system on a unit must—</P> <P>(1) Be approved by the Commandant; and</P> <P>(2) Have a visual alarm and an audible alarm in the pilothouse or at a normally manned control station for the system.</P> <P>(b) Each fire detection system must be divided into zones to limit the area covered by any particular alarm signal.</P> <P>(c) Each visual alarm must—<PRTPAGE P="132"/> </P> <P>(1) Have a chart or diagram next to the alarm that shows the location of the zones in the system and that contains the instructions for operating, and testing the system;</P> <P>(2) When activated show the zone in the system where fire has been detected; and</P> <P>(3) Be in a noticeable location in the pilothouse or control station.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.407</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Detectors for electric fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each detector in an electric fire detection system must be located where—</P> <P>(1) No portion of the overhead of a space protected is more than 3 meters (10 feet) from a detector;</P> <P>(2) Beams and girders extending below the ceiling of the space protected and any other obstructions do not detract from the effectiveness of the detector; and</P> <P>(3) Damage to the detector is unlikely to occur if it is not protected.</P> <P>(b) Each detector must be set to activate at not less than 57° C (135° F) and at not more than 73° C (165° F), except that if a space normally has a high ambient temperature each detector may be set to activate at not less than 80° C (175° F) and not more than 107° C (225° F).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.409</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location and spacing of tubing in pneumatic fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All tubing in a pneumatic fire detection system must be on the overhead or within 300 millimeters (12 inches) of the overhead on a bulkhead in a location where—</P> <P>(1) No portion of the overhead is more than 3.6 meters (12 feet) from the nearest point of tubing;</P> <P>(2) Beams or girders extending below the ceiling or other obstructions do not detract from the effectiveness of the tubing; and</P> <P>(3) Damage to the tubing, is unlikely to occur if it is not protected.</P> <P>(b) If tubing in a tubing circuit is installed in an enclosed space, at least 5% of the tubing in the circuit must be exposed in the space, except that at least 7.6 meters (25 feet) of tubing must always be exposed in the space.</P> <P>(c) A pneumatic fire detection system must be set to activate after approximately a 22°C. (40°F.) per minute increase in temperature at the center of the circuit in the system.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.411</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Smoke detection system.</SUBJECT> <P>Each smoke accumulator in a smoke detection system must be located on the overhead of the compartment protected by the system in a location—</P> <P>(a) Where no portion of the overhead of the compartment is more than 12 meters (40 feet) from an accumulator;</P> <P>(b) That is no closer to the opening of a ventilator than 3 times the diameter or equivalent size of the opening.</P> <P>(c) Where damage to the accumulator is unlikely to occur if it is not protected.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.413</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fusible element fire detection system.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A fusible element fire detection system may be installed.</P> <P>(b) The arrangements for the system must be acceptable to the Commandant.</P> </SECTION> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Fire Main System</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.415</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pump: General.</SUBJECT> <P>A fire main system must have at least two independently driven fire pumps that can each deliver water at a continuous pitot tube pressure of at least 3.5 kilograms per square centimeter (approximately 50 pounds per square inch) at least two fire hose nozzles that are connected to the highest two fire hydrants on the unit. Alternative designs that meet the pressure requirement of this paragraph will be considered for column stabilized and self elevating units.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.417</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pump components and associated equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each fire pump in a fire main system must have a relief valve on its discharge side that is set to relieve at 1.75 kilograms per square centimeter (approximately 25 pounds per square inch) in excess of the pump discharge pressure necessary to meet the pressure required in § 108.415 for the pump or 8.6 kilograms per square centimeters (approximately 125 pounds per square inch), whichever is greater. A relief <PRTPAGE P="133"/>valve may be omitted if the pump operating under shut off condition is not capable of developing the pressure described in § 108.415 plus 1.75 kilograms per square centimeter (25 pounds per square inch).</P> <P>(b) Each fire pump in a fire main system must have a pressure gauge on its discharge side.</P> <P>(c) Fire pumps may be used for other purposes. One of the required pumps must be kept available for use on the fire system at all times. If a fire pump is used in a system other than the fire main system, except for branch lines connected to the fire main for deck washing, each pipe connecting the other system must be connected to the pump discharge through a shut off valve at a manifold near the pump. If the fire pump exceeds the pressure in § 108.417(a), the pipe leading from the discharge manifold to other portions of the fire main system must have a reducing station and a pressure gauge in addition to the pressure gauge required by paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(d) If a fire pump has a reducing station, the relief valve required by paragraph (a) of this section for the pump and the additional pressure gauge required in paragraph (c) of this section must not be located on the discharge side of the reducing station.</P> <P>(e) An oil line must not be connected to a fire pump.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.419</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main capacity.</SUBJECT> <P>The diameter of the fire main must be sufficient for the effective distribution of the maximum required discharge from two fire pumps operating simultaneously.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.421</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of fire pumps and associated equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>Each fire pump required by § 108.415, and the source of power, controls, sea connections for the fire pump, and booster pumps, if installed, must be installed in locations where, if a fire occurs in an enclosed space, all of the fire pumps on the unit are not made inoperative, except that if compliance with this requirement is impracticable, a gas type extinguishing system may be installed to protect at least one of the fire pumps, its source of power, and controls.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.423</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hydrants and associated equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A fire main system must have enough fire hydrants so that each accessible space may be sprayed with at least two spray patterns of water.</P> <P>(b) In a main machinery space, except a shaft alley with no assigned space for stowage of combustibles, each spray pattern of water must be from one length of fire hose and each must be from a separate outlet. In all other spaces at least one spray pattern of water must be from one length of fire hose.</P> <P>(c) No outlet on a fire hydrant may point above the horizontal.</P> <P>(d) Each fire hydrant must have at least one spanner and at least one fire hose rack or reel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.425</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hoses and associated equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each length of fire hose in a fire main system must be—</P> <P>(1) Of 1<FR>1/2</FR> or 2<FR>1/2</FR> inch nominal hose size diameter;</P> <P>(2) Of 50 foot nominal hose size length; and</P> <P>(3) Lined commercial fire hose that meets Standard 19 of the Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., (1971 edition) or Federal Specification ZZ-H-451f.</P> <P>(b) Fire station hydrant connections shall be brass, bronze, or other equivalent metal. Couplings shall either:</P> <P>(1) Use National Standard fire hose coupling threads for the 1<FR>1/2</FR> inch (38 millimeter) and 2<FR>1/2</FR> inch (64 millimeter) hose sizes, i.e., 9 threads per inch for 1<FR>1/2</FR> inch hose, and 7<FR>1/2</FR> threads per inch for 2<FR>1/2</FR> inch hose; or</P> <P>(2) Be a uniform design for each hose diameter throughout the vessel.</P> <P>(c) Each nozzle for a firehose in a fire main system must be a combination solid stream and water spray firehose nozzle that is approve under subpart 162.027. Combination solid stream and water spray nozzles previously approved under subpart 162.027 of this chapter may be retained so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.<PRTPAGE P="134"/> </P> <P>(d) A combination solid stream and water spray firehose nozzle previously approved under subpart 162.027 of this chapter, must have a low-velocity water spray applicator also previously approved under subpart 162.027 of this chapter when installed in—</P> <P>(1) Machinery spaces containing oil fired boilers, internal combustion machinery or oil fuel units; and</P> <P>(2) Helicopter decks.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26008, May 23, 1996; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.427</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>International shore connection.</SUBJECT> <P>A fire main system on a unit in international service must have—</P> <P>(a) At least one international shore connection that meets ASTM F-1121.</P> <P>(b) A cutoff valve and check valve for each connection; and</P> <P>(c) Facilities available enabling the connection to be used on either side of the unit.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35826, July 29, 1991]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.429</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main system protection.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each pipe and fire hydrant in a fire main system must be installed to the extent practicable in locations that are not exposed to damage by materials that are moved on or onto the deck.</P> <P>(b) Each part of the fire main system located on an exposed deck must either be protected against freezing or be fitted with cutout valves and drain valves to shut off and drain the entire exposed system in freezing weather.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Automatic Sprinkling Systems</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.430</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>Automatic Sprinkler Systems shall comply with NFPA 13-1996.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Fixed Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.431</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carbon dioxide systems: General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Sections 108.431 through 108.457 apply to high pressure carbon dioxide fire extinguishing systems.</P> <P>(b) Low pressure systems, that is, those in which the carbon dioxide is stored in liquid form at low temperature, must be approved by the Commandant.</P> <P>(c) Each carbon dioxide system cylinder must be fabricated, tested, and marked in accordance with §§ 147.60 and 147.65 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 84-044, 53 FR 7749, Mar. 10, 1988]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.433</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity of CO<E T="22">2</E> <E T="02">: General.</E> </SUBJECT> <P>Each CO<E T="22">2</E> system must have enough gas to meet the quantity requirements of § 108.439 for the space requiring the greatest amount of CO<E T="22">2</E>.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.437</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pipe sizes and discharge rates for enclosed ventilation systems for rotating electrical equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The minimum pipe size for the initial charge must meet table 108.441 and the discharge of the required amount of CO<E T="22">2</E> must be completed within 2 minutes.</P> <P>(b) The minimum pipe size for the delayed discharge must be at least 1.25 centimeters (<FR>1/2</FR> inch) standard pipe.</P> <P>(c) The pipe used for the initial discharge must not be used for the delayed discharge, except systems having a volume of less than 57 cubic meters (2,000 cubic feet).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.439</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity of CO<E T="22">2</E> <E T="02">for protection of spaces.</E> </SUBJECT> <P>(a) The number of pounds of CO<E T="22">2</E> required to protect a space must be equal to the gross volume of the space divided by the appropriate factor from Table 108.439.</P> <P>(b) If a machinery space includes a casing, the gross volume of the space may be calculated using the reductions allowed in 46 CFR 95.10-5(e).</P> <P>(c) If fuel can drain from a space to an adjacent space or if two spaces are not entirely separate, the requirements for both spaces must be used to determine the amount of CO<E T="22">2</E> to be provided and the CO<E T="22">2</E> system must be arranged to discharge into both spaces simultaneously.<PRTPAGE P="135"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s80,8,8" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 108.439—<E T="03">CO</E> <E T="22">2</E> <E T="03">Supply Factors</E> </TTITLE> <TDESC>[Gross volume of space in cubic feet]</TDESC> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Over</CHED> <CHED H="1">Not over</CHED> <CHED H="1">Factor</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">0</ENT> <ENT>500</ENT> <ENT>15</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">500</ENT> <ENT>1,600</ENT> <ENT>16</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,600</ENT> <ENT>4,500</ENT> <ENT>18</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4,500</ENT> <ENT>50,000</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">50,000</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>22</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.441</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping and discharge rates for CO<E T="22">2</E> <E T="02">systems.</E> </SUBJECT> <P>(a) The size of branch lines to spaces protected by a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must meet Table 108.441.</P> <P>(b) Distribution piping within a space must be proportioned from the supply line to give proper distribution to the outlets without throttling.</P> <P>(c) The number, type, and location of discharge outlets must distribute the CO<E T="22">2</E> uniformly throughout the space.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s80,r55" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 108.441—<E T="03">CO</E> <E T="22">2</E> <E T="03">System Pipe Size</E> </TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">CO<E T="22">2</E> supply in system, kilograms (pounds)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Minimum pipe size (inches), millimeters (inches)</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">45 (100)</ENT> <ENT>12.7 (<FR>1/2</FR>).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">104 (225)</ENT> <ENT>19.05 (<FR>3/4</FR>).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">136 (300)</ENT> <ENT>25.4 (1).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">272 (600)</ENT> <ENT>31.75 (1<FR>1/4</FR>).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">450 (1,000)</ENT> <ENT>38.10 (1<FR>1/2</FR>).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,110 (2,450)</ENT> <ENT>50.80 (2).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,130 (2,500)</ENT> <ENT>63.5 (2<FR>1/2</FR>).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,023 (4,450)</ENT> <ENT>76.2 (3).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3,229 (7,100)</ENT> <ENT>88.9 (3<FR>1/2</FR>).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4,750 (10,000)</ENT> <ENT>101.6 (4).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">6,818 (15,000)</ENT> <ENT>114.3 (4<FR>1/2</FR>).</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(d) The total area of all discharge outlets must be more than 35 percent and less than 85 percent of the nominal cylinder outlet area or the area of the supply pipe, whichever is smaller. The nominal cylinder outlet area in square centimeters is determined by multiplying the factor 0.0313 by the number of kilograms of CO<E T="22">2</E> required. (The nominal cylinder outlet area in square inches is determined by multiplying the factor 0.0022 by the number of pounds of CO<E T="22">2</E> required). The nominal cylinder outlet area must not be less than 71 square millimeters (0.110 square inches).</P> <P>(e) A CO<E T="22">2</E> system must discharge at least 85 percent of the required amount within 2 minutes.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.443</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Controls and valves.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) At least one control for operating a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must be outside the space or spaces that the system protects and in a location that would be accessible if a fire occurred in any space that the system protects. Control valves must not be located in a protected space unless the CO<E T="22">2</E> cylinders are also in the protected space.</P> <P>(b) A CO<E T="22">2</E> system that protects more than one space must have a manifold with a stop valve, the normal position of which is closed, that directs the flow of CO<E T="22">2</E> to each protected space.</P> <P>(c) A CO<E T="22">2</E> system that protects only one space must have a stop valve installed between the cylinders and the discharge outlets in the system, except on a system that has a CO<E T="22">2</E> supply of 136 kilograms (300 pounds) or less.</P> <P>(d) At least one of the control stations in a CO<E T="22">2</E> system that protects a machinery space must be as near as practicable to one of the main escapes from that space.</P> <P>(e) All distribution valves and controls must be of an approved type.</P> <P>(f) Each CO<E T="22">2</E> system that has a stop valve must have a remote control that operates only the stop valve and must have a separate remote control for releasing the required amount of CO<E T="22">2</E> into the space protected by the system.</P> <P>(g) Each CO<E T="22">2</E> system that does not have a stop valve must be operated by a remote control that releases the required amount of CO<E T="22">2</E> into the space protected by the system.</P> <P>(h) Remote controls to each space must be in an enclosure.</P> <P>(i) Each system must have a manual control at its cylinders for releasing CO<E T="22">2</E> from the cylinders, except that if the system has pilot cylinders, a manual control is not required for other than pilot cylinders.</P> <P>(j) If gas pressure is used to release CO<E T="22">2</E> from a system having more than 2 cylinders, the system must have at least 2 pilot cylinders to release the CO<E T="22">2</E> from the remaining cylinders.</P> <P>(k) If the entrance to a space containing the CO<E T="22">2</E> supply or controls of a CO<E T="22">2</E> system has a lock, the space must have a key to the lock in a break-glass type box that is next to and visible from the entrance.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.445</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Alarm and means of escape.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each CO<E T="22">2</E> system that has a supply of more than 136 kilograms (300 <PRTPAGE P="136"/>pounds) of CO<E T="22">2</E>, except a system that protects a tank, must have an alarm that sounds for at least 20 seconds before the CO<E T="22">2</E> is released into the space.</P> <P>(b) Each audible alarm for a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must have the CO<E T="22">2</E> supply for the system as its source of power and must be in a visible location in the spaces protected.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.447</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each pipe, valve, and fitting in a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must have a bursting pressure of at least 420 kilograms per square centimeter (6,000 pounds per square inch).</P> <P>(b) All piping for a CO<E T="22">2</E> system of nominal size of 19.05 millimeters (<FR>3/4</FR> inch) inside diameter or less must be at least Schedule 40 (standard weight) and all piping of nominal size over 19.05 millimeters (<FR>3/4</FR> inch) inside diameter must be at least Schedule 80 (extra heavy).</P> <P>(c) Each pipe, valve, and fitting made of ferrous materials in a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must be protected inside and outside from corrosion.</P> <P>(d) Each CO<E T="22">2</E> system must have a pressure relief valve set to relieve between 168 and 196 kilograms per square centimeter (2,400 and 2,800 pounds per square inch) in the distribution manifold or other location that protects the piping when all branch line shut off valves are closed.</P> <P>(e) The end of each branch line in a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must extend at least 50 millimeters (2 inches) beyond the last discharge outlet and be closed with a cap or plug.</P> <P>(f) Piping, valves, and fittings in a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must be securely supported and protected from damage.</P> <P>(g) Each CO<E T="22">2</E> system must have drains and dirt traps located where dirt or moisture can accumulate in the system.</P> <P>(h) Discharge piping in a CO<E T="22">2</E> system may not be used for any other purpose except as part of a fire detection system.</P> <P>(i) Piping in a CO<E T="22">2</E> system that passes through accommodation spaces must not have drains or other openings within these spaces.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.449</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping tests.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each test prescribed in (b), (c), and (d) of this section must be performed upon completion of the piping installation.</P> <P>(b) When tested with CO<E T="22">2</E> or other inert gas under a pressure of 70 kilograms per square centimeter (1000 pounds per square inch), with no additional gas introduced into the system, the leakage in the piping from the cylinders to the stop valves in the manifold must not allow a pressure drop of more than 10.5 kilograms per square centimeter (150 pounds per square inch) per minute for a 2 minute period.</P> <P>(c) When tested with CO<E T="22">2</E> or other inert gas under a pressure of 42 kilograms per square centimeter (600 pounds per square inch), with no additional gas introduced into the system, the leakage in each branch line must not allow a pressure drop of more than 10.5 kilograms per square centimeter (150 pounds per square inch) per minute for a 2-minute period. The distribution piping must be capped within the protected space.</P> <P>(d) Small independent systems protecting emergency generator rooms, lamp lockers and similar small spaces need not meet the tests prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section if they are tested by blowing out the piping with air at a pressure of at least 7 kilograms per square centimeter (100 pounds per square inch).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.451</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>CO<E T="22">2</E> <E T="02">storage.</E> </SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each cylinder of a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must be outside each space protected by the system and in a location that would be accessible if a fire occurred in any space protected by the system.</P> <P>(b) A CO<E T="22">2</E> system that has a CO<E T="22">2</E> supply of 136 kilograms (300 pounds) or less may have one or more cylinders in the space protected by the system if the space has a heat detection system to activate the system automatically in addition to the remote and manual controls required by this subpart.</P> <P>(c) Each space that contains cylinders of a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must be ventilated and designed to prevent an ambient temperature of more than 54° C. (130° F.)<PRTPAGE P="137"/> </P> <P>(d) Each cylinder in a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must be securely fastened, supported, protected from damage, in an accessible location, and capable of removal from that location.</P> <P>(e) Each unit must have a means for weighing cylinders of a CO<E T="22">2</E> system.</P> <P>(f) A cylinder in a CO<E T="22">2</E> system may not be mounted in a position that is inclined more than 30° from a vertical position, except that a cylinder having flexible or bent siphon tubes may be mounted in a position that is inclined up to 80° from the vertical. The bottom of each cylinder when mounted must be at least 5 centimeters (2 inches) from the deck.</P> <P>(g) If a cylinder does not have a check valve on its independent cylinder discharge, it must have a plug or cap to close the outlet when the cylinder is moved.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 84-044, 53 FR 7749, Mar. 10, 1988]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.453</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Discharge outlets.</SUBJECT> <P>Each discharge outlet must be of an approved type.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.455</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Enclosure openings.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Mechanical ventilation for spaces protected by a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must be designed to shut down automatically when the system is activated.</P> <P>(b) Each space that is protected by a CO<E T="22">2</E> system and that has natural ventilation must have a means for closing that ventilation.</P> <P>(c) Each space protected by a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must have the following means for closing the openings to the space from outside the space:</P> <P>(1) Doors, shutters, or dampers for closing each opening in the lower portion of the space.</P> <P>(2) Doors, shutters, dampers or temporary means such as canvas or other material normally on board a unit may be used for closing each opening in the upper portion of the space.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.457</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pressure release.</SUBJECT> <P>Each air tight or vapor tight space, such as a paint locker, that is protected by a CO<E T="22">2</E> system must have a means for releasing pressure that accumulates within the space if CO<E T="22">2</E> is discharged into the space.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Halogenated Gas Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.458</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>Halogenated gas extinguishing systems may be installed if approved by the Commandant.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Foam Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.459</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Number and location of outlets.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A foam extinguishing system in a space must have enough outlets to spread a layer of foam of uniform thickness over the deck or bilge areas of the space.</P> <P>(b) A foam extinguishing system in a space that has a boiler on a flat that is open to or can drain into a lower portion of the space must have enough outlets to spread a layer of foam of uniform thickness over the—</P> <P>(1) Flat; and</P> <P>(2) Deck or bilge areas of the space.</P> <P>(c) A foam extinguishing system for a tank must have enough outlets to spread a layer of foam of uniform thickness over the surface of the liquid in the tank.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.461</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Coamings.</SUBJECT> <P>Each machinery flat in a space that has a foam extinguishing system must have coamings that are high enough to retain spilled oil and foam on the flat on all openings except deck drains.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.463</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Foam rate: Protein.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If the outlets of a protein foam extinguishing system are in a space, the foam rate at each outlet must be at least 6.52 liters per minute for each square meter (.16 gallons per minute for each square foot) of area covered by the systems.</P> <P>(b) If the outlets of a protein foam extinguishing system are in a tank, the foam rate at each outlet must be at least 4.07 liters per minute for each square meter (.1 gallon per minute for each square foot) of liquid surface in the tank.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.467</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Water supply.</SUBJECT> <P>The water supply of a foam extinguishing system must not be the water supply of the fire main system on the <PRTPAGE P="138"/>unit unless when both systems are operated simultaneously—</P> <P>(a) The water supply rate to the foam production equipment meets the requirements of this section; and</P> <P>(b) Water supply rate to the fire hydrants required by § 108.415 of this subpart allows compliance with the pressure requirement in that section.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.469</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quantity of foam producing materials.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each foam extinguishing system with outlets—</P> <P>(1) In a tank must have enough foam producing material to discharge foam for at least 5 minutes at each outlet; and</P> <P>(2) In a space must have enough foam producing material to discharge foam for at least 3 minutes at each outlet.</P> <P>(b) If a foam system has outlets in more than one tank or space, the system need have only enough foam producing material to cover the largest space that the system covers or, if the liquid surface of a tank covered by the system is larger, the tank with the largest liquid surface.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.471</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Water pump.</SUBJECT> <P>Each water pump in a foam extinguishing system must be outside each machinery space in which the system has outlets and must not receive power from any of those spaces.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.473</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Foam system components.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each foam agent, each tank for a foam agent, each discharge outlet, each control, and each valve for the operation of a foam extinguishing system must be approved by the Commandant.</P> <P>(b) Each foam agent tank and each control and valve for the operation of a foam extinguishing system with outlets in a space must be outside the space and must not be in a space that may become inaccessible if a fire occurs in the space.</P> <P>(c) Each control for a foam extinguishing system with outlets in a space must be near a main escape from the space.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.474</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Aqueous film forming foam systems.</SUBJECT> <P>Aqueous film forming foam systems may be installed if approved by the Commandant.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.475</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Piping.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each pipe, valve, and fitting in a foam extinguishing system must meet the applicable requirements in Subchapter F of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Each pipe, valve, and fitting made of ferrous material must be protected inside and outside from corrosion.</P> <P>(c) Each pipe, valve, and fitting must have support and protection from damage.</P> <P>(d) Each foam extinguishing system must have enough—</P> <P>(1) Dirt traps to prevent the accumulation of dirt in its pipes; and</P> <P>(2) Drains to remove liquid from the system.</P> <P>(e) Piping in a foam extinguishing system must be used only for discharging foam.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.477</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire hydrants.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If a fixed foam extinguishing system has outlets in a main machinery space, at least 2 fire hydrants, in addition to the fire hydrants required by § 108.423 of this subpart, must be installed outside the entrances to the space with each at a separate entrance.</P> <P>(b) Each hydrant must have enough hose to spray any part of the space.</P> <P>(c) Each hydrant must have a combination nozzle and applicator.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Fire Protection for Helicopter Facilities</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.486</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter decks.</SUBJECT> <P>At least two of the accesses to the helicopter landing deck must each have a fire hydrant on the unit's fire main system located next to them.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.487</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter deck fueling operations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each helicopter landing deck on which fueling operations are conducted must have a fire protection system that discharges protein foam or aqueous film forming foam.</P> <P>(b) a system that only discharges foam must—<PRTPAGE P="139"/> </P> <P>(1) Have enough foam agent to discharge foam continuously for at least 5 minutes at maximum discharge rate;</P> <P>(2) Have at least the amount of foam agent needed to cover an area equivalent to the swept rotor area of the largest helicopter for which the deck is designed with foam at—</P> <P>(i) If protein foam is used, 6.52 liters per minute for each square meter (.16 gallons per minute for each square foot) of area covered for five minutes;</P> <P>(ii) If aqueous film forming foam is used, 4.07 liters per minute for each square meter (.1 gallons per minute for each square foot) of area covered for five minutes; and</P> <P>(3) Be capable of discharging from each hose at 7 kilograms per square centimeter (100 pounds per square inch) pressure—</P> <P>(i) A single foam stream at a rate of at least 340 liters (90 gallons) per minute; and</P> <P>(ii) A foam spray at a rate of at least 190 liters (50 gallons) per minute.</P> <P>(c) Each system must have operating controls at each of its hose locations, be protected from icing and freezing, and be capable of operation within 10 seconds after activation of its controls.</P> <P>(d) Each system must have at least one hose at each of the two access routes required by § 108.235(f) of this part. Each hose must be reel mounted and long enough to cover any point on the helicopter deck. Each hose that discharges foam must have a nozzle that has foam stream, foam spray, and off positions.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.489</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter fueling facilities.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each helicopter fueling facility must have a fire protection system that discharges one of the following agents in the amounts prescribed for the agents over the area of the fuel containment systems around marine portable tanks, fuel transfer pumps and fuel hose reels:</P> <P>(1) Protein foam at the rate of 6.52 liters per minute for each square meter (.16 gallons per minute for each square foot) of area covered for five minutes.</P> <P>(2) Aqueous film forming foam at the rate of 4.07 liters per minute for each square meter (.1 gallon per minute for each square foot) of area covered for five minutes.</P> <P>(3) 22.5 kilograms (50 pounds) of dry chemical (B-V semi-portable) for each fueling facility of up to 27.87 square meters (300 square feet).</P> <P>(b) If the fire protection system required by § 108.487 of this subpart is arranged so that it covers both a helicopter fueling facility and a landing deck, the system must have the quantity of agents required by this section in addition to the quantity required by § 108.487.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Hand Portable and Semiportable Fire Extinguishing Systems</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.491</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>Each hand portable and semiportable fire extinguisher on a unit must be approved under Subpart 162.028 or 162.039 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.493</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit must have the hand portable and semiportable fire extinguishers prescribed in Table 108.495(a) of this subpart and installed in the locations prescribed in the table.</P> <P>(b) Each portable and semi-portable fire extinguisher must be visible and readily accessible.</P> <P>(c) The location, size, and number of each portable and semiportable fire extinguisher on a unit must be acceptable to the appropriate OCMI. The OCMI may require extinguishers in addition to those prescribed in Table 108.495(a) if he considers them necessary for fire protection on the unit.</P> <P>(d) Each hand portable and semiportable fire extinguisher that has a nameplate which states that it is to be protected from freezing, must be located where freezing temperatures do not occur.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.495</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Spare charges.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit must have enough spare charges for 50 percent of the hand portable fire extinguishers required under Table 108.495(a) of this subpart that are rechargeable by personnel on the unit.</P> <P>(b) If a unit has extinguishers that cannot be recharged by personnel on unit, it must also have at least one spare extinguisher for each classification and variety of those extinguishers.<PRTPAGE P="140"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s140,r50,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 108.495(a)—<E T="03">Hand Portable Fire Extinguishers and Semiportable Fire-Extinguishing Systems</E> </TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Space</CHED> <CHED H="1">Classification (see table 108.495(b))</CHED> <CHED H="1">Quantity and location</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="04">safety areas</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Wheelhouse and control room</ENT> <ENT>C-I</ENT> <ENT>2 in vicinity of exit.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Stairway and elevator enclosure</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Corridors</ENT> <ENT>A-II</ENT> <ENT>1 in each corridor not more than 150 ft (45 m) apart. (May be located in stairways.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lifeboat embarkation and lowering stations</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Radio room</ENT> <ENT>C-I</ENT> <ENT>2 in vicinity of exit. </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="04">accommodations</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Staterooms, toilet spaces, public spaces, offices, lockers, small storerooms, and pantries, open decks, and similar spaces</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="04">service spaces</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Galleys</ENT> <ENT>B-II or C-II</ENT> <ENT>1 for each 2,500 ft <SU>2</SU> (232 m <SU>2</SU> ) or fraction thereof suitable for hazards involved.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Paint and lamp rooms</ENT> <ENT>B-II</ENT> <ENT>1 outside each room in vicinity of exit.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Storerooms</ENT> <ENT>A-II</ENT> <ENT>1 for each 2,500 ft <SU>2</SU> (232 m <SU>2</SU> ) or fraction thereof located in vicinity of exits, either inside or outside the spaces.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Work shop and similar spaces</ENT> <ENT>C-II</ENT> <ENT>1 outside each space in vicinity of an exit.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="04">machinery spaces</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Oil-fired boilers: Spaces containing oil-fired boilers, either main or auxiliary, or their fuel oil units</ENT> <ENT>B-II<LI>B-V</LI> </ENT> <ENT>2 required in each space.<LI>1 required in each space.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Internal combustion or gas turbine propelling machinery spaces</ENT> <ENT>B-II</ENT> <ENT>1 for each 1,000 brake horsepower but not less than 2 nor more than 6 in each space.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="11"/> <ENT>B-III</ENT> <ENT>1 required in each space. See note 1.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="11">Motors or generators of electric propelling machinery that do not have an enclosed ventilating system.</ENT> <ENT>C-II</ENT> <ENT>1 for each motor or generator.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Motors and generators of electric propelling machinery that have enclosed ventilating systems</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required. </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="04">auxiliary spaces</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Internal combustion engines or gas turbine</ENT> <ENT>B-II</ENT> <ENT>Outside the space containing engines or turbines in vicinity of exit.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Electric emergency motors or generators</ENT> <ENT>C-II</ENT> <ENT>1 outside the space containing motors or generators in vicinity of exit.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Steam driven auxiliary machinery</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>None required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Trunks to machinery spaces</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Do.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fuel tanks</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Do. </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="21"> <E T="04">miscellaneous areas</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Helicopter landing decks</ENT> <ENT>B-V</ENT> <ENT>1 at each access route.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Helicopter fueling facilities</ENT> <ENT>B-IV</ENT> <ENT>1 at each fuel transfer facility. See note 2.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Drill floor</ENT> <ENT>C-II</ENT> <ENT>2 required.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cranes with internal combustion engines</ENT> <ENT>B-II</ENT> <ENT>1 required.</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>Notes: <E T="31">1. Not required where a fixed gas extinguishing system is installed.</E> </TNOTE> <TNOTE>2. Not required where a fixed foam system is installed in accordance with § 108.489 of this subpart.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s15,r65,r36,r36,r36,r36,r36" COLS="7" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 108.495(b)</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"/> <CHED H="1">Classification: Type and size</CHED> <CHED H="1">Water liters (gallons)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Foam liters (gallons)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Carbon dioxide kilograms (pounds)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Dry chemical kilograms (pounds)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Halon 1211 kilograms (pounds)</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>II</ENT> <ENT>9.5 (2<FR>1/2</FR>)</ENT> <ENT>9.5 (2<FR>1/2</FR>)</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>2.25 (5) <SU>3</SU> </ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>I</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>4.7 (1<FR>1/4</FR>)</ENT> <ENT>1.8 (4)</ENT> <ENT>0.9 (2)</ENT> <ENT>1.1 (2<FR>1/2</FR>)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>II</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>9.5 (2<FR>1/2</FR>)</ENT> <ENT>6.7 (15)</ENT> <ENT>4.5 (10)</ENT> <ENT>4.5 (10) <SU>5</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>III</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>45.5 (12)</ENT> <ENT>15.8 (35)</ENT> <ENT>9.0 (20)</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>IV</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>7.6 (20)</ENT> <ENT>22.5 (50)</ENT> <ENT>13.5 (30)</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>V</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>152 (40)</ENT> <ENT>45 (100) <SU>4</SU> </ENT> <ENT>22.5 (50) <SU>4</SU> </ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>I</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1.8 (4)</ENT> <ENT>0.9 (2)</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>II</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>6.7 (15)</ENT> <ENT>4.5 (10)</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>III</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>15.8 (35)</ENT> <ENT>9.0 (20)</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="141"/> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>IV</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>22.5 (50)</ENT> <ENT>13.5 (30)</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="04">Note:</E> <E T="31">1. Fire extinguishers are designed by type as follows: (a) “A” for fires in combustible materials such as wood. (b) “B” for fires in flammable liquids and greases. (c) “C” for fires in electrical equipment.</E> </TNOTE> <TNOTE>2. Fire extinguishers are designated by size where size “I” is the smallest and size “V” is the largest. Sizes “I” and “II” are hand-portable extinguishers and sizes “III”, “IV”, and “V” are semiportable extinguishers.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>3. Must be specifically approved as a type A, B, or C extinguisher.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>4. For outside use, double the quantity of agent that must be carried.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>5. For outside use only.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.496</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Semiportable fire extinguishers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The frame or support of each size III, IV, and V fire extinguisher required by Table 108.495(a), except a wheeled size V extinguisher provided for a helicopter landing deck, must be welded or otherwise permanently attached to a bulkhead or deck.</P> <P>(b) If the following semiportable fire extinguishers have wheels, they must be securely stowed when not in use to prevent them from rolling out of control under heavy sea conditions:</P> <P>(1) Each size V extinguisher required for a helicopter landing deck.</P> <P>(2) Each size III, IV, and V extinguisher that is not required by Table 108.495(a).</P> <CITA>[CGD 77-039, 44 FR 34133, June 14, 1979]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Miscellaneous Firefighting Equipment</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.497</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fireman's outfits.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must have at least 2 fireman's outfits. Each fireman's outfit on a unit must consist of—</P> <P>(a) A pressure-demand, open-circuit, self-contained breathing apparatus, approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and having at a minimum a 30-minute air supply, a full facepiece, and a spare charge; but a self-contained compressed-air breathing apparatus previously approved by MSHA and NIOSH under part 160, subpart 160.011, of this chapter may continue in use as required equipment if it was part of the vessel's equipment on November 23, 1992, and as long as it is maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection;</P> <P>(b) A Type II or Type III flashlight constructed and marked in accordance with ASTM F1014-1986.</P> <P>(c) An oxygen and explosive meter with the Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc. label or the Factory Mutual label;</P> <P>(d) A lifeline that—</P> <P>(1) Is attached to a belt or a suitable harness;</P> <P>(2) Is made of bronze wire rope, inherently corrosion resistant steel wire rope, or galvanized or tinned steel wire rope;</P> <P>(3) Is made up of enough 15.2 meters (50 foot) or greater lengths of wire rope to permit use of the outfit in any location on the unit;</P> <P>(4) Has each end fitted with a hook with a 16 millimeters (<FR>5/8</FR> inch) throat opening for the keeper; and</P> <P>(5) Has a minimum breaking strength of 680 kilograms (1,500 pounds).</P> <P>(e) Boots and gloves that are made of rubber or other electrically non-conductive material;</P> <P>(f) A helmet that meets the requirements in ANSI standard Z-89.1-1969; and</P> <P>(g) Clothing that protects the skin from scalding steam and the heat of fire and that has a water resistant outer surface.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 82-042, 53 FR 17705, May 18, 1988; CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48326, Oct. 23, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.499</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire axes.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must have at least two fire axes.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—Lifesaving Equipment</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="142"/> <SECTNO>§ 108.500</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit, other than a drillship, must meet the requirements in this subpart.</P> <P>(b) Each drillship must meet the lifesaving system requirements in subchapter W of this chapter for a tank vessel certificated to carry cargoes that have a flash point less than 60° C as determined under ASTM D-93-94.</P> <P>(c) The OCMI may require a unit to carry specialized or additional lifesaving equipment other than as required by this part, if the OCMI determines the conditions of the unit's service present uniquely hazardous circumstances which are not adequately addressed by existing requirements.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.500 was amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.500</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit, other than a surface type unit, must meet the requirements in this subpart.</P> <P>(b) Each surface type unit must meet the lifesaving system requirements in subchapter W of this chapter, for a tank vessel certificated to carry cargoes that have a flash less than 60 °C, as determined under ASTM D93-94.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.503</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relationship to international standards.</SUBJECT> <P>For the purposes of this part, any unit carrying a valid IMO MODU Safety Certificate, including a listing of lifesaving equipment as required by the 1989 IMO MODU Code, is considered to have met the requirements of this subpart if, in addition to the requirements of the 1989 IMO MODU Code, it meets the following requirements:</P> <P>(a) Each new lifeboat and launching appliance may be of aluminum construction only if its stowage location is protected with a water spray system in accordance with § 108.550(d) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Each lifejacket, immersion suit, and emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) must be marked with the unit's name in accordance with §§ 108.649 and 108.650.</P> <P>(c) Inflatable lifejackets, if carried, must be of the same or similar design as required by § 108.580(b).</P> <P>(d) Containers for lifejackets, immersions suits, and anti-exposure suits must be marked as specified in § 108.649(g).</P> <P>(e) Each liferaft must be arranged to permit it to drop into the water from the deck on which it is stowed as required in § 108.530(c)(3).</P> <P>(f) Survival craft must be arranged to allow safe disembarkation onto the unit after a drill in accordance with § 108.540(f).</P> <P>(g) The requirements for guarding of falls in §§ 108.553 (d) and (f) must be met.</P> <P>(h) The winch drum requirements described in § 108.553(e) must be met for all survival craft winches, not just multiple drum winches.</P> <P>(i) The maximum lowering speed requirements from §§ 108.553 (h) and (i) must be met.</P> <P>(j) An auxiliary line must be kept with each line-throwing appliance in accordance with § 108.597(c)(2).</P> <P>(k) Immersion suits are required on all units, except those operating between the 32 degrees north and 32 degrees south latitude in accordance with § 108.580(c).</P> <P>(l) All abandonment drills conducted on units carrying immersion suits must include immersion suits.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.510</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Application.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) For the purposes of this subpart—</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Similar stage of construction</E> means the stage at which—</P> <P>(i) Construction identifiable with a specific unit begins; and</P> <P>(ii) Assembly of that unit comprising at least 50 metric tons (55.1 U.S. tons) or 1 percent of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less, has been achieved.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Unit constructed</E> means a unit, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction.</P> <P>(b) Subject to § 108.515, each unit constructed before October 1, 1996, must meet the requirements of this subpart, <PRTPAGE P="143"/>except for the number, type, and arrangement of lifeboats (including survival capsules), lifeboat davits, winches, inflatable liferafts, liferaft launching equipment, and rescue boats.</P> <P>(c)(1) If a District Commander determines that the overall safety of the persons on board a unit will not be significantly reduced, the District Commander may grant an exemption from compliance with a provision of this part to a specific unit for a specified geographic area within the boundaries of the Coast Guard District. This exemption may be limited to certain periods of the year.</P> <P>(2) Requests for exemption under this paragraph must be in writing to the OCMI for transmission to the District Commander in the area in which the unit is in service or will be in service.</P> <P>(3) If the exemption is granted by the District Commander, the OCMI will endorse the unit's Certificate of Inspection with a statement describing the exemption.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.515</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements for units built before October 1, 1996.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Units which were constructed prior to October 1, 1996, must—</P> <P>(1) By October 1, 1997, have either—</P> <P>(i) Lifeboats and liferafts that meet § 108.525; or</P> <P>(ii) Totally enclosed fire-protected lifeboats of sufficient capacity to accommodate 100 percent of the persons permitted on board, plus additional totally enclosed lifeboats or davit-launched liferafts of sufficient capacity to accommodate 100 percent of the persons permitted on board the unit. The following exceptions apply:</P> <P>(A) An open lifeboat may be used instead of davit-launched liferafts as long as it is in good working order. An open lifeboat requiring extensive repairs must be replaced with either a totally enclosed fire-protected lifeboat, or davit-launched liferafts.</P> <P>(B) A submersible unit constructed before January 3, 1979, may continue to use the lifesaving arrangements described on the units Certificate of Inspection in effect on October 1, 1996.</P> <P>(2) By October 1, 1997, fit retro-reflective material on all floating appliances, lifejackets, and immersion suits.</P> <P>(3) Except for the requirements in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section, units may retain the arrangement of lifesaving appliances previously required and approved for the unit, as long as the arrangement or appliance is maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the OCMI.</P> <P>(b) When any lifesaving appliance or arrangement on a unit subject to this part is replaced, or when the unit undergoes repairs, alterations or modifications of a major character involving replacement of, or any addition to, the existing lifesaving appliances or arrangements, each new lifesaving appliance and arrangement must meet the requirements of this part, unless the OCMI determines that the unit cannot accommodate the new appliance or arrangement, except that—</P> <P>(1) A survival craft is not required to meet the requirements of this part if it is replaced without replacing its davit and winch; and</P> <P>(2) A davit and its winch are not required to meet the requirements of this part if one or both are replaced without replacing the survival craft.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.520</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Type of survival craft.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each lifeboat must be a fire-protected lifeboat approved under approval series 160.135. A lifeboat of aluminum construction in the hull or canopy must be protected in its stowage position by a water spray system meeting the requirements of part 34, subpart 34.25 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Each inflatable liferaft must be approved under approval series 160.151. Each rigid liferaft must be approved under approval series 160.118. Each liferaft must have a capacity of six persons or more.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.525</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft number and arrangement.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit must carry the following:</P> <P>(1) Lifeboats installed in at least two widely separated locations on different sides or ends of the unit. The arrangement of the lifeboats must provide sufficient capacity to accommodate the total number of persons permitted on board if—</P> <P>(i) All the lifeboats in any one location are lost or rendered unusable; or<PRTPAGE P="144"/> </P> <P>(ii) All the lifeboats on any one side or end of the unit are lost or rendered unusable.</P> <P>(2) Liferafts arranged for float-free launching and having an aggregate capacity that will accommodate the total number of persons permitted on board.</P> <P>(b) In the case of a self-elevating unit where, due to its size or configuration, lifeboats can not be located in the widely separated locations required under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the OCMI may accept the following number and arrangement of survival craft:</P> <P>(1) Lifeboats with an aggregate capacity to accommodate the total number of persons permitted on board.</P> <P>(2) Liferafts served by launching appliances or marine evacuation systems of an aggregate capacity to accommodate the total number of persons permitted on board. These liferafts may be the float-free liferafts under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, or liferafts in addition to the float-free liferafts.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.530</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage of survival craft.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Each survival craft required to be served by a launching appliance or marine evacuation system must be stowed as follows:</P> <P>(1) Each survival craft must be stowed as close to the accommodation and service spaces as possible.</P> <P>(2) Each survival craft must be stowed in a way that neither the survival craft nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the embarkation and operation of any other survival craft or rescue boat at any other launching station.</P> <P>(3) Each survival craft must be stowed as near the water surface as is safe and practicable.</P> <P>(4) Each survival craft must be stowed where the survival craft, in the embarkation position, is above the waterline with the unit—</P> <P>(i) In the fully loaded condition; and</P> <P>(ii) Listed up to 20 degrees either way, or to the angle where the unit's weatherdeck edge becomes submerged, whichever is less.</P> <P>(5) Each survival craft must be sufficiently ready for use so that two crew members can complete preparations for embarkation and launching in less than 5 minutes.</P> <P>(6) Each survival craft must be fully equipped as required under this subpart.</P> <P>(7) Each survival craft must be in a secure and sheltered position and protected from damage by fire and explosion, as far as practicable.</P> <P>(8) Each survival craft must not require lifting from its stowed position in order to launch, except that a davit-launched liferaft may be lifted by a manually powered winch from its stowed position to its embarkation position.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Additional lifeboat-specific stowage requirements.</E> In addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, each lifeboat must be stowed as follows:</P> <P>(1) The unit must be arranged so each lifeboat, in its stowed position, is protected from damage by heavy seas.</P> <P>(2) Each lifeboat must be stowed attached to its launching appliance.</P> <P>(3) Each lifeboat must be provided a means for recharging the lifeboat batteries from the unit's power supply at a supply voltage not exceeding 50 volts.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Additional liferaft-specific stowage requirements.</E> In addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, each liferaft must be stowed as follows:</P> <P>(1) Each liferaft must be stowed to permit manual release from its securing arrangements.</P> <P>(2) Each liferaft must be stowed at a height above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition, not greater than the maximum stowage height indicated on the liferaft. Each liferaft without an indicated maximum stowage height must be stowed not more than 18 meters (59 feet) above the waterline in the unit's lightest seagoing condition.</P> <P>(3) Each liferaft must be arranged to permit it to drop into the water from the deck on which it is stowed. A liferaft stowage arrangement meets this requirement if it—</P> <P>(i) Is outboard of the rail or bulwark;</P> <P>(ii) Is on stanchions or on a platform adjacent to the rail or bulwark; or</P> <P>(iii) Has a gate or other suitable opening to allow the liferaft to be pushed directly overboard.</P> <P>(4) Each davit-launched liferaft must be stowed within reach of its lifting <PRTPAGE P="145"/>hook, unless some means of transfer is provided that is not rendered inoperable—</P> <P>(i) Within the list limits specified in paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of this section;</P> <P>(ii) By unit motion; or</P> <P>(iii) By power failure.</P> <P>(5) Each rigid container for an inflatable liferaft to be launched by a launching appliance must be secured in a way that the container or parts of it are prevented from falling into the water during and after inflation and launching of the contained liferaft.</P> <P>(6) Each liferaft must have a painter system providing a connection between the unit and the liferaft.</P> <P>(7) Each liferaft or group of liferafts must be arranged for float-free launching. The arrangement must ensure that the liferaft or liferafts when released and inflated, are not dragged under by the sinking unit. A hydrostatic release unit used in a float-free arrangement must be approved under approval series 160.162.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.540</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each muster station must have sufficient space to accommodate all persons assigned to muster at that station. One or more muster stations must be close to each embarkation station.</P> <P>(b) Each muster station and embarkation station must be readily accessible from accommodation and work areas.</P> <P>(c) Each lifeboat must be arranged to be boarded and launched directly from the stowed position.</P> <P>(d) Each lifeboat must be arranged to be boarded by its full complement of persons within 3 minutes from the time the instruction to board is given.</P> <P>(e) Each davit-launched and free-fall survival craft muster station and embarkation station for a survival craft which is boarded before it is launched must be arranged to enable stretcher cases to be placed in the survival craft.</P> <P>(f) Means must be provided for bringing each davit-launched survival craft against the side of the unit and holding it alongside to allow persons to be—</P> <P>(1) Safely embarked in the case of a survival craft intended to be boarded over the edge of the deck; and</P> <P>(2) Safely disembarked after a drill in the case of a survival craft not intended to be moved to the stowed position with a full complement of persons on board.</P> <P>(g) Each davit-launched liferaft launching arrangement must have a means to hold the liferaft in the embarkation position that—</P> <P>(1) Will hold the liferaft securely in high winds;</P> <P>(2) Can be rapidly engaged in the proper position for boarding; and</P> <P>(3) Can be rapidly released for launching by one person from within the loaded liferaft.</P> <P>(h) Each launching station or each two adjacent launching stations must have an embarkation ladder as follows:</P> <P>(1) Each embarkation ladder must be approved under approval series 160.117 or be a rope ladder approved under approval series 160.017, and must be installed in a way that—</P> <P>(i) Each embarkation ladder must extend in a single length, from the deck to the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition with the unit listed not less than up to 15 degrees either way; or</P> <P>(ii) Each embarkation ladder may be replaced by a device approved to provide safe and rapid access to survival craft in the water, if the OCMI permits the device, provided that there is at least one embarkation ladder on each side of the unit.</P> <P>(2) An embarkation ladder is not required if—</P> <P>(i) The distance from the embarkation deck to the unit's lightest operating waterline is less than 3 meters (10 feet); and</P> <P>(ii) The unit is not in international service.</P> <P>(3) If the embarkation ladders cannot be supported against a vertical flat surface, the unit must instead be provided with at least two widely-separated fixed metal ladders or stairways extending from the deck to the surface of the water and meet the following:</P> <P>(i) Each inclined fixed ladder must meet the requirements under § 108.159.</P> <P>(ii) Each vertical fixed ladder must meet the requirements under § 108.160 for fixed ladders, except that the vertical bars in cages must be open at least 500 millimeters (20 inches) on one side <PRTPAGE P="146"/>throughout the length of the ladder, and cages are not required in the area subject to wave action or on ladders inside the legs of a self-elevating unit.</P> <P>(iii) If a fixed ladder cannot be installed, the OCMI may accept an alternate means of embarkation with sufficient capacity for all persons permitted on board to safely descend to the waterline.</P> <P>(4) Alternate means of embarkation under paragraphs (h)(1)(ii) and (h)(3) of this section, such as portable slides, safety booms, moveable ladders, elevators, and controlled descent devices, must be acceptable to the OCMI. An alternate means of embarkation must have sufficient capacity to permit persons to safely descend to the waterline at a rate comparable to the device which the alternate means of embarkation replaces.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.540 was amended by revising paragraphs (h)(3) and (h)(4), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.540</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(h) * * *</P> <P>(3) If the embarkation ladders can not be supported against a vertical flat surface, the unit must instead be provided with at least two widely separated fixed metal ladders or stairways extending from the deck to the surface of the water and meet the following:</P> <P>(i) Each inclined fixed ladder must meet the requirements under § 108.159.</P> <P>(ii) Each vertical fixed ladder must meet the requirements under § 108.160 for fixed ladders, except that the vertical bars in cages must be open at least 500 millimeters (20 inches) on one side throughout the length of the ladder.</P> <P>(iii) If a fixed ladder can not be installed, the OCMI may approve an alternate means of escape with sufficient capacity to permit all persons permitted on board to safely descend to the waterline.</P> <P>(4) Alternate means of escape under paragraphs (h)(1)(ii) and (h)(3) of this section, such as portable slides, safety booms, moveable ladders, elevators, and controlled descent devices must be approved. An alternate means of escape must have sufficient capacity to permit all persons permitted on board to safely descend to the waterline within 10 minutes from the time the signal to start is given.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.545</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marine evacuation system launching arrangements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Arrangements.</E> Each marine evacuation system must have the following arrangements:</P> <P>(1) Each marine evacuation system must be capable of being deployed by one person.</P> <P>(2) Each marine evacuation system must enable the total number of persons for which it is designed, to be transferred from the unit into the inflated liferafts within a period of 10 minutes from the time the signal to abandon the unit is given.</P> <P>(3) Each marine evacuation system must be arranged so that liferafts may be securely attached to the platform and released from the platform by a person either in the liferaft or on the platform.</P> <P>(4) Each marine evacuation system must be capable of being deployed from the unit under unfavorable conditions of list of up to 20 degrees.</P> <P>(5) If the marine evacuation system has an inclined slide, the angle of the slide from horizontal must be within a range of 30 to 35 degrees when the unit is upright and in the lightest seagoing condition.</P> <P>(6) Each marine evacuation system platform must be capable of being restrained by a bowsing line or other positioning system that is designed to deploy automatically, and if necessary, be capable of being adjusted to the position required for evacuation.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Stowage.</E> Each marine evacuation system must be stowed as follows:</P> <P>(1) There must not be any openings between the marine evacuation system's embarkation station and the unit's side at the unit's waterline in the lightest seagoing condition.</P> <P>(2) The marine evacuation system must be protected from any projections of the unit's structure or equipment.</P> <P>(3) The marine evacuation system's passage and platform, when deployed, its stowage container, and its operational arrangement must not interfere with the operation of any other lifesaving appliance at any other launching station.<PRTPAGE P="147"/> </P> <P>(4) Where appropriate, the marine evacuation system's stowage area must be protected from damage by heavy seas.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Stowage of associated liferafts.</E> Inflatable liferafts used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be stowed as follows:</P> <P>(1) Each inflatable liferaft used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be close to the system container, but capable of dropping clear of the deployed chute and boarding platform.</P> <P>(2) Each inflatable liferaft used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be capable of individual release from its stowage rack.</P> <P>(3) Each inflatable liferaft used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be stowed in accordance with § 108.530.</P> <P>(4) Each inflatable liferaft used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be provided with pre-connected or easily connected retrieving lines to the platform.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.550</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements: General.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each launching appliance for a lifeboat must be a davit approved under approval series 160.132, with a winch approved under approval series 160.115. Each launching appliance for a davit-launched liferaft must be approved under approval series 160.163, with an automatic disengaging apparatus approved under approval series 160.170.</P> <P>(b) All lifeboats required for abandonment by the total number of persons permitted on board must be capable of being launched with their full complement of persons and equipment within 10 minutes from the time the signal to abandon the unit is given.</P> <P>(c) Each survival craft must be arranged to clear each leg, column, footing, brace, mat, and each similar structure below the hull of a self-elevating unit and clear the upper hull, the columns, and the pontoons of a column stabilized unit, with the unit in an intact condition.</P> <P>(1) The survival craft must be arranged to be launched down the straight side of the unit or be mounted on a structure intended to provide clearance from lower structures of the unit.</P> <P>(2) The OCMI may allow a reduction in the total number of survival craft meeting this requirement when the unit is in the transit mode and the number of personnel on board is reduced. In such cases, sufficient survival craft must be available for use by the total number of personnel remaining on board.</P> <P>(d) Each lifeboat of aluminum construction in the hull or canopy, and each aluminum launching appliance must be protected in its stowage position by a water spray system meeting the requirements of part 34, subpart 34.25 of this chapter.</P> <P>(e) With the exception of the secondary means of launching for free-fall lifeboats, each launching appliance together with all its lowering and recovery gear must be arranged in a way that the fully equipped survival craft it serves can be safely lowered when loaded with its full complement of persons, and also without persons, against—</P> <P>(1) A list of up to 20 degrees on the high side; and</P> <P>(2) A list of up to 20 degrees or the degree of list where the survival craft becomes waterborne, whichever, is the greater, on the low side.</P> <P>(f) When the unit is under any unfavorable condition such as maximum airgap, lightest transit or operational condition, or any damaged condition under part 174, subpart C of this chapter,—</P> <P>(1) Notwithstanding the requirements under § 108.550(e), survival craft launching appliances and marine evacuation systems must be capable of operation;</P> <P>(2) Falls, where used, must be long enough for survival craft to reach the water; and</P> <P>(3) Lifeboats with an aggregate capacity that will accommodate the total number of persons permitted on board must be capable of being launched safely, and clear of any obstruction. The location and orientation of each lifeboat must be such that the lifeboat is either headed away from the unit upon launching, or can be turned to a heading away from the unit immediately upon launching.<PRTPAGE P="148"/> </P> <P>(g) A launching appliance must not depend on any means other than gravity or stored mechanical power independent of the unit's power supplies to launch the survival craft it serves, in the fully loaded and equipped conditions, and also in the light condition.</P> <P>(h) Each launching appliance's structural attachment to the vessel must be designed, based on the ultimate strength of the construction material, to be at least 4.5 times the load imparted on the attachment by the launching appliance and its fully loaded survival craft under the most adverse combination of list and trim under paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(i) Each launching appliance must be arranged so that—</P> <P>(1) All parts requiring regular maintenance by the crew are readily accessible and easily maintained;</P> <P>(2) The launching appliance remains effective under conditions of icing;</P> <P>(3) The same type of release mechanism is used for each similar survival craft carried on board the unit; and</P> <P>(4) The preparation and handling of survival craft at any one launching station does not interfere with the prompt preparation and handling of any other survival craft at any other station.</P> <P>(j) Each launching mechanism must be arranged so it may be actuated by one person from a position on the unit's deck, and also from a position within the survival craft. Each launching and recovery arrangement must allow the operator on the deck to observe the survival craft at all times during launching.</P> <P>(k) Means must be provided outside the machinery space to prevent any discharge of water onto survival craft during abandonment.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.553</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements using falls and a winch.</SUBJECT> <P>Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements, in addition to meeting the requirements in § 108.550, must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(a) Each fall wire must be of rotation-resistant and corrosion-resistant steel wire rope.</P> <P>(b) The breaking strength of each fall wire and each attachment used on the fall must be at least six times the load imparted on the fall by the fully-loaded survival craft.</P> <P>(c) Each fall must be long enough for the survival craft to reach the water with the unit in its lightest seagoing condition, under unfavorable conditions of trim and with the unit listed not less than 20 degrees either way.</P> <P>(d) Each unguarded fall must not pass near any operating position of the winch, such as hand cranks, payout wheels, and brake levers.</P> <P>(e) Each winch drum must be arranged so the fall wire winds onto the drum in a level wrap, and a multiple drum winch must be arranged so that the falls wind off at the same rate when lowering, and onto the drums at the same rate when hoisting.</P> <P>(f) Each fall, where exposed to damage or fouling, must have guards or equivalent protection. Each fall that leads along a deck must be covered with a guard that is not more than 300 millimeters (1 foot) above the deck.</P> <P>(g) The lowering speed for a fully loaded survival craft must be not less than that obtained from the following formula:</P> <P>(1) S=0.4+(0.02 H), where S is the speed of lowering in meters per second, and H is the height in meters from the davit head to the waterline at the lightest seagoing condition, with H not greater than 30, regardless of the lowering height.</P> <P>(2) S=79+(1.2 H), where S is the speed of lowering in feet per minute, and H is the height in feet, with H not greater than 99.</P> <P>(h) The lowering speed for a survival craft loaded with all of its equipment must be not less than 70 percent of the speed required under paragraph (g) of this section.</P> <P>(i) The lowering speed for a fully loaded survival craft must be not more than 1.3 meters per second (256 feet per minute).</P> <P>(j) If a survival craft is recovered by electric power, the electrical installation, including the electric power-operated boat winch, must meet the requirements in subchapter J of this chapter. If a survival craft is recovered by any means of power, including a portable power source, safety devices must be provided which automatically <PRTPAGE P="149"/>cut off the power before the davit arms or falls reach the stops in order to avoid overstressing the falls or davits, unless the motor is designed to prevent such overstressing.</P> <P>(k) Each launching appliance must be fitted with brakes that meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) The brakes must be capable of stopping the descent of the survival craft or rescue boat and holding it securely when loaded with it full complement of persons and equipment.</P> <P>(2) The brake pads must, where necessary, be protected from water and oil.</P> <P>(3) Manual brakes must be arranged so that the brake is always applied unless the operator, or a mechanism activated by the operator, holds the brake control in the off position.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.555</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements.</SUBJECT> <P>Lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements, in addition to meeting the requirements in §§ 108.550 and 108.553, must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(a) Each lifeboat must be capable of being launched with the unit making headway of 5 knots in calm water, or with the unit anchored or bearing on the bottom in a current of up to 5 knots. A painter may be used to meet this requirement.</P> <P>(b) Each lifeboat must be provided with a launching appliance. The launching appliance must be capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat with its crew.</P> <P>(c) Each launching appliance arrangement must allow the operator on the unit to observe the lifeboat at all times during recovery.</P> <P>(d) Each launching appliance arrangement must be designed to ensure persons can safely disembark from the survival craft prior its stowage.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996; 61 FR 40281, Aug. 1, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.557</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Free-fall lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The launching appliance for a free-fall lifeboat must be designed and installed so that the launching appliance and the lifeboat it serves operate as a system to protect the occupants from harmful acceleration forces and to effectively clear the unit.</P> <P>(b) The launching appliance must be designed and arranged so that in its ready to launch position, the distance from the lowest point on the lifeboat it serves to the water surface with the unit in its lightest seagoing condition does not exceed the lifeboat's certificated free-fall height.</P> <P>(c) The launching appliance must be arranged so as to preclude accidental release of the lifeboat in its unattended stowed position. If the means provided to secure the lifeboat cannot be released from inside the lifeboat, the means to secure the lifeboat must be arranged as to preclude boarding the lifeboat without first releasing it.</P> <P>(d) Each free-fall launching arrangement must be provided with a secondary means to launch the lifeboat by falls. Such means must comply with the requirements of §§ 108.550, 108.553, and 108.555. Notwithstanding § 108.550(e), the launching appliance must be capable of launching the lifeboat against unfavorable conditions of list of 5 degrees in any direction and it need not comply with the speed requirements of §§ 108.553 (g), (h), and (i).</P> <P>If the secondary launching appliance is not dependent on gravity, stored mechanical power or other manual means, the launching arrangement must be connected both to the unit's main and emergency power supplies.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.560</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rescue boats.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must carry at least one rescue boat. Each rescue boat must be approved under approval series 160.156. A lifeboat is accepted as a rescue boat if it also meets the requirements for a rescue boat.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.565</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage of rescue boats.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Rescue boats must be stowed as follows:</P> <P>(1) Each rescue boat must be ready for launching in not more than 5 minutes.</P> <P>(2) Each rescue boat must be in a position suitable for launching and recovery.</P> <P>(3) Each rescue boat must be stowed in a way that neither the rescue boat nor its stowage arrangements will <PRTPAGE P="150"/>interfere with the operation of any survival craft at any other launching station.</P> <P>(4) Each rescue boat that is also a lifeboat, must be in compliance with § 108.530.</P> <P>(b) Each rescue boat must be provided a means for recharging the rescue boat batteries from the unit's power supply at a supply voltage not exceeding 50 volts.</P> <P>(c) Each inflated rescue boat must be kept fully inflated at all times.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.565 was amended by revising paragraph (a)(3), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.565</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage of rescue boats.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) * * *</P> <P>(3) Each rescue boat must be in a way that neither the rescue boat nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the operation of any survival craft at any other launching station.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.570</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each rescue boat must be capable of being launched with the unit making headway of 5 knots in calm water, or with the unit anchored or bearing on the bottom in a current of up to 5 knots. A painter may be used to meet this requirement.</P> <P>(b) Each rescue boat embarkation and launching arrangement must permit the rescue boat to be boarded and launched in the shortest possible time.</P> <P>(c) If the rescue boat is one of the unit's survival craft, the rescue boat must also be as follows:</P> <P>(1) The rescue boat must meet the embarkation arrangement and launching station requirements of § 108.540.</P> <P>(2) The rescue boat must meet the launching arrangement requirements of §§ 108.550 and 108.557, and if the launching arrangement uses falls and a winch, § 108.553.</P> <P>(3) If the launching arrangement uses a single fall, the rescue boat must have an automatic disengaging apparatus approved under approval series 160.170, instead of a lifeboat release mechanism.</P> <P>(d) Rapid recovery of the rescue boat must be possible when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment. If the rescue boat is also a lifeboat, rapid recovery must be possible when loaded with its lifeboat equipment and an approved rescue boat complement of at least six persons.</P> <P>(e) Each rescue boat launching appliance must be fitted with a powered winch motor.</P> <P>(f) Each rescue boat launching appliance must be capable of hoisting the rescue boat when loaded with its full rescue boat complement of persons and equipment at a rate of not less than 0.3 meters per second (59 feet per minute).</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.570 was amended in paragraph (c)(1) by removing “§ 108.510” and adding, in its place, “§ 108.540’, effective Nov. 2, 1998.</P> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.575</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft and rescue boat equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All lifeboat and rescue boat equipment must be as follows:</P> <P>(1) The equipment must be secured within the boat by lashings, storage in lockers, or compartments, storage in brackets or similar mounting arrangements or other suitable means.</P> <P>(2) The equipment must be secured in such a manner as not to interfere with any abandonment procedures or reduce seating capacity.</P> <P>(3) The equipment must be as small and of as little mass as possible.</P> <P>(4) The equipment must be packed in a suitable and compact form.</P> <P>(5) The equipment should be stowed so the items do not—</P> <P>(i) Reduce the seating capacity;</P> <P>(ii) Adversely affect the seaworthiness of the survival craft or rescue boat; or</P> <P>(iii) Overload the launching appliance.</P> <P>(b) Each lifeboat, rigid liferaft, and rescue boat, unless otherwise stated in this paragraph, must carry the equipment specified for it in table § 108.575(b) of this section. A lifeboat that is also a rescue boat must carry the equipment <PRTPAGE P="151"/>in the table column marked for a lifeboat. Each item in the table has the same description as in § 199.175 of this chapter.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="5,r100,7,10,7,7,10,7" COLS="8" OPTS="L2,i1"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 108.575(b)—<E T="04">Survival Craft Equipment</E> </TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Item No.</CHED> <CHED H="1">Item</CHED> <CHED H="1">International service</CHED> <CHED H="2">Lifeboat</CHED> <CHED H="2">Rigid liferaft</CHED> <CHED H="2">Rescue boat</CHED> <CHED H="1">Other than international service</CHED> <CHED H="2">Lifeboat</CHED> <CHED H="2">Rigid liferaft</CHED> <CHED H="2">Rescue boat</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>Bailer <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>Bilge pump <SU>2</SU> </ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3</ENT> <ENT>Boathook</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4</ENT> <ENT>Bucket <SU>3</SU> </ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">5</ENT> <ENT>Can opener</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">6</ENT> <ENT>Compass</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">7</ENT> <ENT>Dipper</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">8</ENT> <ENT>Drinking cup</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">9</ENT> <ENT>Fire extinguisher</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">10</ENT> <ENT>First-aid kit</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">11</ENT> <ENT>Fishing kit</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">12</ENT> <ENT>Flashlight</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">13</ENT> <ENT>Hatchet</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">14</ENT> <ENT>Heaving line</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">15</ENT> <ENT>Instruction card</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">16</ENT> <ENT>Jackknife</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">17</ENT> <ENT>Knife <SU>1</SU> <SU>4</SU> </ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">18</ENT> <ENT>Ladder</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">19</ENT> <ENT>Mirror, signaling</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">20</ENT> <ENT>Oars (units) <SU>5</SU> <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"/> <ENT>Paddles</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">21</ENT> <ENT>Painter</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">22</ENT> <ENT>Provisions (units per person)</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">23</ENT> <ENT>Pump <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">24</ENT> <ENT>Radar reflector</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">25</ENT> <ENT>Rainwater collection device</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">26</ENT> <ENT>Repair kit <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">27</ENT> <ENT>Sea anchor</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">28</ENT> <ENT>Searchlight</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">29</ENT> <ENT>Seasickness kit (kits/person)</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">30</ENT> <ENT>Signal, smoke</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">31</ENT> <ENT>Signal, hand flare</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">32</ENT> <ENT>Signal, parachute flare</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">33</ENT> <ENT>Skates and fenders <SU>8</SU> </ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">34</ENT> <ENT>Sponge <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">35</ENT> <ENT>Survival instructions</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">36</ENT> <ENT>Table of lifesaving signals</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">37</ENT> <ENT>Thermal protective aid (percent of persons) <SU>9</SU> </ENT> <ENT>10%</ENT> <ENT>10%</ENT> <ENT>10%</ENT> <ENT>10%</ENT> <ENT>10%</ENT> <ENT>10%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">38</ENT> <ENT>Tool kit</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">39</ENT> <ENT>Towline <SU>10</SU> </ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40</ENT> <ENT>Water (liters per person)</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>1.5</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">41</ENT> <ENT>Whistle</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>Notes:</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Each liferaft approved for 13 persons or more must carry two of these items.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> Bilge pumps are not required for boats of self-bailing design.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>3</SU> Not required for inflated or rigid/inflated rescue boats.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>4</SU> A hatchet counts toward this requirement in rigid rescue boats.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>5</SU> Oars not required on a free-fall lifeboat; a unit of oars means the number of oars specified by the manufacturer.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>6</SU> Rescue boats may substitute buoyant oars for paddles, as specified by the manufacturer.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>7</SU> Not required for a rigid rescue boat.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>8</SU> Required if specified by the boat manufacturer.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>9</SU> Sufficient thermal protective aids are required for at least 10% of the persons the survival craft is equipped to carry, but not less than two.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>10</SU> Required only if the lifeboat is also the rescue boat.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA TYPE="W">[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.575 was amended by revising entries 20 and 38 of Table 108.575(b), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.575</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Survival craft and rescue boat equipment.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(b)***<PRTPAGE P="152"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xl15,r100,7,10,7,7,10,7" COLS="8" OPTS="L2,i1"> <TTITLE> <E T="04">Table</E> 108.575(b)—<E T="04">Survival Craft Equipment</E> </TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Item No.</CHED> <CHED H="1">Item</CHED> <CHED H="1">International service</CHED> <CHED H="2">Lifeboat</CHED> <CHED H="2">Rigid liferaft</CHED> <CHED H="2">Rescue boat</CHED> <CHED H="1">Other than international service</CHED> <CHED H="2">Lifeboat</CHED> <CHED H="2">Rigid liferaft</CHED> <CHED H="2">Rescue boat</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW EXPSTB="07"> <ENT I="25">***** </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">20</ENT> <ENT>Oars (units) <SU>5</SU> <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"/> <ENT>Paddles</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>2 </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="07"> <ENT I="25">***** </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">38</ENT> <ENT>Took kit</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>1 </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="07"> <ENT I="25">*****</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01"/> </ROW> <TNOTE>Notes:</TNOTE> <TNOTE> *****</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>5</SU> Oars not required on a free-fall lifeboat; a unit of oars means the number of oars specified by the manufacturer.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>6</SU> Rescue boats may substitute buoyant oars for paddles, as specified by the manufacturer.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> *****</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.580</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Personal lifesaving appliances.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Lifebuoys.</E> Each unit must carry at least eight lifebuoys approved under approval series 160.150 as follows:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Stowage.</E> Lifebuoys must be stowed as follows:</P> <P>(i) Each lifebuoy must be capable of being rapidly cast loose.</P> <P>(ii) Each lifebuoy must not be permanently secured to the unit in anyway.</P> <P>(iii) Lifebuoys must be so distributed as to be readily available on each side of the unit and, as far as practicable, on each open deck extending to the side of the unit. The lifebuoys with attached self-igniting lights must be evenly distributed on all sides of the unit.</P> <P>(iv) At least two lifebuoys, each with attached self-activating smoke signals, must be stowed where they can be quickly released from the navigating bridge or main control station, or a location readily available to personnel on board. These lifebuoys should, when released, fall directly into the water without striking any part of the unit.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Attachments and fittings.</E> Lifebuoys must have the following attachments and fittings:</P> <P>(i) At least one lifebuoy on each side of the unit fitted with a buoyant lifeline that is—</P> <P>(A) At least as long as twice the height where it is stowed above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition, or 30 meters (100 feet), whichever is the greater;</P> <P>(B) Non-kinking;</P> <P>(C) Not less than 8 millimeters (<FR>5/16</FR> inch) in diameter;</P> <P>(D) Of a breaking strength which is not less than 5 kiloNewtons (1,124 pounds-force); and</P> <P>(E) Is, if synthetic, a dark color or certified by the manufacturer to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light.</P> <P>(ii) At least one-half the total number of lifebuoys on the unit must each be fitted with a self-igniting light approved under approval series 161.010. A self-igniting light must not be attached to the lifebuoys required by this section to be fitted with lifelines.</P> <P>(iii) At least two lifebuoys on the unit each must be fitted with a self-activating smoke signal approved under approval series 160.157. Lifebuoys fitted with smoke signals must also be fitted with lights.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Lifejackets.</E> Each unit must carry lifejackets approved under approval series 160.155, 160.176, or 160.177. If the unit carries inflatable lifejackets, they must be of the same or similar design and have the same method of operation.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Each unit must carry a lifejacket for each person on board and in addition, a sufficient number of lifejackets must be carried for persons at each work station and industrial work site.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Stowage.</E> Lifejackets must be stowed as follows:</P> <P>(i) The lifejackets must be readily accessible.<PRTPAGE P="153"/> </P> <P>(ii) The additional lifejackets required by paragraph (b)(1) of this section must be stowed in places readily accessible to the work stations and industrial work sites.</P> <P>(iii) Where, due to the particular arrangements of the unit, the lifejackets under paragraph (b)(1) of this section could become inaccessible, the OCMI may require an increase in the number of lifejackets to be carried, or suitable alternative arrangements.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Attachments and fittings.</E> Lifejackets must have the following attachments and fittings:</P> <P>(i) Each lifejacket must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the lifejacket. On a unit not in international service, a light approved under approval series 161.012 may be used. However, lifejacket lights bearing Coast Guard approval number 161.012/2/1 are not permitted unless the unit is certificated to operate only on waters between 32° N and 32° S latitude.</P> <P>(ii) Each lifejacket must have a whistle firmly secured by a cord to the lifejacket.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits.</E> Each unit must carry immersion suits approved under approval series 160.171 or anti-exposure suits approved under approval series 160.153.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Each unit, except units operating between 32 degrees north latitude and 32 degrees south latitude, must carry—</P> <P>(i) Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits of suitable size for each person assigned to the rescue boat crew;</P> <P>(ii) Immersion suits approved under approval series 160.171 of the appropriate size for each person on board, which count toward meeting the requirements of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section; and</P> <P>(iii) In addition to the immersion suits required under paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section, each watch station, work station, and industrial work site must have enough immersion suits to equal the number of persons normally on watch in, or assigned to, the station or site at one time. However, an immersion suit is not required at a station or site for a person whose cabin or berthing area (and the immersion suits stowed in that location) is readily accessible to the station or site.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Attachments and fittings.</E> Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits must have the following attachments and fittings:</P> <P>(i) Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the immersion suit or anti-exposure suit. On a unit not in international service, a light approved under approval series 161.012 may be used. However, lifejacket lights bearing Coast Guard approval number 161.012/2/1 are not permitted on units certificated to operate on waters where water temperature may drop below 10° C (50° F).</P> <P>(ii) Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must have a whistle firmly secured by a cord to the immersion suit or anti-exposure suit.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.580 was amended by revising paragraphs (b)(3)(i) and (c)(2)(i), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.580</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Personal lifesaving appliances.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(b) ***</P> <P>(3) ***</P> <P>(i) Each lifejacket must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the lifejacket. On a unit not in international service, a light approved under approval series 161.012 may be used. However, chemiluminescent-type lifejacket lights are not permitted on units certificated to operate on waters where water temperature may drop below 10 °C (50 °F).<STARS/> </P> <P>(c) ***</P> <P>(2) ***</P> <P>(i) Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the immersion suit or anti-exposure suit. On a unit not in international service, a light approved under approval series 161.012 may be used. However, chemiluminescent type lifejacket lights are not permitted on units certificated <PRTPAGE P="154"/>to operate on waters where water temperature may drop below 10 °C (50 °F).<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.595</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Communications.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Radio lifesaving appliances.</E> Radio lifesaving appliance installations and arrangements must meet the requirements of 47 CFR part 80.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Distress flares.</E> Each unit must—</P> <P>(1) Carry not less than 12 rocket parachute flares approved under approval series 160.136; and</P> <P>(2) Stow the flares in a portable watertight container carried on the navigating bridge, or if the unit does not have a bridge, in the control room.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.597</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Line-throwing appliance.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Each unit in international service must have a line-throwing appliance that is approved under approval series 160.040. Each unit not in international service must carry a line-throwing appliance approved under either approval series 160.040 or 160.031.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Stowage.</E> The line-throwing appliance and its equipment must be readily accessible for use.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Additional equipment.</E> Each unit must carry the following equipment for the line-throwing appliance:</P> <P>(1) The equipment on the list provided by the manufacturer with the approved appliance; and</P> <P>(2) An auxiliary line that—</P> <P>(i) Has a breaking strength of at least 40 kiloNewtons (9,000 pounds-force);</P> <P>(ii) Is, if synthetic, a dark color or certified by the manufacturer to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light; and</P> <P>(iii) Is—</P> <P>(A) At least 450 meters (1,500 feet) long, if the line-throwing appliance is approved under approval series 160.040; or</P> <P>(B) At least 150 meters (500 feet) long, if the line-throwing appliance is approved under approval series 160.031.</P> </SECTION> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—Cranes</HD> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Cranes</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.601</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane design.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each crane and crane foundation on a unit must be designed in accordance with the American Petroleum Institute Specification for Offshore Cranes, API Spec. 2C, Second Edition, February, 1972 (with supplement 2).</P> <P>(b) In addition to the design requirements of paragraph (a), each crane must have the following:</P> <P>(1) Each control marked to show its function.</P> <P>(2) Instruments with built-in lighting.</P> <P>(3) Fuel tank fills and overflows that do not run onto the engine exhaust.</P> <P>(4) No gasoline engines.</P> <P>(5) Spark arrestors fitted on engine exhaust pipes.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart G—Equipment Markings and Instructions</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.621</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment markings: General.</SUBJECT> <P>Unless otherwise provided, each marking required in this subpart must be—</P> <P>(a) Printed in English;</P> <P>(b) In red letters with a contrasting background;</P> <P>(c) Permanent;</P> <P>(d) Easy to be seen;</P> <P>(e) At least 1.3 centimeters (<FR>1/2</FR> inch) in height.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.623</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General alarm bell switch.</SUBJECT> <P>Each general alarm bell switch must be marked “GENERAL ALARM” on a plate or other firm noncorrosive backing.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.625</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General alarm bell.</SUBJECT> <P>Each general alarm bell must be identified by marking “GENERAL ALARM—WHEN BELL RINGS GO TO YOUR STATION” next to the bell.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.627</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Carbon dioxide alarm.</SUBJECT> <P>Each carbon dioxide alarm must be identified by marking: “WHEN ALARM SOUNDS VACATE AT ONCE. CARBON DIOXIDE BEING RELEASED” next to the alarm.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="155"/> <SECTNO>§ 108.629</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing system branch line valve.</SUBJECT> <P>Each branch line valve of each fire extinguishing system must be marked with the name of the space or spaces it serves.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.631</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed fire extinguishing system controls.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each cabinet or space that contains a valve, control, or manifold of a fixed fire extinguishing system must be marked by one of the following: “CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE APPARATUS”, “FOAM FIRE APPARATUS”, or “WATER SPRAY FIRE APPARATUS” in letters at least 5 centimeters (2 inches) high.</P> <P>(b) Instructions for the operation of a fixed fire extinguishing system must be posted next to a fire apparatus described in paragraph (a) of this section.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.633</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire stations.</SUBJECT> <P>Each fire station must be identified by marking: “FIRE STATION NO. —” next to the station in letters and numbers at least 5 centimeters (2 inches) high.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.635</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Self-contained breathing apparatus.</SUBJECT> <P>Each locker or space containing self-contained breathing apparatus must be marked: “SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS”.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.636</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Work vests.</SUBJECT> <P>Each space containing a work vest must be marked: “WORK VEST”.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.637</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hand portable fire extinguishers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each hand portable fire extinguisher must be marked with a number that identifies it in relation to all other hand portable fire extinguishers.</P> <P>(b) The location of each hand portable fire extinguisher must be marked with the same number that is marked on the extinguisher.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.639</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency lights.</SUBJECT> <P>Each emergency light must be marked: “E”.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.641</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Instructions for changing steering gear.</SUBJECT> <P>Instructions stating, in order, the different steps to be taken for changing to emergency and secondary steering gear must be posted in the steering gear room and at each secondary steering station in 1.3 centimeters (<FR>1/2</FR> inch) letters and numerals of contrasting color to the background.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.643</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rudder orders.</SUBJECT> <P>At each steering station, the direction which the wheel or steering device must be moved for right rudder or left rudder must be marked in letters of contrasting color to the background on the wheel or steering device or in a place that is directly in the helmsman's line of vision to indicate “RIGHT RUDDER” and “LEFT RUDDER”.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.645</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Markings on lifesaving appliances.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Lifeboats and rescue boats.</E> Each lifeboat and rescue boat must be plainly marked as follows:</P> <P>(1) Each side of each lifeboat and rescue boat bow must be marked in block capital letters and numbers with—</P> <P>(i) The name of the unit; and</P> <P>(ii) The name of the port required to be marked on the unit to meet the requirements of subpart 67.123 of this chapter.</P> <P>(2) The number of persons the boat is equipped for, which may not exceed the number shown on its nameplate, must be clearly marked in permanent characters.</P> <P>(3) The number of the boat and the unit's name, must be plainly marked or painted so that the markings are visible from above the boat.</P> <P>(4) Type II retro-reflective material approved under approval series 164.018 must be placed on the boat and meet the arrangement requirements in IMO Resolution A.658(16).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Rigid liferafts.</E> Each rigid liferaft must be marked as follows:</P> <P>(1) The name of the unit must be marked on each rigid liferaft.</P> <P>(2) The name of the port required to be marked on the unit to meet the requirements of subpart 67.123 of this chapter.<PRTPAGE P="156"/> </P> <P>(3) The length of the painter must be marked on each rigid liferaft.</P> <P>(4) At each entrance of each rigid liferaft, the number of persons the rigid liferaft is equipped for, not exceeding the number shown on its nameplate, must be marked in letters and numbers at least 100 millimeters (4 inches) high, in a color contrasting to that of the liferaft.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25298, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.645 was amended by revising paragraphs (a)(1)(ii), (a)(2), and (b)(2), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.645</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Markings on lifesaving appliances.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) ***</P> <P>(1) ***</P> <P>(ii) The name of the port required to be marked on the stern of the unit to meet the requirements of part 67, subpart 67.13 of this chapter.</P> <P>(2) The length and beam of the boat and the number of persons the boat is equipped for, not exceeding the number shown on its nameplate, must be clearly marked in permanent characters.<STARS/> </P> <P>(b) ***</P> <P>(2) The name of the port required to be marked on the stern of the unit to meet the requirements of part 67, subpart 67.13 of this chapter.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.646</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marking of stowage locations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Containers, brackets, racks, and other similar stowage locations for lifesaving equipment, must be marked with symbols in accordance with IMO Resolution A.760(18), indicating the devices stowed in that location for that purpose.</P> <P>(b) If more than one device is stowed in that location, the number of devices must also be indicated.</P> <P>(c) Survival craft should be numbered.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25298, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.646 was amended by revising paragraph (c), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.646</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Marking of stowage locations.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(c) Survival craft should be numbered consecutively, starting from the unit's bow and designating survival craft on the starboard side with odd numerals, and survival craft on the port side with even numerals.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.647</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inflatable liferafts.</SUBJECT> <P>The number of the liferaft and the number of persons it is permitted to accommodate must be marked or painted in a conspicuous place in the immediate vicinity of each inflatable liferaft in block capital letters and numbers. The word “liferaft” or the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18) shall be used to identify the stowage location. Liferafts stowed on the sides of the unit should be numbered in the same manner as the lifeboats. This marking must not be on the inflatable liferaft container.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25298, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.649</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifejackets, immersion suits, and lifebuoys.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each lifejacket must be marked—</P> <P>(1) In block capital letters with the name of the unit; and</P> <P>(2) With type I retro-reflective material approved under approval series 164.018. The arrangement of the retro-reflective material must meet IMO Resolution A.658(16).</P> <P>(b) The stowage positions for lifejackets, other than lifejackets stowed in staterooms, must be marked with either the word “LIFEJACKET” or with the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18).</P> <P>(c) Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must be marked to identify the person or unit to which it belongs.</P> <P>(d) Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits must be stowed so they are readily accessible, and the stowage positions must be marked with either the words “IMMERSION SUITS” or “ANTI-EXPOSURE SUITS”, or with the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18).</P> <P>(e) Each lifebuoy must be marked—</P> <P>(1) In block capital letters with the unit's name and with the name of the <PRTPAGE P="157"/>port required to be marked on the unit under subpart 67.123 of this chapter; and</P> <P>(2) With type II retro-reflective material approved under part 164, subpart 164.018 of this chapter. The arrangement of the retro-reflective material must meet IMO Resolution A.658(16).</P> <P>(f) Each lifebuoy stowage position must be marked with either the words “LIFEBUOY” or “LIFE BUOY”, or with the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18).</P> <P>(g) Each lifejacket, immersion suit, and anti-exposure suit container must be marked in block capital letters and numbers with the minimum quantity, identity, and if sizes other than adult or universal sizes are used on the unit, the size of the equipment stowed inside the container. The equipment may be identified in words or with the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18).</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25298, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.649 was amended by revising paragraphs (b), (c), (e)(1), and (g), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.649</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifejackets, immersion suits, and lifebuoys.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(b) The lifejacket stowage positions must be marked with either the word “LIFEJACKET” or with the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18).</P> <P>(c) Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must be marked in block capital letters with the name of the unit.<STARS/> </P> <P>(e) ***</P> <P>(1) In block capital letters with the unit's name and with the name of the port required to be marked on the unit under part 67, subpart 67.13 of this chapter; and<STARS/> </P> <P>(g) Each lifejacket, immersion suit, and anti-exposure suit container must be marked in block capital letters and numbers with the quantity, identity, and size of the equipment stowed inside the container. The equipment may be identified in words, or with the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.650</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EPIRBs and SARTs.</SUBJECT> <P>Emergency position indicating radiobeacons and search and rescue transponders. Each EPIRB and SART should have the name of the unit plainly marked or painted on its label, except for EPIRBs or SARTs in an inflatable liferaft or permanently installed in a survival craft.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25299, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.651</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Portable magazine chests.</SUBJECT> <P>Each portable magazine chest must be marked: “PORTABLE MAGAZINE CHEST — FLAMMABLE — KEEP LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY” in letters at least 7.5 centimeters (3 inches) high.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.653</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter facilities.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each helicopter fueling facility must be marked adjacent to the fueling hose storage: “WARNING — HELICOPTER FUELING STATION — KEEP LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY”.</P> <P>(b) Each storage tank for helicopter fuel must be marked: “DANGER — FLAMMABLE LIQUID”.</P> <P>(c) Each access to a helicopter landing area must be marked: “BEWARE OF TAIL ROTOR”.</P> <P>(d) Each marking required by this section must be in letters at least 7.5 centimeters (3 inches) high.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.655</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operating instructions.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must have posters or signs displayed in the vicinity of each survival craft and the survival craft's launching controls that—</P> <P>(a) Illustrate the purpose of controls;</P> <P>(b) Illustrate the procedures for operating the launching device;</P> <P>(c) Give relevant instructions or warnings;</P> <P>(d) Can be easily seen under emergency lighting conditions; and</P> <P>(e) Display symbols in accordance with IMO Resolution A.760(18).</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25299, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.657</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Unit markings.</SUBJECT> <P>The hull of each unit must be marked in accordance with Parts 67 and 69 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="158"/> <SECTNO>§ 108.659</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lifesaving signal instructions.</SUBJECT> <P>On all vessels to which this subpart applies, there must be readily available to the offshore installation manager, master, or person in charge a placard containing instructions for the use of the lifesaving signals set forth in regulation 16, chapter V, of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. These signals must be used by vessels or persons in distress when communicating with lifesaving stations and maritime rescue units.</P> <CITA>[CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26008, May 23, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.661</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Unit markings: Draft marks.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit must have draft marks for each foot of immersion—</P> <P>(1) If the unit is a surface unit, on both the port and starboard sides of the stem and the stern-post or rudderpost or at any other place at the stern of the unit as may be necessary for easy observance;</P> <P>(2) If the unit is a self-elevating unit, near each corner of the hull but not more than 4 required; and</P> <P>(3) If the unit is a column-stabilized unit, on each corner column, continuing to the footing or lower displacement hull.</P> <P>(b) The bottom of each mark must be at the draft indicated by that mark.</P> <P>(c) Each mark must be—</P> <P>(1) In numerals 15 centimeters (6 inches) high; and</P> <P>(2) In contrasting color to the background.</P> <P>(d) For the purposes of this section, “draft” means the distance from the bottom of the keel or the lowest shell plate on the outer surface of the unit to the surface of the water, except that where a unit has a permanent appendage extending below the bottom of the keel, “draft” means the distance from the lowest part of the appendage to the surface of the water.</P> <P>(e) In cases where draft marks are obscured due to operational constraints or by protrusions, the vessel must be fitted with a reliable draft indicating system from which the draft can be determined.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 89-037, 57 FR 41823, Sept. 11, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.663</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Unit markings: Load line.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit that is assigned a load line must have the load line marked in accordance with Part 42 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.665</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Appliances for watertight integrity.</SUBJECT> <P>Each watertight door, scuttle, and hatch required for watertight integrity, which may be opened during normal operations must be marked in letters of contrasting color to the background “KEEP CLOSED”.</P> </SECTION> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart H—Miscellaneous Equipment</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.697</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Buoyant work vests.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each buoyant work vest on a unit must be approved under Subpart 160.053 or Subpart 160.077 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) Commercial hybrid PFD's carried as work vests must be—</P> <P>(1) Used, stowed, and maintained in accordance with the procedures set out in the manual required for these devices by § 160.077-29 of this chapter and any limitation(s) market on them; and</P> <P>(2) Of the same or similar design and have the same method of operation as each other hybrid PFD carried on board.</P> <CITA>[CGD 78-174A, 51 FR 4351, Feb. 4, 1986]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.699</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Substitution of life preservers.</SUBJECT> <P>A work vest may not be substituted for a required life preserver—</P> <P>(a) For the life saving equipment requirements of this part; or</P> <P>(b) For use during drills and emergencies.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.701</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sounding equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>Each self-propelled unit must have a mechanical or electronic sounding apparatus.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.703</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Self-contained breathing apparatus.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit must be equipped with a self-contained breathing apparatus described in § 108.497(a) to use as protection against gas leaking from a refrigeration unit if it is equipped with any refrigeration unit using—<PRTPAGE P="159"/> </P> <P>(1) Ammonia to refrigerate any space with a volume of more than 20 cubic feet; or</P> <P>(2) Fluorocarbons to refrigerate any space with a volume of more than 1000 cubic feet.</P> <P>(b) The self-contained breathing apparatus required in § 108.497 may be used for this purpose.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48326, Oct. 23, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.705</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Anchors, chains, wire rope, and hausers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit must be fitted with anchors, chains, wire rope, and hausers in agreement with the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping.</P> <P>(b) Units which are equipped with anchors used as operational equipment are not required to have additional anchors if the operational anchors meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.707</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>First aid kit.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must have a first-aid kit approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (Formerly Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration) of a size suitable for the number of persons allowed on board the unit that is stowed in a location that is accessible to persons on board.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.709</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Litter.</SUBJECT> <P>Each unit must have a litter that is—</P> <P>(a) Stowed in a location that is accessible to the persons on board; and</P> <P>(b) Capable of being used on the type of helicopters serving the unit.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.713</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>International Code of Signals.</SUBJECT> <P>Each vessel on an international voyage which is required to carry a radiotelegraph or radiotelephone installation in accordance with Chapter IV of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention, 1960, must carry the International Code of Signals.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.715</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Magnetic compass and gyrocompass.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each self-propelled unit in ocean or coastwise service must have a magnetic compass.</P> <P>(b) Each self-propelled unit of 1,600 gross tons and over in ocean or coastwise service must have a gyrocompass in addition to the magnetic compass required in paragraph (a) of this section.</P> <P>(c) Each unit that is required to have a gyrocompass must have an illuminated repeater for the gyrocompass that is at the main steering stand unless the gyrocompass is illuminated and is at the main steering stand.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.717</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Radar.</SUBJECT> <P>Each self-propelled unit of 1,600 gross tons and over in ocean or coastwise service must have—</P> <P>(a) A marine radar system for surface navigation; and</P> <P>(b) Facilities on the bridge for plotting radar readings.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.719</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) This section applies to each vessel that normally embarks or disembarks a pilot from a pilot boat or other vessel.</P> <P>(b) Each vessel must have suitable pilot boarding equipment available for use on each side of the vessel. If a vessel has only one set of equipment, the equipment must be capable of being easily transferred to and rigged for use on either side of the vessel.</P> <P>(c) Pilot boarding equipment must be capable of resting firmly against the vessel's side and be secured so that it is clear from overboard discharges.</P> <P>(d) Each vessel must have lighting positioned to provide adequate illumination for the pilot boarding equipment and each point of access.</P> <P>(e) Each vessel must have a point of access that has—</P> <P>(1) A gateway in the rails or bulwark with adequate handholds; or</P> <P>(2) Two handhold stanchions and a bulwark ladder that is securely attached to the bulwark rail and deck.</P> <P>(f) The pilot boarding equipment required by paragraph (b) of this section must include at least one pilot ladder approved under subpart 163.003 of this chapter. Each pilot ladder must be of a single length and capable of extending from the point of access to the water's edge during each condition of loading and trim, with an adverse list of 15<E T="61">°.</E> <PRTPAGE P="160"/> </P> <P>(g) Whenever the distance from the water's edge to the point of access is more than 30 feet, access from a pilot ladder to the vessel must be by way of an accommodation ladder or equally safe and convenient means.</P> <P>(h) Pilot hoists, if used, must be approved under subpart 163.002 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart I—Navigation Bridge Visibility</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.801</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Navigation bridge visibility.</SUBJECT> <P>Each mobile offshore drilling unit which is 100 meters (328 feet) or more in length and contracted for on or after September 7, 1990, must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(a) The field of vision from the navigation bridge, whether the vessel is in a laden or unladen condition, must be such that:</P> <P>(1) From the conning position, the view of the sea surface is not obscured forward of the bow by more than the lesser of two ship lengths or 500 meters (1,640 feet) from dead ahead to 10 degrees on either side of the vessel. Within this arc of visibility any blind sector caused by cargo, cargo gear, or other permanent obstruction must not exceed 5 degrees.</P> <P>(2) From the conning position, the horizontal field of vision extends over an arc from at least 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on one side of the vessel, through dead ahead, to at least 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on the other side of the vessel. Blind sectors forward of the beam caused by cargo, cargo gear, or other permanent obstruction must not exceed 10 degrees each, nor total more than 20 degrees, including any blind sector within the arc of visibility described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(3) From each bridge wing, the field of vision extends over an arc from at least 45 degrees on the opposite bow, through dead ahead, to at least dead astern.</P> <P>(4) From the main steering position, the field of vision extends over and arc from dead ahead to at least 60 degrees on either side of the vessel.</P> <P>(5) From each bridge wing, the respective side of the vessel is visible forward and aft.</P> <P>(b) Windows fitted on the navigation bridge must be arranged so that:</P> <P>(1) Framing between windows is kept to a minimum and is not installed immediately in front of any work station.</P> <P>(2) Front windows are inclined from the vertical plane, top out, at an angle of not less than 10 degrees and not more than 25 degrees.</P> <P>(3) The height of the lower edge of the front windows is limited to prevent any obstruction of the forward view previously described in this section.</P> <P>(4) The height of the upper edge of the front windows allows a forward view of the horizon at the conning position, for a person with a height of eye of 1.8 meters (71 inches), when the vessel is at a forward pitch angle of 20 degrees.</P> <P>(c) Polarized or tinted windows must not be fitted.</P> <CITA>[CGD 85-099, 55 FR 32248, Aug. 8, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart J—Muster List</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.901</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Muster list and emergency instructions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General</E>. Copies of clear instructions must be provided on the unit, detailing the actions that each person on board should follow in the event of an emergency.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Muster list.</E> Copies of the muster list must be posted in conspicuous places throughout the unit including on the navigating bridge, in the control room, and in accommodation spaces. The muster list must be posted at all times while the unit is in service. After the muster list has been prepared, if any change takes place that necessitates an alteration in the muster list, the person in charge must either revise the muster list or prepare a new one. Muster lists must provide the following information:</P> <P>(1) Each muster list must specify instructions for operating the general emergency alarm system.</P> <P>(2) Each muster list must specify the emergency signals.</P> <P>(3) Each muster list must specify the actions to be taken by the crew and industrial personnel when each signal is sounded.<PRTPAGE P="161"/> </P> <P>(4) Each muster list must specify how the order to abandon the unit will be given.</P> <P>(5) Each muster list must specify the persons that are assigned to make sure that lifesaving and firefighting appliances are maintained in good condition and ready for immediate use.</P> <P>(6) The muster list must specify the duties assigned to the different industrial personnel and members of the crew that include—</P> <P>(i) Closing the watertight doors, fire doors, valves, scuppers, sidescuttles, skylights, portholes, and other similar openings in the unit's hull;</P> <P>(ii) Equipping the survival craft and other lifesaving appliances;</P> <P>(iii) Preparing and launching the survival craft;</P> <P>(iv) Preparing other lifesaving appliances;</P> <P>(v) Mustering the visitors and other persons in addition to the crew and industrial personnel;</P> <P>(vi) Using communication equipment;</P> <P>(vii) Manning the emergency squad assigned to deal with fires and other emergencies;</P> <P>(viii) Special duties assigned with respect to the use of firefighting equipment and installations;</P> <P>(ix) Cover the duties of the crew and industrial personnel in case of collisions or other serious casualties; and</P> <P>(x) Cover the duties of the crew and industrial personnel in case of severe storms.</P> <P>(7) Each muster list must specify the duties assigned to industrial personnel and members of the crew in relation to visitors and other persons on board in case of an emergency that include—</P> <P>(i) Warning visitors and other persons on board;</P> <P>(ii) Seeing that visitors and other persons on board are suitably dressed and have donned their lifejackets or immersion suits correctly;</P> <P>(iii) Assembling visitors and other persons on board at muster stations; and</P> <P>(iv) Keeping order in the passageways and on the stairways and generally controlling the movements of the visitors and other persons on board;</P> <P>(8) Each muster list must specify substitutes for key persons if they are disabled, taking into account that different emergencies require different actions.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Emergency instructions.</E> Illustrations and instructions in English and any other appropriate language, as determined by the OCMI, must be posted in each cabin used for persons who are not members of the crew or industrial personnel. They must be conspicuously displayed at each muster station and in other accommodation spaces to inform personnel of—</P> <P>(1) The fire and emergency signal;</P> <P>(2) Their muster station;</P> <P>(3) The essential actions they must take in an emergency;</P> <P>(4) The location of lifejackets, including child-size lifejackets;</P> <P>(5) The method of donning lifejackets;</P> <P>(6) If immersion suits are provided, the location of the immersion suits; and</P> <P>(7) Fully illustrated instructions on the method of donning immersion suits.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25299, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998, § 108.901 was amended by revising paragraphs (b) introductory text, (b)(6) introductory text, (b)(6)(ix), (b)(6)(x), (b)(7) introductory text, and (c) introductory text, effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 108.901</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Muster list and emergency instructions.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(b) <E T="03">Muster list.</E> Copies of the muster list must be posted in conspicuous places throughout the unit including on the navigating bridge, in the control room, and in crew accommodation spaces. The muster list must be posted at all times while the unit is in service, After the muster list has been prepared, if any change takes place that necessitates an alteration in the muster list, the person in charge must either revise the muster list or prepare a new one. Muster lists must provide the following information: ***</P> <P>(6) Each muster list must specify the duties assigned to the different members of the crew, that include— ***</P> <P>(ix) Cover the duties of the crew in case of collisions or other serious casualties; and</P> <P>(x) Cover the duties of the crew in case of severe storms.<PRTPAGE P="162"/> </P> <P>(7) Each muster list must specify the duties assigned to members of the crew in relation to visitors and other persons on board in case of an emergency, that include—<STARS/> </P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Emergency instructions.</E> Illustrations and instructions in English and any other appropriate language, as determined by the OCMI, must be posted in each cabin used for persons who are not members of the crew or industrial personnel, and be conspicuously displayed at each muster station and in other accommodation spaces to inform industrial personnel of—<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 109</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 109—OPERATIONS</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>109.101</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.103</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.105</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.107</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Designation of master or person in charge.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.109</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Responsibilities of master or person in charge.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.121</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operating manual.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Tests, Drills, and Inspections</HD> <SECTNO>109.201</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Steering gear, whistles, general alarm, and means of communication.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.203</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sanitation.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.205</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection of boilers and machinery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.209</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Appliances for watertight integrity.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Testing of emergency lighting and power systems.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.213</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency training and drills.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.223</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire fighting equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.227</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Verification of vessel compliance with applicable stability requirements.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Operation and Stowage of Safety Equipment</HD> <SECTNO>109.301</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operational readiness, maintenance, and inspection of lifesaving equipment.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.323</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Manning of survival craft and supervision.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.329</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pumps.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.331</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Firehoses and hydrants.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.333</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main cutoff valves.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.334</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Working over water.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.335</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage of work vests.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.337</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fireman's outfit.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.339</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of fire axes.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.347</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding equipment.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Reports, Notifications, and Records</HD> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Reports and Notifications</HD> <SECTNO>109.411</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice and reporting of casualty.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.415</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Retention of records after casualty.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.419</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Report of unsafe machinery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.421</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Report of repairs to boilers and pressure vessels.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.425</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Repairs and alterations: Fire detecting and extinguishing equipment.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Records</HD> <SECTNO>109.431</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Logbook.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.433</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Logbook entries.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.435</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Record of fire fighting equipment inspection.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.437</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane record book.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.439</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane certificates.</SUBJECT> </SUBJGRP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—Emergency Signals</HD> <SECTNO>109.503</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency signals.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—Cranes</HD> <SECTNO>109.521</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cranes: General.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.525</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cranes: Working loads.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.527</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cranes: Operator designation.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart G—Miscellaneous</HD> <SECTNO>109.555</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Propulsion boilers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.557</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Flammable and combustible liquids: Carriage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.559</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Explosives and radioactive materials.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.563</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting of documents.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.564</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Maneuvering characteristics.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.565</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Charts and nautical publications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.573</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Riveting, welding, and burning operations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.575</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Accumulation of liquids on helicopter decks.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.577</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter fueling.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>109.585</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Use of auto pilot.</SUBJECT> <APP> <E T="05">Appendix A to Part 109—Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular No. 4-78—Inspection and Certification of Existing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units</E> </APP> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> <P>43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101, 10104; 49 CFR 1.46.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source: </HD> <P>CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.101</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <P>No unit may be operated unless it complies with the regulations in this part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="163"/> <SECTNO>§ 109.103</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Requirements of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.</SUBJECT> <P>No self-propelled unit of more than 500 gross tons may embark on an international voyage unless it is issued the appropriate Convention certificate as described in §§ 107.401 through 107.413 of this subchapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.105</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Incorporation by reference.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than that specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice of change in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and make the material available to the public. All approved material is on file at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC 20002, and at the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Design and Engineering Standards (G-MSE), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 and is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(b) The material for incorporation by reference in this part and the sections affected are: </P> <EXTRACT> <HD SOURCE="HD2">American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) </HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">ASTM International Headquarters, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">ASTM Adjunct F 1626, Symbols for Use in Accordance with Regulation 11-2/20 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, PCN 12-616260-01, 1996—109.563</FP> <HD SOURCE="HD2">International Maritime Organization (IMO) </HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Publications Section, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR United Kingdom.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Resolution A.654.(16), Graphical Symbols for Fire Control Plans—109.563 </FP> </EXTRACT> <CITA>[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997, as amended by USCG 1998-4442, 63 FR 52191, Sept. 30, 1998]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.107</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Designation of master or person in charge.</SUBJECT> <P>The owner of a unit or his agent shall designate an individual to be the master or person in charge of the unit.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.109</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Responsibilities of master or person in charge.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge shall—</P> <P>(1) Ensure that the provisions of the Certificate of Inspection are adhered to; and</P> <P>(2) Be fully cognizant of the provisions in the operating manual required by § 109.121.</P> <P>(b) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed as limiting the master or person in charge, at his own responsibility, from diverting from the route prescribed in the Certificate of Inspection or taking such steps as he deems necessary and prudent to assist vessels in distress or for other emergency conditions.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.121</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operating manual.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each unit must have on board an operating manual approved by the Coast Guard as meeting the requirements of this section.</P> <P>(b) The operating manual must be available to, and written in a manner that is easily understood by, the unit's operating personnel and include the following:</P> <P>(1) A table of contents and general index.</P> <P>(2) A general description of the unit, including major dimensions, tonnages, dry bulk capacities, damage stability standard to which designed, hook load capacity, rotary table capacity, set back load capacity, drilling derrick capacity, and the identification, the maximum deadweight in pounds and kilograms, and the rotor size in feet and meters of the helicopter used for the design of the helicopter deck.</P> <P>(3) Limiting design data for each mode of operation, including draft, air gap, wave height, wave period, wind, current, temperature, and other environmental factors.</P> <P>(4) Instructions on the use of the stability data.</P> <P>(5) Lightweight data with a comprehensive listing of the inclusions and exclusions of semi-permanent equipment, together with guidance for the routine recording of lightweight alterations.</P> <P>(6) Information identifying the type, location, and quantities of permanent ballast.<PRTPAGE P="164"/> </P> <P>(7) Hydrostatic curves or tables.</P> <P>(8) The maximum allowable deck loadings either listed or shown on a plan.</P> <P>(9) A capacity plan showing the capacities and the vertical, longitudinal, and transverse centers of gravity of tanks and bulk material stowage spaces.</P> <P>(10) Tank sounding tables or curves showing capacities, the vertical, longitudinal, and transverse centers of gravity in graduated intervals, and the free surface data of each tank.</P> <P>(11) Stability information setting forth the maximum allowable height of the center of gravity in relation to draft data, displacement, and other applicable parameters unique to the design of the unit to determine compliance with the intact and damage stability criteria.</P> <P>(12) Examples of loading conditions for each mode of operation and instructions for developing other acceptable loading conditions.</P> <P>(13) Information concerning the use of any special crossflooding fitting for each operating condition which, if damage occurs, may require crossflooding for survival (surface units only) and the location of any valve that may require closure to prevent progressive flooding (all units).</P> <P>(14) Guidance for preparing the unit for the passage of a severe storm and the specific actions and approximate length of time to complete them or to attain a designated level of preparedness.</P> <P>(15) Guidance for operating the unit while changing its mode of operation and for preparing the unit to make a move and, for self-elevating units in the transit mode, information for preparing the unit to avoid structural damage during heavy weather, including the positioning and securing of legs, cantilever structures, and heavy cargo or large equipment which might shift position.</P> <P>(16) A description of any inherent operational limitations for each mode of operation and for each change in mode of operation.</P> <P>(17) Guidance for the person in charge to determine the cause of unexpected list and trim before taking corrective action.</P> <P>(18) For column stabilized units, a description, a schematic diagram, and guidance for the operation of the ballast system and of the alternate means of ballast system operation, together with a description of their limitations, such as pump capacities at various angles of heel and trim.</P> <P>(19) A description, a schematic diagram, and guidance for the operation of the bilge system and of the alternate means of bilge system operation, together with a description of their limitations, such as spaces not connected to the bilge system.</P> <P>(20) General arrangement plans showing the location of: Watertight and weathertight compartments, and openings in the hull and structure; vents, closures, and mechanical, ventilating, and electrical emergency shutdowns; flooding alarms and fire and gas detectors; and access to different compartments and decks.</P> <P>(21) A list of emergency shutdowns and guidance on restarting all mechanical, ventilating, and electrical equipment after activation of the emergency shutdowns.</P> <P>(22) Procedures for evacuating personnel from the unit.</P> <P>(23) A plan showing the hazardous locations described in § 111.105-33 of this chapter.</P> <P>(24) A schematic diagram of the emergency power system.</P> <APPRO>(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2115-0505)</APPRO> <CITA>[CGD 83-071, 52 FR 6979, Mar. 6, 1987; 52 FR 9383, Mar. 24, 1987, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Tests, Drills, and Inspections</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.201</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Steering gear, whistles, general alarm, and means of communication.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall ensure that—</P> <P>(a) Steering gear, whistles, general alarm bells, and means of communication between the bridge or control room and the engine room on self propelled units are inspected and tested—</P> <P>(1) Within 12 hours before getting under way; and<PRTPAGE P="165"/> </P> <P>(2) At least once each week if under way or on station; and</P> <P>(b) Whistles and general alarm bells on all other units are inspected examined and tested at least once each week.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.203</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sanitation.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge shall insure that the accommodation spaces are in a clean and sanitary condition.</P> <P>(b) The chief engineer, or engineer in charge if no chief engineer is required, shall insure that the engineering spaces are in a clean and sanitary condition.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.205</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inspection of boilers and machinery.</SUBJECT> <P>The chief engineer or engineer in charge, before he assumes charge of the boilers and machinery of a unit shall inspect the boilers and machinery, other than industrial machinery, and report to the master or person in charge and the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, any parts that are not in operating condition.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.209</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Appliances for watertight integrity.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Before getting underway, the master or person in charge shall insure that each appliance for watertight integrity is closed and watertight.</P> <P>(b) If existing conditions warrant, the master or person in charge may permit appliances for watertight integrity to be open while afloat.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Testing of emergency lighting and power systems.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge shall insure that—</P> <P>(1) Each emergency lighting and each emergency power system is tested at least once each week;</P> <P>(2) Each emergency generator is tested at least once each month by operating it under load for at least 2 hours; and</P> <P>(3) Each storage battery for emergency lighting and power systems is tested every six months under actual connected load for a period of at least 2 hours.</P> <P>(b) After the 2 hour test period required in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, the voltage values under load or specific gravity of electrolyte must be measured. Measured values must be extrapolated to approximate the values that would result following a 12 hour test period. The test must be extended if a trend cannot be determined to allow extrapolation. The capacity of the battery corresponding to the extrapolated values of voltage or specific gravity must be sufficient to supply the actual connected load.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.213</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency training and drills.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Training materials.</E> Abandonment training material must be on board each unit. The training material must consist either of a manual of one or more volumes, written in easily understood terms and illustrated wherever possible, or audiovisual training aids, or both as follows:</P> <P>(1) If a training manual is used, a copy must be made available to each person on board the unit. If audiovisual training aids are used, they must be incorporated into the onboard training sessions described under paragraph (g) of this section.</P> <P>(2) The training material must explain, in detail—</P> <P>(i) The procedure for donning lifejackets, immersion suits, and anti-exposure suits carried on board;</P> <P>(ii) The procedure for mustering at the assigned stations;</P> <P>(iii) The procedure for boarding, launching, and clearing the survival craft and rescue boats;</P> <P>(iv) The method of launching from within the survival craft;</P> <P>(v) The procedure for releasing from launching appliances;</P> <P>(vi) The method and use of water spray systems in launching areas when required for the protection of aluminum survival craft or launching appliances;</P> <P>(vii) Illumination in launching area;</P> <P>(viii) The use of all survival equipment;</P> <P>(ix) The use of all detection equipment for the location of survivors or survival craft;</P> <P>(x) With illustrations, the use of radio lifesaving appliances;</P> <P>(xi) The use of sea anchors;<PRTPAGE P="166"/> </P> <P>(xii) The use of engine and accessories;</P> <P>(xiii) The recovery of survival craft and rescue boats, including stowage and securing;</P> <P>(xiv) The hazards of exposure and the need for warm clothing;</P> <P>(xv) The best use of the survival craft for survival;</P> <P>(xvi) The methods of retrieval, including the use of helicopter rescue gear (slings, baskets, stretchers), and unit's line throwing apparatus;</P> <P>(xvii) The other functions contained in the muster list and emergency instructions; and</P> <P>(xviii) The instructions for emergency repair of the lifesaving appliances.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Familiarity with emergency procedures.</E> Each of the crew members and industrial personnel with assigned emergency duties on the muster list must be familiar with their assigned duties before working on the unit.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Drills—general.</E> (1) Drills must, as far as practicable, be conducted as if there were an actual emergency.</P> <P>(2) Each of the crew members and industrial personnel must participate in at least one abandonment drill and one fire drill every month. Drills must take place within 24 hours of a change in crew or industrial personnel if more than 25 percent of the persons on board have not participated in an abandonment and fire drills on board the unit in the previous month.</P> <P>(3) Drills must be held before the unit enters service for the first time after modification of a major character, or when a new crew is engaged.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Abandonment drills.</E> (1) Abandonment drills must include the following:</P> <P>(i) Each drill must include summoning of industrial personnel and crew to muster stations with the general alarm, followed by drill announcements on the public address or other communication system, and ensuring that all on board are made aware of the order to abandon ship.</P> <P>(ii) Each drill must include reporting to stations and preparing for the duties described in the muster list.</P> <P>(iii) Each drill must include checking that industrial personnel and crew are suitably dressed.</P> <P>(iv) Each drill must include checking that lifejackets or immersion suits are correctly donned.</P> <P>(v) Each drill must include lowering of at least one lifeboat after any necessary preparation for launching.</P> <P>(vi) Each drill must include starting and operating the lifeboat engine.</P> <P>(vii) Each drill must include operating davits used for launching the liferafts.</P> <P>(2) Different lifeboats must, as far as practicable, be lowered in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (d)(1)(v) of this section at successive drills.</P> <P>(3) Each lifeboat must be launched with its assigned operating crew aboard, and maneuvered in the water at least once every 3 months, during an abandonment drill.</P> <P>(4) As far as is reasonable and practicable, rescue boats other than lifeboats which are also rescue boats, must be launched each month with their assigned crew aboard and maneuvered in the water. In all cases this requirement must be complied with at least once every 3 months.</P> <P>(5) If a unit is fitted with marine evacuation systems, drills must include an exercising of the procedures required for the deployment of such a system up to the point immediately preceding actual deployment of the system. This aspect of drills should be augmented by regular instruction using the on board training aids. Additionally, members of the crew or industrial personnel assigned to duties involving the marine evacuation system must be further trained by participation in a full deployment of a similar system into water, either on board a unit or ashore, at intervals normally not longer than 2 years, but in no case longer than 3 years.</P> <P>(6) Emergency lighting for mustering and abandonment must be tested at each abandonment drill.</P> <P>(7) On a unit carrying immersion suits or anti-exposure suits, immersion suits or anti-exposure suits must be worn by crew members and industrial personnel in at least one abandonment drill in any three-month period. If wearing the suit is impracticable due to warm weather, the crew members <PRTPAGE P="167"/>must be instructed on its donning and use.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Line-throwing appliance.</E> A drill must be conducted on the use of the line-throwing appliance at least once every 3 months. The actual firing of the appliance is at the discretion of the person in charge.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Fire drills.</E> (1) Fire drills must, as far as practicable, be planned in such a way that due consideration is given to regular practice in the various emergencies that may occur depending on the type of unit.</P> <P>(2) Each fire drill must include—</P> <P>(i) Reporting to stations, and preparing for the duties described in the muster list for the particular fire emergency being simulated;</P> <P>(ii) Starting of fire pumps and the use of two jets of water to determine that the system is in proper working order;</P> <P>(iii) Checking the fireman's outfits and other personal rescue equipment;</P> <P>(iv) Checking the relevant communication equipment;</P> <P>(v) Checking the operation of watertight doors, fire doors, and fire dampers and main inlets and outlets of ventilation systems in the drill area;</P> <P>(vi) Checking the necessary arrangements for subsequent abandonment of the unit; and</P> <P>(vii) Simulated operation of remote controls for stopping ventilation and fuel supplies to machinery spaces.</P> <P>(3) The equipment used during drills must immediately be brought back to its fully operational condition, and any faults and defects discovered during the drills must be remedied as soon as possible.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Onboard training and instruction.</E> (1) Except as provided in paragraph (g)(2) of this section, onboard training in the use of the unit's lifesaving appliances, including survival craft equipment, and in the use of the unit's fire-extinguishing appliances must be given to each member of the crew and industrial personnel as soon as possible but not later than 2 weeks after they join the unit.</P> <P>(2) If crew or industrial personnel are on a regularly scheduled rotating assignment to the unit, onboard training in the use of the unit's lifesaving appliances, including survival craft equipment, and in the use of the unit's fire-extinguishing appliances must be given not later than 2 weeks after the time of first joining the unit.</P> <P>(3) The crew and industrial personnel must be instructed in the use of the unit's fire-extinguishing appliances, lifesaving appliances, and in survival at sea at the same interval as the drills. Individual instruction may cover different parts of the unit's lifesaving and fire-extinguishing appliances, but all the unit's lifesaving and fire-extinguishing appliances, must be covered within any period of 2 months.</P> <P>(4) Crew and industrial personnel must be given instructions which include, but are not limited to—</P> <P>(i) The operation and use of the unit's inflatable liferafts;</P> <P>(ii) The problems of hypothermia, first aid treatment for hypothermia and other appropriate first aid procedures;</P> <P>(iii) The special instructions necessary for use of the unit's lifesaving appliances in severe weather and severe sea conditions; and</P> <P>(iv) The operation and use of fire-extinguishing appliances.</P> <P>(5) Onboard training in the use of davit-launched liferafts must take place at intervals of not more than 4 months on each unit with davit-launched liferafts. Whenever practicable this must include the inflation and lowering of a liferaft. If this liferaft is a special liferaft intended for training purposes only, and is not part of the unit's lifesaving equipment, this liferaft must be conspicuously marked.</P> <P>(6) Each of the industrial personnel without designated responsibility for the survival of others on board, must be instructed in at least—</P> <P>(i) The emergencies which might occur on that particular type of unit;</P> <P>(ii) The consequences of panic;</P> <P>(iii) The location and actuation of fire alarm controls;</P> <P>(iv) The location and proper method of use of firefighting equipment;</P> <P>(v) Fire precautions;</P> <P>(vi) The types of all lifesaving appliances carried on the unit and proper methods of using them, including—</P> <P>(A) The correct method of donning and wearing a lifejacket, and if provided an immersion suit;<PRTPAGE P="168"/> </P> <P>(B) Jumping into the water from a height while wearing a lifejacket and, if provided, an immersion suit;</P> <P>(C) How to board survival craft from the unit and from the water;</P> <P>(D) Operation and use of the unit's inflatable liferafts;</P> <P>(E) Special instructions necessary for use of the unit's lifesaving appliances in severe weather and severe sea conditions;</P> <P>(F) Swimming while wearing a lifejacket; and</P> <P>(G) Keeping afloat without a lifejacket.</P> <P>(vii) Where appropriate, how to survive in the water—</P> <P>(A) In the presence of fire or oil on the water;</P> <P>(B) In cold conditions; and</P> <P>(C) If sharks may be present.</P> <P>(viii) Problems of hypothermia, first aid treatment for hypothermia and other appropriate first aid procedures;</P> <P>(ix) The need to adhere to the principles of survival; and</P> <P>(x) The basic methods of boarding helicopters.</P> <P>(7) Each member of the crew and each of the industrial personnel with designated responsibility for the survival of others on board must be instructed in at least the items covered in paragraph (g)(6) of this section, and—</P> <P>(i) Methods of detection, isolation, control, and extinguishing of fire;</P> <P>(ii) Checking and maintaining fire fighting equipment;</P> <P>(iii) Marshaling of personnel; and</P> <P>(iv) Abandonment of the unit, including—</P> <P>(A) Launching survival craft;</P> <P>(B) Getting survival craft quickly and safely clear of the unit; and</P> <P>(C) Righting a capsized survival craft.</P> <P>(v) Handling all survival craft and their equipment, including—</P> <P>(A) Checking and maintaining their readiness for immediate use;</P> <P>(B) Using equipment to the best advantage;</P> <P>(C) Using the sea anchor;</P> <P>(D) Remaining, as far as practicable, in the general vicinity of the unit, well clear of but not downwind of any hydrocarbons or fire;</P> <P>(E) Recovering and, as far as practicable, caring for other survivors;</P> <P>(F) Keeping a lookout;</P> <P>(G) Operating equipment provided to aid in the detection of the survival craft by others, including radio distress alerting and radio emergency procedures; and</P> <P>(H) Making proper use of food and drinking water and using protective measures in survival craft such as those for preventing exposure to cold, sun, wind, rain, and sea, and for preventing seasickness.</P> <P>(vi) Cautioning on the preservation of body fluids and the dangers of drinking seawater;</P> <P>(vii) Transferring personnel from survival craft to helicopters or to work boats;</P> <P>(viii) Maintaining morale; and</P> <P>(ix) Methods of helicopter rescue.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Records.</E> (1) When musters are held, details of abandonment drills, fire drills, other lifesaving appliances, and onboard training must be recorded in the unit's official logbook. Logbook entries must include the following:</P> <P>(i) Logbook entries must identify the date and time of the drill, muster, or training session.</P> <P>(ii) Logbook entries must identify the survival craft and fire-extinguishing equipment used in the drills.</P> <P>(iii) Logbook entries must identify the inoperative or malfunctioning equipment and the corrective action taken.</P> <P>(iv) Logbook entries must identify crew members and industrial personnel participating in drills or training sessions.</P> <P>(v) Logbook entries must identify the subject of the onboard training session.</P> <P>(2) If a full muster, drill, or training session is not held at the appointed time, an entry must be made in the logbook stating the circumstances and the extent of the muster, drill, or training session held.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25299, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998, § 109.213 was amended by revising paragraphs (a)(2)(vi), (a)(2)(ix), (b), (c)(2), (d)(5), (d)(7), (f)(2)(vii), (g)(7)(v)(G), and (h)(1)(iv), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.213</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency training and drills.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) ***<PRTPAGE P="169"/> </P> <P>(2) ***</P> <P>(vi) The method and use of devices for protection in launching areas, where appropriate;<STARS/> </P> <P>(ix) The use of all detection equipment;<STARS/> </P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Familiarity with emergency procedures.</E> Every crew member with assigned emergency duties on the muster list, must be familiar with their assigned duties before working on the unit.</P> <P>(c) ***</P> <P>(2) Every crew member must participate in at least one abandonment drill and one fire drill every month. A drill must take place within 24 hours of a change in crew or industrial personnel if more than 25 percent of the persons on board have not participated in an abandonment drill on board the unit in the previous month.<STARS/> </P> <P>(d) ***</P> <P>(5) If a unit is fitted with marine evacuation systems, drills must include an exercising of the procedures required for the deployment of such a system up to the point immediately preceding actual deployment of the system. This aspect of drills should be augmented by regular instruction using the on board training aids. Additionally, every crew member assigned to duties involving the marine evacuation system must, as far as practicable, be further trained by participation in a full deployment of a similar system into water, either on board a unit or ashore, at intervals of not longer than 2 years, but in no case longer than 3 years.<STARS/> </P> <P>(7) On a unit carrying immersion suits or anti-exposure suits, immersion suits or anti-exposure suits must be worn by crew members and industrial personnel in at least one abandonment drill per month. If wearing the suit is impracticable due to warm weather, the crew members must be instructed on its donning and use.<STARS/> </P> <P>(f) ***</P> <P>(2) ***</P> <P>(vii) Operation of remote controls for stopping ventilation and fuel supplies to machinery spaces.<STARS/> </P> <P>(g) ***</P> <P>(7) ***</P> <P>(v) ***</P> <P>(G) Operating available means of detection by others, including radio distress alerting and radio emergency procedures; and<STARS/> </P> <P>(h) ***</P> <P>(1) ***</P> <P>(iv) Logbook entries must identify crew members participating in drills or training sessions.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.223</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire fighting equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that each hand portable fire extinguisher, semi-portable fire extinguisher, and fixed fire-extinguishing system is tested and inspected at least once each twelve months.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.227</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Verification of vessel compliance with applicable stability requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person-in-charge shall determine that the vessel complies with all applicable stability requirements in the vessel's trim and stability book, operating manual, stability letter, Certificate of Inspection, and Load Line Certificate, as the case may be, and then enter an attestation statement of the verification in the log book, at the following times:</P> <P>(1) Prior to transitioning from the transit condition to the operating condition;</P> <P>(2) Prior to transitioning from the operating condition to the transit condition;</P> <P>(3) Prior to significant changes in deck load or ballast;</P> <P>(4) At other times as required by the vessel's trim and stability book or operating manual; and</P> <P>(5) At all other times necessary to assure the safety of the vessel.</P> <P>(b) When determining compliance with applicable stability requirements the vessel's draft, trim, and stability must be determined as necessary and any stability calculations made in support of the determination must be retained on board the vessel for a one month period or until a change of location, if shorter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 89-037, 57 FR 41823, Sept. 11, 1992]</CITA> </SECTION> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="170"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Operation and Stowage of Safety Equipment</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.301</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operational readiness, maintenance, and inspection of lifesaving equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Operational readiness.</E> Except as provided in § 109.301(b)(3), each lifesaving appliance must be in good working order and ready for immediate use at all times when the unit is in operation.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Maintenance.</E> (1) The manufacturer's instructions for onboard maintenance of lifesaving appliances must be onboard and must include the following for each appliance—</P> <P>(i) Checklists for use when carrying out the inspections required under § 109.301(e);</P> <P>(ii) Maintenance and repair instructions;</P> <P>(iii) A schedule of periodic maintenance;</P> <P>(iv) A diagram of lubrication points with the recommended lubricants;</P> <P>(v) A list of replaceable parts;</P> <P>(vi) A list of sources of spare parts; and</P> <P>(vii) A log for records of inspections and maintenance.</P> <P>(2) In lieu of compliance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section, The OCMI may accept a planned maintenance program that includes the items listed in that paragraph.</P> <P>(3) If lifeboats, rescue boats or rigid liferafts are maintained and repaired while the unit is in operation, there must be a sufficient number of lifeboats and liferafts remaining available for use to accommodate all persons on board.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Spare parts and repair equipment.</E> Spare parts and repair equipment must be provided for each lifesaving appliance and component subject to excessive wear or consumption and that needs to be replaced regularly.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Weekly inspections and tests.</E> (1) Each survival craft, rescue boat, and launching appliance must be visually inspected to ensure its readiness for use.</P> <P>(2) Each lifeboat engine and rescue boat engine must be run ahead and astern for a total of not less than 3 minutes, unless the ambient air temperature is below the minimum temperature required for starting the engine. During this time, demonstrations should indicate that the gear box and gear box train are engaging satisfactorily. If the special characteristics of an outboard motor fitted to a rescue boat would not allow the outboard motor to be run other than with its propeller submerged for a period of 3 minutes, the outboard motor should be run for such period as prescribed in the manufacturer's handbook.</P> <P>(3) The general alarm system must be tested.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Monthly inspections.</E> (1) Each lifesaving appliance, including lifeboat equipment, must be inspected monthly using the checklists required under paragraph (b) of this section to make sure it is complete and in good working order. A report of the inspection, including a statement as to the condition of the equipment, must be recorded in the unit's official logbook.</P> <P>(2) Each EPIRB and each SART other than an EPIRB or SART in an inflatable liferaft, must be tested monthly. The EPIRB must be tested using the integrated test circuit and output indicator to determine that it is operative.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Annual inspections.</E> Annual inspection and repair must include the following:</P> <P>(1) Each survival craft, except for inflatable liferafts, must be stripped, cleaned, and thoroughly inspected and repaired, as needed, at least once in each year, including emptying and cleaning each fuel tank, and refilling it with fresh fuel.</P> <P>(2) Each davit, winch, fall and other launching appliance must be thoroughly inspected and repaired, as needed, once in each year.</P> <P>(3) Each item of survival equipment with an expiration date must be replaced during the annual inspection and repair, if the expiration date has passed.</P> <P>(4) Each battery clearly marked with an expiration date, that is used in an item of survival equipment must be replaced during the annual inspection and repair, if the expiration date has passed.</P> <P>(5) Except for a storage battery used in a lifeboat or rescue boat, each battery without an expiration date that is used in an item of survival equipment <PRTPAGE P="171"/>must be replaced during the annual inspection and repair.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Servicing of inflatable lifesaving appliances, inflated rescue boats, and marine evacuation systems.</E> </P> <P>(1) Each inflatable lifesaving appliance and marine evacuation system must be serviced—</P> <P>(i) Within 12 months of its initial packing; and</P> <P>(ii) Within 12 months of each subsequent servicing, except when servicing is delayed until the next scheduled inspection of the unit, provided the delay does not exceed 5 months.</P> <P>(2) Each inflatable lifejacket must be serviced in accordance with servicing procedures meeting the requirements of part 160, subpart 160.176 of this chapter. Each hybrid inflatable lifejacket must be serviced in accordance with the owners manual and meet the requirements of part 160, subpart 160.077 of this chapter.</P> <P>(3) Each inflatable liferaft must be serviced—</P> <P>(i) Whenever the container of the raft is damaged, or the straps or seal broken; and</P> <P>(ii) In accordance with servicing procedures meeting the requirements of part 160, subpart 160.151 of this chapter.</P> <P>(4) Each inflated rescue boat must be repaired and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. All repairs to inflated chambers must be made at a servicing facility approved by the Commandant, except for emergency repairs carried out on board the unit.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Periodic servicing of hydrostatic release units.</E> Each hydrostatic release unit, other than a disposable hydrostatic release unit, must be serviced—</P> <P>(1) Within 12 months of its manufacture and within 12 months of each subsequent servicing, except when servicing is delayed until the next scheduled inspection of the unit, provided the delay does not exceed 5 months; and</P> <P>(2) In accordance with repair and testing procedures meeting the requirements of part 160, subpart 160.062 of this chapter.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Periodic servicing of launching appliances and release gear.</E> (1) Launching appliances must be serviced at the intervals recommended in the manufacturer's instructions, or as set out in the shipboard planned maintenance program.</P> <P>(2) Launching appliances must be thoroughly examined at intervals not exceeding 5 years and upon completion of the examination, the launching appliance must be subjected to a dynamic test of the winch brake.</P> <P>(3) Lifeboat and rescue boat release gear must be serviced at the intervals recommended in the manufacturer's instructions, or as set out in the planned maintenance program.</P> <P>(4) Lifeboat and rescue boat release gear must be subjected to a thorough examination by properly trained personnel familiar with the system at each inspection for certification.</P> <P>(5) Lifeboat and rescue boat release gear must be operationally tested under a load of 1.1 times the total mass of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment, whenever overhauled, or at least once every 5 years.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Maintenance of falls.</E> (1) Each fall used in a launching appliance must be turned end-for-end at intervals of not more than 30 months and must be renewed when necessary due to deterioration or at intervals of not more than 5 years, whichever is earlier.</P> <P>(2) As an alternative to paragraph (j)(1) of this section, each fall may be inspected annually and renewed whenever necessary due to deterioration or at intervals of not more than 4 years, whichever is earlier.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Rotational deployment of marine evacuation systems.</E> In addition to or in conjunction with the servicing intervals of marine evacuation systems required by paragraph (g)(1) of this section, each marine evacuation system must be deployed from the unit on a rotational basis. Each marine evacuation system must be deployed at least once every 6 years.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25301, May 20, 1996, as amended by CGD 85-205, 62 FR 35392, July 1, 1997; CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52816, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52816, Oct. 1, 1998, § 109.301 was amended by revising paragraphs (d)(2) and (g)(4), effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="172"/> <SECTNO>§ 109.301</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operational readiness, maintenance, and inspection of lifesaving equipment.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(d) ***</P> <P>(2) Each lifeboat engine and rescue boat engine must be run ahead and astern for not less than 3 minutes, unless the ambient temperature is below the minimum temperature required for starting the engine. During this time, demonstrations should indicate that the gear box and gear box train are engaging satisfactorily. If the special characteristics of an outboard motor fitted to a rescue boat would not allow the outboard motor to be run other than with its propeller submerged for a period of 3 minutes, the outboard motor should be run for such period as prescribed in the manufacturer's handbook.<STARS/> </P> <P>(g) ***</P> <P>(4) Each inflated rescue boat must be repaired and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. All repairs must be made at a servicing facility approved by the Commandant (G-MSE), except for emergency repairs carried out on board the unit.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.323</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Manning of survival craft and supervision.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) There must be a sufficient number of trained persons on board the survival craft for mustering and assisting untrained persons.</P> <P>(b) There must be a sufficient number of deck officers, able seamen, or certificated persons on board to operate the survival craft and launching arrangements required for abandonment by the total number of persons on board.</P> <P>(c) There must be one person placed in charge of each survival craft to be used. The person in charge must—</P> <P>(1) Be a deck officer, able seaman, or certificated person. The OCMI, considering the number of persons permitted on board, and the characteristics of the unit, may permit persons practiced in the handling and operation of liferafts or inflatable buoyant apparatus to be placed in charge of liferafts or inflatable buoyant apparatus;</P> <P>(2) Have another person designated second-in-command of each lifeboat permitted to carry more than 40 persons. This person should be a deck officer, able seaman, or certificated person; and</P> <P>(3) Have a list of the survival craft crew and must see that the crewmembers are acquainted with their duties. The second-in-command of a lifeboat must also have a list of the lifeboat crew.</P> <P>(d) There must be a person assigned to each motorized survival craft who is capable of operating the engine and carrying out minor adjustments.</P> <P>(e) The person in charge must make sure that the persons required under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section are equitably distributed among the unit's survival craft.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25302, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.329</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire pumps.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that at least one of the fire pumps required in § 108.415 is ready for use on the fire main system at all times.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.331</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Firehoses and hydrants.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that—</P> <P>(a) At least one length of firehose with a combination nozzle is connected to each fire hydrant required by this subchapter, at all times, except that during heavy weather a firehose in an exposed location may be temporarily removed from the fire hydrant and stowed in an accessible, nearby location;</P> <P>(b) A fire hose required by this subchapter is not used for any purpose other than firefighting, fire drills, and testing;</P> <P>(c) Access to each fire hydrant is not blocked;</P> <P>(d) Each firehose, except a firehose temporarily removed from an exposed location, is stowed on a rack or reel required by this subchapter; and</P> <P>(e) Each low velocity spray applicator for a fire hose nozzle is attached to the nozzle or stowed next to the fire hydrant to which the fire hose is attached.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.333</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fire main cutoff valves.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that each fire main cutoff valve is open and sealed to prevent closing, except that a cutoff valve may be <PRTPAGE P="173"/>closed to protect the portion of the fire main system on an exposed deck from freezing.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.334</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Working over water.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that each person working over the water is wearing a life preserver or a buoyant work vest.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.335</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Stowage of work vests.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that no work vest is stowed where life preservers are stowed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.337</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fireman's outfit.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that—</P> <P>(a) At least 2 persons who are trained in the use of the fireman's outfit are on board at all times; and</P> <P>(b) Each fireman's outfit and its spare equipment is stowed in a separate and accessible location.</P> <P>(c) A fireman's outfit is not used for any purpose other than fire fighting except as provided in § 108.703.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.339</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Location of fire axes.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that the fire axes required in § 108.499 of this subchapter are located in the enclosures for fire hoses marked in accordance with § 108.633 of this subchapter, if the fire axes are not located in plain view.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.347</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pilot boarding equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge shall ensure that pilot boarding equipment is maintained as follows:</P> <P>(1) The equipment must be kept clean and in good working order.</P> <P>(2) Each damaged step or spreader step on a pilot ladder must be replaced in kind with an approved replacement step or spreader step, prior to further use of the ladder. The replacement step or spreader step must be secured by the method used in the original construction of the ladder, and in accordance with manufacturer instructions.</P> <P>(b) The master or person in charge shall ensure compliance with the following during pilot boarding operations:</P> <P>(1) Only approved pilot boarding equipment may be used.</P> <P>(2) The pilot boarding equipment must rest firmly against the hull of the vessel and be clear of overboard discharges.</P> <P>(3) Two man ropes, a safety line and an approved lifebuoy with an approved water light must be at the point of access and be immediately available for use during boarding operations.</P> <P>(4) Rigging of the equipment and embarkation/debarkation of a pilot must be supervised in person by a deck officer.</P> <P>(5) Both the equipment over the side and the point of access must be adequately lit during night operations.</P> <P>(6) If a pilot hoist is used, a pilot ladder must be kept on deck adjacent to the hoist and available for immediate use.</P> <CITA>[CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984]</CITA> </SECTION> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Reports, Notifications, and Records</HD> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Reports and Notifications</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.411</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notice and reporting of casualty.</SUBJECT> <P>The requirements for providing notice and reporting of marine casualties are contained in Part 4 of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-099, 52 FR 47536, Dec. 14, 1987] </CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.415</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Retention of records after casualty.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The owner, agent, master, or person in charge of a unit for which a report of casualty is made under § 109.411 shall insure that all records maintained on the unit are retained on board the unit for at least 3 months after the report of casualty is made or until advised by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, that records need not be retained on board.</P> <P>(b) The records which must be retained in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section include:</P> <P>(1) Rough and smooth deck log.</P> <P>(2) Rough and smooth engine room log.</P> <P>(3) Tour reports.</P> <P>(4) Bell books.</P> <P>(5) Navigation charts in use at the time of casualty.</P> <P>(6) Navigation work books.</P> <P>(7) Compass deviation cards.<PRTPAGE P="174"/> </P> <P>(8) Gyrocompass records.</P> <P>(9) Storage plans.</P> <P>(10) Record of drafts.</P> <P>(11) Notices to mariners.</P> <P>(12) Radiograms sent and received.</P> <P>(13) The radio log.</P> <P>(14) Personnel list.</P> <P>(15) Crane record book.</P> <P>(c) The owner, agent, master, or person in charge shall, upon request, make the records described in this section available for examination by any Coast Guard official authorized to investigate the casualty.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.419</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Report of unsafe machinery.</SUBJECT> <P>If a boiler, unfired pressure vessel, or other machinery on a unit is unsafe to operate, the master or person in charge shall report the existence of the unsafe condition to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.421</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Report of repairs to boilers and pressure vessels.</SUBJECT> <P>Before making repairs, except normal repairs and maintenance such as replacement of valves or pressure seals, to boilers or unfired pressure vessels in accordance with § 50.05-10 of this chapter, the master or person in charge shall report the nature of the repairs to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.425</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Repairs and alterations: Fire detecting and extinguishing equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Before making repairs or alterations, except for routine maintenance, minor repairs, or emergency repairs or alterations to fire detecting and extinguishing equipment, the master or person in charge must report the nature of the repairs or alterations to the OCMI.</P> <P>(b) When emergency repairs or alterations, other than minor emergency repairs, have been made to fire-detecting or fire-extinguishing equipment, the master or person in charge must report the nature of the repairs or alterations to the OCMI.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52816, Oct. 1, 1998]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>By CGD 84-069, 63 FR 52816, Oct. 1, 1998, § 109.425 was revised, effective Nov. 2, 1998. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text is set forth as follows:</P> <SUPERSED> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.425</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Repairs and alterations: Fire detecting and extinguishing equipment.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Before making repairs or alterations, except emergency repairs or alterations to fire detecting and extinguishing equipment, the master or person in charge shall report the nature of the repairs or alterations to the OCMI.</P> <P>(b) When emergency repairs or alterations to fire detecting or fire-extinguishing equipment have been made, the master or person in charge shall report the nature of the repairs or alterations to the OCMI.</P> <CITA>[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25303, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SUBJGRP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Records</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.431</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Logbook.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge of a unit, that is required by 46 U.S.C. 11301 to have an official logbook, shall maintain the logbook on Form CG-706. When the voyage is completed, the master or person in charge shall file the logbook with the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.</P> <P>(b) The master or person in charge of a unit that is not required by 46 U.S.C. 201 to have an official logbook, shall maintain, on board, an unofficial logbook for making the entries required by this subpart. This logbook must be retained on board until the unit's next reinspection or inspection for certification.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.433</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Logbook entries.<E T="21">1</E> <FTREF/> </SUBJECT> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21">1 </E> <E T="04">Note:</E> 46 U.S.C. 11301 requires that certain entries be made in an official logbook, in addition to the entries required by this section; and 46 U.S.C. 11302 prescribes the manner of making those entries.</P> </FTNT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that the following applicable entries are made in the logbook required by this subpart:</P> <P>(a) The date of each test of the steering gear, whistle, general alarm, and communications equipment and the condition of the equipment.</P> <P>(b) The time and date of each opening and closing, while the unit is afloat, of each required appliance for watertight integrity not fitted with a remote operating control or alarm system and the reasons for the action.<PRTPAGE P="175"/> </P> <P>(c) The date of each test of emergency lighting and power systems and the condition and performance of the equipment.</P> <P>(d) The logbook must include information on emergency training drills required in § 109.213(h).</P> <P>(e) Prior to getting underway, the fore and aft drafts, the position of the loadline marks in relation to the surface of the water, and the density of the water in which the vessel is floating, if in fresh or brackish water.</P> <P>(f) After loading and prior to getting underway and at all other times necessary to assure the safety of the vessel, a statement verifying vessel compliance with applicable stability requirements as required by § 109.227.</P> <P>(g) The date of each inspection of each accommodation space.</P> <P>(h) The date of each inspection required in § 109.573 if performed by the master or person in charge.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 83-067, 49 FR 39162, Oct. 4, 1984; CGD 89-037, 57 FR 41824, Sept. 11, 1992; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25303, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.435</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Record of fire fighting equipment inspection.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge shall ensure that a record of each test and inspection required in § 109.223 is maintained on board, until the unit is reinspected or inspected for certification.</P> <P>(b) The record required in paragraph (a) of this section must show—</P> <P>(1) The date of each test and inspection;</P> <P>(2) The number or other identification of each item of equipment tested or inspected; and</P> <P>(3) The name of the person, and the company he represents if any, who conducts the test or inspection.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.437</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane record book.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall ensure that the following are maintained in a crane record book:</P> <P>(a) Descriptive information which will identify each crane including—</P> <P>(1) The API name plate data required by Section 11 of API Spec. 2C, Second Edition, February 1972; and</P> <P>(2) The rates load chart for each line reeving and boom length which may be utilized.</P> <P>(b) Information required by Section 3 of the American Petroleum Institute <E T="03">Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes,</E> API RP 2D, First Edition (October 1972) with supplement 1.</P> <P>(c) Dates and results of frequent inspections and tests required in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(d) Dates and results of periodic inspections and tests required in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(e) Date and result of each rated load test.</P> <P>(f) Date and description of each replacement or renewal of wire rope, hooks, and other load components.</P> <P>(g) Date and description of each failure of the crane, or any component or safety feature.</P> <P>(h) Date and description of each repair to the crane structure, boom, or equipment.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.439</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crane certificates.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall insure that the following certificates and records for each crane are maintained on the unit:</P> <P>(a) Each certificate issued by a crane certifying authority.</P> <P>(b) Each record and original certificate, or certified copy of a certificate, or manufacturers or testing laboratories, companies or organizations for—</P> <P>(1) Loose gear;</P> <P>(2) Wire rope; and</P> <P>(3) The annealing of wrought iron gear.</P> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—Emergency Signals</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.503</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Emergency signals.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Emergency stations signals are established as follows:</P> <P>(1) The signal to man emergency stations is a rapid succession of short soundings of both the general alarm bell and the whistle, if a whistle is installed, for a period of not less than 10 seconds.</P> <P>(2) The signal to secure from emergency stations is the sounding of both the general alarm bell and the whistle, if a whistle is installed, three times.<PRTPAGE P="176"/> </P> <P>(b) The abandon unit stations signals are established as follows:</P> <P>(1) The signal to man abandon unit stations is a continuous sounding of both the general alarm and the whistle, if a whistle is installed.</P> <P>(2) If whistle signals are used to direct the handling of lifeboats and davit-launched liferafts, they must be—</P> <P>(i) One short blast to lower the lifeboats and davit-launched liferafts; and</P> <P>(ii) Two short blasts to stop lowering the lifeboats and davit-launched liferafts.</P> <P>(3) The signal to secure from abandon unit stations is the sounding of both the general alarm bell and the whistle, if a whistle is installed, three times.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25303, May 20, 1996]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—Cranes</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.521</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cranes: General.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall ensure that each crane is operated and maintained in accordance with the API <E T="03">Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes,</E> API RP 2D, First Edition (Oct. 1972) with supplement 1.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.525</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cranes: Working loads.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall ensure that tables indicating the maximum safe working loads for the various working angles of the boom, where the boom is rated at varying capacities depending on the radius, and the maximum and minimum radius at which the boom may be safely used, are conspicuously posted near the controls and are visible to the operator when working the crane.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.527</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cranes: Operator designation.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge shall designate, in writing, each crane operator.</P> <P>(b) The master or person in charge shall ensure that only designated operators operate cranes.</P> <P>(c) The master or person in charge shall ensure that each designated operator is familiar with the provisions of the API <E T="03">Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes,</E> API RP 2D, First Edition (Oct. 1972) with supplement 1.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart G—Miscellaneous</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.555</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Propulsion boilers.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge and the engineer in charge shall ensure that—</P> <P>(a) Steam pressure does not exceed that allowed by the certificate of inspection; and</P> <P>(b) The safety valves, once set, are not tampered with or made inoperative.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.557</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Flammable and combustible liquids: Carriage.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall ensure that—</P> <P>(a) Flammable and combustible liquids in bulk are not carried, except as allowed by endorsement to the Certificate of Inspection;</P> <P>(b) Portable tanks are handled and stowed in accordance with subparts 98.30 and 98.33 of this chapter and the provisions of 49 CFR parts 171 through 179 that apply to portable tanks; and</P> <P>(c) Grades B and lower liquids are—</P> <P>(1) Authorized, by the Commandant, to be carried; and</P> <P>(2) Carried only in fixed independent or integral tanks.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37413, Sept. 11, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.559</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Explosives and radioactive materials.</SUBJECT> <P>Except as authorized by the master or person in charge, no person may use explosives or radioactive materials and equipment on a unit.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.563</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Posting of documents.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall ensure that the following are posted under glass in the pilot house or control center:</P> <P>(a) General arrangement plans for each deck showing—</P> <P>(1) Each fire retardant bulkhead;<PRTPAGE P="177"/> </P> <P>(2) Each fire detecting, manual alarm, and fire extinguishing system;</P> <P>(3) Each fire door;</P> <P>(4) Each means of ingress to compartments; and</P> <P>(5) Each ventilating system, including the location of each damper, fan, and remote means of stopping the fans.</P> <P>(6) For units constructed on or after September 30, 1997, and for existing units which have their plans redrawn, the symbols used to identify the aforementioned details shall be in accordance with IMO Assembly resolution A.654(16). The identical symbols can be found in ASTM Adjunct F 1626.</P> <P>(b) The stability letter issued by the Coast Guard.</P> <P>(c) Each SOLAS and Coast Guard certificate issued to the unit.</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51208, Sept. 30, 1997]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.564</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Maneuvering characteristics.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge of each self-propelled unit of 1,600 gross tons and over shall ensure that a maneuvering information fact sheet is prominently displayed in the pilothouse.</P> <P>(b) For surface type units, the maneuvering information in Subpart 97.19 of this chapter must be displayed.</P> <P>(c) The maneuvering information requirements for column stabilized, self-elevating, and other units of unusual design will be specified on a case by case basis.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.565</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Charts and nautical publications.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge of a self-propelled unit shall ensure that the unit has the following adequate, up to date, and appropriate items for the intended voyage:</P> <P>(a) Charts.</P> <P>(b) Sailing directions.</P> <P>(c) Coast pilots.</P> <P>(d) Light lists.</P> <P>(e) Notices to mariners.</P> <P>(f) Tide Tables.</P> <P>(g) Current Tables.</P> <P>(h) All other nautical publications necessary.<E T="21">1</E> <FTREF/> </P> <FTNT> <P> <E T="21">1 </E> <E T="04">Note:</E> For U.S. units in or on the navigable waters of the United States. See 33 CFR 164.33.</P> </FTNT> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.573</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Riveting, welding, and burning operations.</SUBJECT> <P>Except as allowed by this section—</P> <P>(a) The master or person in charge shall ensure that there is no riveting, welding, or burning—</P> <P>(1) In a fuel tank;</P> <P>(2) On the boundary of a fuel tank;</P> <P>(3) On pipelines, heating coils, pumps, fittings, or other appurtenances connected to fuel tanks; or</P> <P>(4) On the boundary of spaces adjacent to tanks carrying Grades A, B, or C flammable liquids in bulk.</P> <P>(b) The operations prohibited in paragraph (a) of this section may be allowed if—</P> <P>(1) An inspection conducted in accordance with the “Standard for the Control of Gas Hazards on Vessels to be Repaired,” N.F.P.A. No. 306-1974, is made—</P> <P>(i) In ports or navigable waters of the United States, its territories and possessions, by—</P> <P>(A) A marine chemist certified by the National Fire Protection Association; or</P> <P>(B) If a certified marine chemist is not available, a person designated by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection; or</P> <P>(ii) In all other locations by—</P> <P>(A) A marine chemist certified by the National Fire Protection Association;</P> <P>(B) If a certified marine chemist is not available, a person designated by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection; or</P> <P>(C) If the persons required in paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) (A) and (B) of this section are not available, the master or person in charge; or a welding supervisor designated, in writing, by the master or person in charge; and</P> <P>(2) A certificate is issued by the person conducting the inspection stating—</P> <P>(i) That he conducted the inspection in accordance with the standard in paragraph (b)(1) of this section;</P> <P>(ii) The operations that may be conducted; and<PRTPAGE P="178"/> </P> <P>(iii) A list of precautions to be followed during the operations;</P> <P>(c) The master or person in charge shall ensure that the precautions in paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of this section are followed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.575</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Accumulation of liquids on helicopter decks.</SUBJECT> <P>The master or person in charge shall ensure that no liquids are allowed to accumulate on the helicopter decks.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.577</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Helicopter fueling.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The master or person in charge shall designate persons to conduct helicopter fueling operations.</P> <P>(b) Portable tanks are handled and stowed in accordance with subparts 98.30 and 98.33 of this chapter and the provisions of 49 CFR parts 171 through 179 that apply to portable tanks; and</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37413, Sept. 11, 1990]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 109.585</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Use of auto pilot.</SUBJECT> <P>Except as provided in 33 CFR 164.15, when the automatic pilot is used in areas of high traffic density, conditions of restricted visibility, and all other hazardous navigational situations, the master or person in charge shall ensure that—</P> <P>(a) It is possible to immediately establish manual control of the unit's steering;</P> <P>(b) A competent person is ready at all times to take over steering control; and</P> <P>(c) The changeover from automatic to manual steering and vice versa is made by, or under the supervision of, the officer of the watch.</P> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 109, App. A</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED"> <E T="05">Appendix A to Part 109—Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular No. 4-78—Inspection and Certification of Existing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units</E> </HD> <P>1. <E T="03">Purpose.</E> To promulgate instructions for the inspection and certification of existing mobile offshore drilling units. This NVIC is also being published as appendix A of 46 CFR Subchapter IA.</P> <P>2. <E T="03">Background.</E> Mobile Offshore Drilling Units are recognized internationally through the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization as being a “special purpose ship” designed and operated to carry out an industrial function at sea. Contemporary U.S. Vessel regulations in Title 46 CFR do not adequately cover the safety considerations which are unique to the hull and structural designs, industrial equipment and operating procedures incorporated in drilling vessels. To provide appropriate and adequate standards, the Coast Guard with the assistance of the National Offshore Operations Advisory Committee, and following the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, developed Subchapter IA, Regulations for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 46 CFR Parts 107-109 and amendments to 46 CFR Subchapters “F”, Marine Engineering Regulations, and “J”, Electrical Engineering Regulations. These regulations, published in <E T="04">Federal Register</E> (43 FR 56788 December 4, 1978) will apply to all units contracted for on or after the effective date of the regulations.</P> <P>3. <E T="03">Discussion.</E> a. This NVIC elaborates the “grandfather provisions” of 46 CFR 107.211 and 107.215 in applying Subchapter IA to the approximately 150 <E T="03">existing</E> ocean-going U.S. flag mobile offshore drilling units. “Existing” Mobile Offshore Drilling Units are those vessels which have been contracted for before the effective date of the regulations including:</P> <P>(1) Units in Service.</P> <P>(2) Units under construction.</P> <P>(3) Units contracted for which are to be constructed and delivered prior to January 1, 1981.</P> <P>b. Existing <E T="03">uncertificated</E> mobile drilling units of which there are approximately 92 of the bottom bearing configuration, i.e., jack-up and submersible types, have not previously been required to comply with vessel inspection regulations. Some units have met the load line requirements of Subchapter “E” for International Voyages. Many of the older units are not classed by a classification society. Bottom bearing units operating on the Outer Continental Shelf of United States have been required to meet the safety requirements of 33 CFR Subchapter “N” as artificial islands. On January 3, 1979, existing bottom bearing units are subject to the “grandfather provisions” in § 107.211(c) of Subchapter IA.</P> <P>c. Existing <E T="03">certificated</E> mobile offshore drilling units, for the purposes of this NVIC, are column-stabilized and ship-shape types of which approximately 58 are currently certificated, or have made application for an original Certificate of Inspection or intend to make application for an original inspection for certification under 46 CFR Subchapter “I” on the basis of the unit being contracted for prior to the effective date of the new regulations. These units may continue to meet the structural, equipment, material and arrangement standards which were applicable to the hull, engineering, electrical and industrial systems when the units were contracted for. In addition they <PRTPAGE P="179"/>must meet the provisions of d.(1), d.(4)(d), d.(7)(b), d.(8), d.(9), d.(10)(b), d.(11) and d.(12) of paragraph 3 of this NVC in accordance with § 107.215(c)(2) of Subchapter IA.</P> <P>d. <E T="03">Inspection Provisions for Existing Uncertificated Units.</E> The intent of the “grandfather” provisions of this NVIC for existing uncertificated units is to ascertain through inspection that the material condition of the unit and its equipment meet reasonable levels of safety. To this end, the following determinations will be made:</P> <P>• The design, construction and arrangements of the hull, machinery electrical and industrial systems do not reveal manifestly unsafe aspects.</P> <P>• There is no excessive deterioration of the hull structure or equipment foundations.</P> <P>• There are no intrinsic fire or explosion hazards.</P> <P>• There are no personnel hazards such as unguarded moving machinery, potential electrical shock conditions or lack of handrails.</P> <P>• The unit is seaworthy and exhibits satisfactory stability.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">General.</E> (a) Repairs and minor alterations to hull structure or equipment may be made to the same standards as the original installation. However, new installations or major alterations which affect vessel or personnel safety shall meet the applicable standards of Subchapter IA.</P> <P>(b) Existing items of safety equipment not meeting the applicable specifications or requirements set forth in Subchapter IA may be continued in service as long as they are maintained in good working order to the satisfaction of the OCMI. Such safety equipment and installations requiring extensive repairs shall be replaced and shall meet the applicable specifications and requirements of Subchapter IA.</P> <P>(c) The OCMI has discretion to accept alternatives or equivalents which meet the established standards, and to give special consideration to departures from the regulations when it can be shown that special circumstances warrant such departures.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Plan Submittal.</E> (a) For units not classed by the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society, (see 46 CFR 108.109) the OCMI must have sufficient plans and information submitted to him which will describe such things as the unit's size, construction, configuration, arrangement of tanks, decks and spaces; and the machinery and electrical installation. In addition, the OCMI may require submittal of any additional data he considers necessary in order to proceed with the original inspections.</P> <P>(b) For units classed by the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society, the plans and information described in Subchapter IA § 107.305 (a), (b), (v), and (ii) and a general description of the machinery and electrical installation shall be submitted to the OCMI for information. The OCMI may accept continued classification as proof of structural, mechanical, and electrical sufficiency. However, the OCMI may require additional plans and information if necessary.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Hull Structure.</E> (a) No structural changes will be required unless manifestly unsafe conditions exist.</P> <P>(b) Existing uncertificated units must be drydocked or have a special examination in lieu of drydocking as required by 46 CFR, 107-261.</P> <P>(c) Achievement of one compartment subdivision is not required where extensive modification of the original design would be necessary; however, watertight integrity of the hull and structural boundaries must be maintained. Bulkheads and decks designed to be watertight must be maintained as such where they are penetrated by pipes, electrical cable, reach rods, ventilation systems, etc.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Stability.</E> (a) The stability of each existing unit will be reviewed by the Coast Guard. The plans indicated in 46 CFR Subchapter IA § 107.305(q) through (u-l) must be submitted to the cognizant OCMI or Merchant Marine Technical Office.</P> <P>(b) Lightship data from a Coast Guard witnessed and approved stability test is required for each existing, uncertificated unit. Alternatively other evidence of lightship values will be considered on a case by case basis.</P> <P>(c) In general, compliance with the intact stability standards of 46 CFR Subchapter IA, §§ 108.303 through 108.309 is required. Where existing units were designed to a lesser standard of stability than that specified in §§ 108.303 through 108.309, some relaxation based on proven past performance may be granted at the discretion of the OCMI and limiting conditions, if any, set forth in the operating manual. In no case will the minimum wind speed for adequate stability be reduced below 50 knots.</P> <P>(d) An operating manual shall be prepared for each unit. Each operating manual must contain the information indicated in 46 CFR Subchapter IA, § 109.121(d) and be submitted to the cognizant OCMI or Merchant Marine Technical Office for review.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Load Line.</E> (a) All units are required to obtain and maintain a valid Load Line Certificate. The structure and stability of the unit must be proven adequate for the voyages and areas of operation intended.</P> <P>(b) The American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society will issue Load Line Certificates and conduct initial and annual load line surveys. Coast Guard and the American Bureau of Shipping inspections may be conducted simultaneously, but it is the owner's responsibility to arrange coordinated inspection schedules.<PRTPAGE P="180"/> </P> <P>(c) The structural review conducted by the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society for load line assignment may be accepted by the Coast Guard as proof of structural adequacy of the hull.</P> <P>(d) The stability review must be completed prior to issuance of a Load Line Certificate. The Coast Guard will inform the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society of the results of the stability review, and will indicate any stability limitations to be placed on the Load Line Certificate.</P> <P>(e) Freeboard calculations for self-elevating units with barge type hulls will be made in accordance with 46 CFR, Part 42. The bow height requirements of 46 CFR 42.20-70 may be relaxed to approximately 33% of the normal requirement for barge shapes moving at speeds less than 6 knots. No relaxation of the addition to freeboard for deficiency in sheer is allowed. The freeboard for units other than self-elevating units with barge type hulls will be based upon compliance with the intact and damage stability standards applicable at the time the unit was contracted for.</P> <P>(f) All units <E T="03">delivered after the date of this NVIC</E> regardless of contract date, must obtain a Load Line Certificate as soon as operationally feasible.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Route and Operating Area Limitations.</E> (a) Units classed by the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society for ocean service generally will be certificated by the Coast Guard for ocean routes.</P> <P>(b) Unclassed units which have proven structural and stability adequacy by continued safe operation in a specific geographic area, such as the Gulf of Mexico, will be limited by the Certificate of Inspection and Load Line Certificate to that area. To qualify for an unlimited oceans route, such a unit must be reviewed for adequacy of the structure and stability by the Coast Guard and meet the Load Line requirements of d. (5) above.</P> <P>(c) Any unit which intends to move or operate outside the geographical area indicated on the Certificate of Inspection must receive prior approval from the OCMI.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Fire Protection.</E> (a) <E T="03">Structural fire protection.</E> All units must meet the provisions of § 108.123, Insulation of Combustible Materials and § 108.127, Storage Lockers for Combustibles. All existing interior stairways which are open at each end must be enclosed at one level. On units where wood was utilized in the construction of accommodation spaces, each space must be equipped with a smoke or heat detector either battery powered or operating on the AC power supply. All detectors must have the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., label (UL) or the Factory Mutual Laboratories (FM) label.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Fire Extinguishing Systems.</E> Systems and equipment must be provided which will meet or be equivalent to the applicable specifications and provisions required by Subchapter IA. Installed fire extinguishing systems, which provide equivalent or greater protection than systems required by Subpart E, Subchapter IA may be continued in use as long as they are in good material condition and will function as designed. Where practicable, existing washdown systems may be utilized as the firemain. Where wood was utilized in the construction of accommodation spaces, the applicable requirements of 46 CFR Subchapter IA, Table 108.495(a) should be doubled.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Lifesaving Equipment.</E> (a) Each unit must have lifesaving equipment (lifeboats and davit launched liferafts) for 200 percent of the total persons allowed on board. Except for submersible type units, the installation of lifeboats for 100 percent of the persons (on board) is required in accordance with 46 CFR 108.503 of Subchapter IA. Consideration will be given to those units where existing arrangement and structure do not provide sufficient room for installation of the lifeboats or where the added weight of the lifeboats, davits and winches will materially reduce the variable load capacity of the unit. In such cases, davit launched inflatable liferafts with a combined personnel capacity of the required lifeboats, and a rescue boat approved by the OCMI may be acceptable equivalents. Submersible type units may substitute Coast Guard approved throw over type inflatable liferafts and an approved rescue boat for the required lifeboats.</P> <P>(b) For the second part of the total 200 percent primary lifesaving requirement, lifeboats installed in accordance with 33 CFR, Subchapter “N” Part 144 or Coast Guard approved life floats may be retained as provided for in 3.d(1)(b) of this Circular. They will be considered collectively with the Coast Guard approved liferafts for calculating the amount of equipment to provide for 100 percent of personnel on board.</P> <P>(c) Adequate access to all lifesaving equipment must be provided.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Cranes.</E> (a) Plan approval will not normally be required of any crane which conforms to the specifications of the manufacturer as originally installed. A rated load test as described in § 107.260 of Subchapter IA will be required unless the crane has been load tested while under certification by an approved certifying authority as provided for in 46 CFR 107.258. Prior to the rated load test, the crane should be identified by manufacturer and model number to determine that the correct load rating chart is being used. The owner must submit to the OCMI details and calculations of any alterations to a crane which were accomplished without manufacturer's documentation in order to verify the rated load of the crane.<PRTPAGE P="181"/> </P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Electrical.</E> (a) Multiple power sources do not require an emergency generator; however, storage batteries or approved relay-controlled battery operated lanterns are required to be installed for the emergency lighting system and provide 12 hours of lighting.</P> <P>(b) Electrical equipment installed in Class I, division 1 and 2 locations, as defined in Subchapter IA, § 108.170 must be of a suitable type and in good material condition.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Unfired Pressure Vessels.</E> (a) Unfired pressure vessels built and stamped in accordance with Section VIII of the ASME Code may be continued in service as long as they remain in satisfactory condition. At the original and subsequent inspections for certification, ASME Code pressure vessels must be tested and examined in accordance with the requirements in 46 CFR 61.10-5.</P> <P>(b) Unfired pressure vessels which cannot be identified as being constructed to any recognized standard may be continued in service provided that no obvious defects are noted. These pressure vessels shall be hydrostatically tested to one and one half times the working pressure. For pressure vessels that can not be reasonably hydrostatically tested, nondestructive testing may be used to verify the pressure vessels condition for continued serviceability. These pressure vessels will then be stamped with a Coast Guard identification number and periodically tested and examined in accordance with the requirements in 46 CFR 61.10-5.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Marine Sanitation Devices.</E> (a) All units must meet the provisions of 33 CFR Part 159, Coast Guard Marine Sanitation Devices Regulations. The discharge requirements are compatible with the OCS Orders of the U.S. Geological Survey.</P> <P>4. <E T="03">Action.</E> a. The owner of each <E T="03">existing certificated</E> unit must provide the cognizant OCMI a proposed plan to accomplish the requirements in paragraph 3. c. of this NVIC within 60 days from the effective date of the regulations. Most items should be approved at the unit's next inspection for certification; however, where major equipment installations are concerned, the owner may be allowed up to two years to comply with the requirements from the time the OCMI completes his assessment of the proposals.</P> <P>b. <E T="03">Application for Original Inspection for Certification.</E> Not later than sixty days from January 3, 1979, application for original inspection for certification of all <E T="03">existing uncertificated units,</E> shall be submitted to the appropriate OCMI. The plans or descriptive data specified in paragraph 3.d(2) of this NVIC along with a proposed plan to bring the unit into compliance should, if possible, be submitted with the application for inspection. If not feasible to assemble all required information in this time frame, an estimated date of submittal shall be indicated on the application. Arrangements should be made to commence the original inspection for certification with due consideration for the unit's operating situation.</P> <P>c. To the extent possible the same inspection team will conduct the inspection of all existing uncertificated units in a geographical area. It may be advantageous to conduct the original inspection in conjunction with an impending special or periodic survey, drydocking or availability period. Units under construction will receive primary consideration by the OCMI for the allocation of time and personnel so that any problems can be identified while the unit is in the most advantageous situation to apply corrections.</P> <P>d. The variety of designs and arrangements presented by existing uninspected MODU's makes it impractical to prescribe detailed standards for all existing units. The procedures followed to implement this NVC must provide the necessary flexibility. Items which must be taken into consideration in applying this NVIC are listed below. Categorizing units into groups to which the same items apply will be of value during the inspection process. These items are:</P> <P SOURCE="P1">• Type</P> <P SOURCE="P1">• Builder</P> <P SOURCE="P1">• Model</P> <P SOURCE="P1">• Date build</P> <P SOURCE="P1">• Classed by ABS or other classification society</P> <P SOURCE="P1">• Load Line assignment</P> <P SOURCE="P1">• Operating history (including geographical areas)</P> <P SOURCE="P1">• Present location</P> <P>e. <E T="03">Issuance of the Original Certificate of Inspection.</E> The intent of the original inspection of <E T="03">existing uncertificated units</E> is to identify and commence correction of any unsafe conditions and/or equipment deficiencies and to issue the unit an original Certificate of Inspection. A reasonable period of time will be permitted to correct minor deficiencies. Those items directly affecting personnel safety and health will require immediate attention to correct the unsafe condition. Extensive deficiencies, such as those involving structural aspects or equipment may require up to two years to remedy. Additional times may be allowed if repair facilities are not available to coastal areas adjacent to the unit's area of operation. Where manifestly unsafe conditions are found, the OCMI may require that the unit discontinue operations until such conditions are corrected. If the owner or operator feels aggrieved by the decision of the OCMI, the appeals procedures of 46 CFR 2.01-70 are applicable.</P> <P>f. Questions concerning this NVIC should be referred to the Commandant (G-MOC).</P> <CITA>[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996]</CITA> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> <LRH>46 CFR (10-1-98 Edition)</LRH> <RRH>INDEX</RRH> </SECTION> </SUBJGRP> </SUBPART> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> </SUPERSED> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <SUBCHIND> <PRTPAGE P="183"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">INDEX</HD> <SUBCHPHD>SUBCHAPTER I-CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS AND SUBCHAPTER I-A-MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS (MODUs)</SUBCHPHD> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note: </HD> <P>This listing is provided for informational purposes only. It is compiled by and kept current by the Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.</P> </EDNOTE> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">In general, reference in this index pertains to new construction or installations. For existing vessels or installations see the “application” in the text covering the particular referenced part, subpart, section, etc.</FP> <PTHD> <E T="03">Part, subpart or section</E> </PTHD> <ALPHHD>A</ALPHHD> <SUBJECT>Access:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General (<E T="03">See also</E> Means of escape)</SUBJL> <PT>92.10</PT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">To fire extinguishing valves and controls:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Carbon dioxide</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-20(b)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Foam</SUBJL> <PT>95.17-10(b)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Steam</SUBJL> <PT>95.13-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">To lifeboats</SUBJL> <PT>92.10-40, 94.15-10(b)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">To tanks from crew accommodations</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-10(e)</PT> <SUBJECT>Accident:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Report of</SUBJL> <PT>97.30, 97.07</PT> <SUBJECT>Accommodation space:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Carbon dioxide piping in</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-15(f)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Crew</SUBJL> <PT>92.20, 107.305</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Fire protection equipment required</SUBJL> <PT>95.05</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs)</SUBJL> <PT>107.231(t), 108.193 et seq.</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Officer</SUBJL> <PT>92.20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Steam smothering piping in</SUBJL> <PT>95.13-90</PT> <SUBJL>Actions required to be logged</SUBJL> <PT>97.35-5</PT> <SUBJL>Additional requirements when cargo tanks are installed below decks</SUBJL> <PT>105.25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Cargo pumping installation</SUBJL> <PT>105.25-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Compartments or areas containing cargo tanks or pumping systems</SUBJL> <PT>105.25-5</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General requirements</SUBJL> <PT>105.25-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Shut off valves required</SUBJL> <PT>105.25-20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Spacings around tanks</SUBJL> <PT>105.25-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Ventilating systems for cargo tanks or pumping system compartment</SUBJL> <PT>105.25-7</PT> <SUBJL>Administration</SUBJL> <PT>105.01</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Effective date of regulations</SUBJL> <PT>105.01-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Intent of Public Law 90-397 (approved July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 341)</SUBJL> <PT>105.01-5</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Purpose and authority for regulations</SUBJL> <PT>105.01-1</PT> <SUBJECT>Address:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Coast Guard</SUBJL> <PT>107.117</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">For submittal of plans, specifications and calculations</SUBJL> <PT>107.317</PT> <SUBJL>Aids to navigation</SUBJL> <PT>97.05</PT> <SUBJECT>Air port:<PRTPAGE P="184"/> </SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Insect screens in, crew accommodations</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-55</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Kept closed at sea</SUBJL> <PT>97.15-20</PT> <SUBJL>Air tanks</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-15(a)(1)</PT> <SUBJECT>Alarm:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Carbon dioxide extinguishing system</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-30</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General alarm system</SUBJL> <PT>96.05, 109.201</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Markings</SUBJL> <PT>97.37-5, 97.37-7, 97.37-9, 97.37-50</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Miscellaneous machinery</SUBJL> <PT>96.05</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Refrigerated space</SUBJL> <PT>96.05</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Ventilation failure</SUBJL> <PT>97.37-50</PT> <SUBJECT>Alteration:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Notice of</SUBJL> <PT>91.45-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Plans required</SUBJL> <PT>91.55-10</PT> <SUBJECT>American Bureau of Shipping:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Authority to issue cargo ship safety construction certificates</SUBJL> <PT>91.60-45</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Hull structure</SUBJL> <PT>92.01-10, 92.01-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107.115, 107.305, 107.317, 108.109, 108.113</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Recognized classification society</SUBJL> <PT>90.10-35</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Standards</SUBJL> <PT>90.35</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Standards may be used</SUBJL> <PT>91.15-1</PT> <SUBJL>American National Standards Institute</SUBJL> <PT>107.115</PT> <SUBJL>American Petroleum Institute</SUBJL> <PT>107.115</PT> <SUBJL>American Society of Mechanical Engineers</SUBJL> <PT>107.115</PT> <SUBJL>American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)</SUBJL> <PT>92.01-2, 95.01-2, 95.10-10, 96.01-3, 96.35-5(c), 108.101, 108.427, 108.497</PT> <SUBJL>Ammonia, anhydrous in bulk</SUBJL> <PT>98.25</PT> <SUBJECT>Anchor:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General requirements</SUBJL> <PT>96.07, 108.705</PT> <SUBJL>Anhydrous ammonia</SUBJL> <PT>98.25</PT> <SUBJECT>Anhydrous ammonia in bulk:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Applicability</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Cargo hose</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-80</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Cargo piping</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-55</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Design and construction of cargo tanks</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Electrical bonding</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-85</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Filling and discharge pipes</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-50</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Filling density</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-65</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">How anhydrous ammonia may be carried</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-5</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Installation of cargo tanks</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Lagging</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-30</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Liquid level gauging device</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-45</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Markings</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Refrigerated systems</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-35</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Safety relief valves</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-60</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Special operating requirements</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-90</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Tests and inspections</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-95</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Valves, fittings, and accessories</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-40</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Ventilation</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-75</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Venting</SUBJL> <PT>98.25-70</PT> <SUBJL>Appeal, right of</SUBJL> <PT>90.01-7, 107.01-3</PT> <SUBJL>Applicability of subchapter I to vessels</SUBJL> <PT>90.05</PT> <SUBJL>Application commercial fishing vessels</SUBJL> <PT>105.05</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Commercial fishing vessels dispensing petroleum products</SUBJL> <PT>105.05-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Intent of regulations</SUBJL> <PT>105.05-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">New vessels and existing vessels for the purpose of application of regulations in this part</SUBJL> <PT>105.05-3</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Prohibitions regarding petroleum products</SUBJL> <PT>105.05-2<PRTPAGE P="185"/> </PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Types of vessels</SUBJL> <PT>105.05-5</PT> <SUBJECT>Applicator:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">For combination nozzle</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10</PT> <SUBJECT>Approved:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Definition of</SUBJL> <PT>90.10-1, 107.111</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Fire protection equipment to be</SUBJL> <PT>95.01-5, 95.05</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Plans to be</SUBJL> <PT>91.55</PT> <SUBJECT>Arrangements:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Equivalents for</SUBJL> <PT>90.15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Initial inspection</SUBJL> <PT>91.20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Plans required</SUBJL> <PT>91.55-5</PT> <ALPHHD>B</ALPHHD> <SUBJECT>Ballast:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">System</SUBJL> <PT>96.03-1(a)</PT> <SUBJL>Barge</SUBJL> <PT>90.05-25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Definition</SUBJL> <PT>90.10-2, 90.10-36</PT> <SUBJL>Basin</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-25</PT> <SUBJL>Bath tub</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-25</PT> <SUBJECT>Bell:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General alarm</SUBJL> <PT>96.05-1, 108.625</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Markings</SUBJL> <PT>97.37</PT> <SUBJL>Berth</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-20</PT> <SUBJECT>Bilge:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection for fire hazards</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-45</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">System</SUBJL> <PT>96.03-1</PT> <SUBJL>Boat drill</SUBJL> <PT>97.15-35</PT> <SUBJECT>Boiler:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Accident to or repair of</SUBJL> <PT>97.30</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Carrying excess steam</SUBJL> <PT>97.45</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Examination of</SUBJL> <PT>97.15-15, 109.205</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General</SUBJL> <PT>96.03-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Insulated from woodwork</SUBJL> <PT>92.05-5</PT> <SUBJL>Boiler space</SUBJL> <PT>96.03-1</PT> <SUBJL>Breathing apparatus</SUBJL> <PT>96.03-1, 96.35</PT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">Breeches buoy:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Posting of instructions</SUBJL> <PT>97.43</PT> <SUBJL>Bulk grain cargoes</SUBJL> <PT>93.20</PT> <SUBJL>Bulk ores and similar cargoes, cargo stowage</SUBJL> <PT>97.12-1</PT> <SUBJECT>Buoyant heaving line:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Burning operations on MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>109.573</PT> <ALPHHD>C</ALPHHD> <SUBJL>Cable traveler</SUBJL> <PT>97.33</PT> <SUBJECT>Carbon dioxide extinguishing system:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Access to supply and controls</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-10(a)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Alarms</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-30, 108.627</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Controls</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Discharge outlets</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Enclosure openings</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-35</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">For cargo spaces</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-5(c)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">For enclosed ventilating systems for rotating electrical equipment</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-5(d)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">For machinery spaces, paint lockers, tanks, etc.</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-5(e)</PT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">General. (<E T="03">See</E> Freight.)</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General details</SUBJL> <PT>95.15, 108.431</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-20<PRTPAGE P="186"/> </PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Installation test</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-15(j)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Markings</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-10(c), 95.15-30(a), 95.15-10(h)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>108..431, et seq.</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Openings in quarters not permitted</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-15(i)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Operating instructions</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-10(h)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Piping</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-15, 108.441</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Pressure relief</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-40</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Quantity, pipe sizes, discharge rate</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-5</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Recharge of cylinders</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-20(e)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Required if fire pumps in same space</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-5(h)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Storage</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-20, 108.451</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Type system required</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-1(b)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Where required</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-1</PT> <SUBJL>Cargo, bulk grain</SUBJL> <PT>93.20</PT> <SUBJECT>Cargo in bulk, dangerous. (<E T="03">See</E> Dangerous cargoes in bulk)</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT>Cargo gear:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Definition</SUBJL> <PT>91.37-3(a)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection of</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-25(a)(3), (b)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Plans approved by a recognized cargo gear organization</SUBJL> <PT>91.37-23</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Plans required when plans are not approved by a classification society or recognized cargo gear organization</SUBJL> <PT>91.37-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Proof tests</SUBJL> <PT>91.37-40</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Tests and examination of shipboard cargo gear</SUBJL> <PT>91.37-5</PT> <SUBJECT>Cargo space:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Fire protection equipment required</SUBJL> <PT>95.05</PT> <SUBJL>Cargo stowage</SUBJL> <PT>97.12</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Bulk ores and similar cargoes</SUBJL> <PT>97.12-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Manual</SUBJL> <PT>97.12-5</PT> <SUBJECT>Cargo tank internal examination:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Definition</SUBJL> <PT>91.40-1(c)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Intervals</SUBJL> <PT>91.40-3</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Plans, availability of</SUBJL> <PT>91.40-5</PT> <SUBJECT>Carrying freight for hire:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Definition of</SUBJL> <PT>90.10-5</PT> <SUBJECT>Carrying passengers for hire:</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">Machinery. (<E T="03">See</E> Machinery space.)</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Vessels</SUBJL> <PT>90.05-1</PT> <SUBJL>Casualty, notice and reporting of</SUBJL> <PT>97.07</PT> <SUBJECT>Certificate:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Duration of</SUBJL> <PT>91.60-40</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Posting of</SUBJL> <PT>91.60-35</PT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">Types:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Exemption</SUBJL> <PT>91.60-25, 107-231(x), 107.413</PT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT2">Inspection. (<E T="03">See</E> Certificate of inspection.)</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Safety Construction</SUBJL> <PT>91.60-5, 107.409</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Safety Equipment</SUBJL> <PT>91.60-10, 107.405</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Safety Radiotelegraphy</SUBJL> <PT>91.60-15, 107.231(x)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Safety Radiotelephony</SUBJL> <PT>91.60-20, 107.231(x)</PT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT2">Temporary (<E T="03">See</E> Temporary certificate of inspection)</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT>Certificate of inspection:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Compliance with provisions of</SUBJL> <PT>97.50</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Expired certificate</SUBJL> <PT>91.01-20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General</SUBJL> <PT>91.01</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Initial inspection prerequisite for</SUBJL> <PT>91.20-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection of certification</SUBJL> <PT>91.25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107.201 et seq.</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Period of validity</SUBJL> <PT>91.01-10</PT> <SUBJL>Certificates Under International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, <PRTPAGE P="187"/>1960</SUBJL> <PT>91.60, 107.231(x), 107.401 et seq.</PT> <SUBJL>Chain, anchor</SUBJL> <PT>96.07, 108.705</PT> <SUBJECT>Chart:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">On MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>109.565</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Required</SUBJL> <PT>97.05-5</PT> <SUBJL>Classified locations on MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>108..170 et seq.</PT> <SUBJL>Coast Guard address</SUBJL> <PT>107.117</PT> <SUBJL>Coast Guard District Commander</SUBJL> <PT>90.10-9</PT> <SUBJL>Coastwise, defined</SUBJL> <PT>90.10-11</PT> <SUBJL>Column, defined</SUBJL> <PT>107.111</PT> <SUBJL>Combination nozzle</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10</PT> <SUBJL>Combustible and flammable liquids in bulk</SUBJL> <PT>90.05-35, 109.557</PT> <SUBJL>Commandant, defined</SUBJL> <PT>90.10-7, 107.111</PT> <SUBJL>Commercial fishing vessels dispensing petroleum products</SUBJL> <PT>105</PT> <SUBJECT>Communication system:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Details</SUBJL> <PT>96.05-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Testing</SUBJL> <PT>97.15-3, 109.201</PT> <SUBJECT>Compass:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>108..715</PT> <SUBJECT>Construction:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Crew accommodations</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Elimination of fire hazards</SUBJL> <PT>92.05-1</PT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">Inspection:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">For certification</SUBJL> <PT>91.25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Initial</SUBJL> <PT>91.20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Structural standards</SUBJL> <PT>92.01-10, 92.01-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107-305(hh), 108.113 et seq.</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">New plans and specifications for</SUBJL> <PT>91.55-5</PT> <SUBJL>Contracted for, defined</SUBJL> <PT>90.05-5</PT> <SUBJECT>Controls:</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">Fire extinguishing systems:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Carbon Dioxide</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Fire main</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Foam</SUBJL> <PT>95.17-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Steam</SUBJL> <PT>95.13-1, 95.13-90</PT> <SUBJECT>Corridors:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Dead end</SUBJL> <PT>92.10-30</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Steam smothering piping not led through</SUBJL> <PT>95.13-90(c)(11)</PT> <SUBJL>Coupling fire hose</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10</PT> <SUBJL>Cranes on MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107.231, 107.258,107.259, 107.309, 109.437, 107.439, 107.521, 107.525, 109.527</PT> <SUBJL>Crew Accommodations</SUBJL> <PT>92.20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Construction</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General</SUBJL> <PT>92.20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Heating and cooling</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-50</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Hospital space</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-35</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Insect screens</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-55</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Laundry facilities</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-40(a),(b)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Location</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Messrooms</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-30</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Recreation facilities</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-40(c)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Sleeping accommodations</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Ventilation</SUBJL> <PT>92.15-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Washrooms and toilet spaces</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-25</PT> <ALPHHD>D</ALPHHD> <SUBJL>Damage</SUBJL> <PT>97.07<PRTPAGE P="188"/> </PT> <SUBJL>Dangerous cargo in bulk</SUBJL> <PT>98.01, 98.25, 98.30</PT> <SUBJECT>Davit:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection for certification</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-15</PT> <SUBJL>Daylight signaling lamp</SUBJL> <PT>96.05</PT> <SUBJL>Deenergizing of cargo hold lighting circuits, etc</SUBJL> <PT>97.55</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Master's responsibility</SUBJL> <PT>97.55-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Warning notice posted</SUBJL> <PT>97.55-5</PT> <SUBJECT>Definitions:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Pertaining to hull examinations</SUBJL> <PT>91.40-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Pertaining to inspection of cargo gear</SUBJL> <PT>91.37-3</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Pertaining to MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107.111</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Terms used in subchapter I</SUBJL> <PT>90.10, 105.10</PT> <SUBJL>Design and Equipment</SUBJL> <PT>PART 108</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Equipment not required</SUBJL> <PT>108.103</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Incorporation by reference</SUBJL> <PT>108.101</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Lifejackets, immersion suits, and life buoys</SUBJL> <PT>108.649</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Lifesaving equipment</SUBJL> <PT>Subpart E</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Muster list</SUBJL> <PT>Subpart J</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Substitutes for required fittings, material, apparatus, equipment, arrangements, calculations, tests</SUBJL> <PT>108.105</PT> <SUBJL>Detecting, fire</SUBJL> <PT>95.05</PT> <SUBJECT>Discharge, overboard. (<E T="03">See</E> Overboard discharge.)</SUBJECT> <SUBJL>Disassembling of gear, defined</SUBJL> <PT>91.37-3(b)</PT> <SUBJL>Dismantling of gear, defined</SUBJL> <PT>91.37-3(b)</PT> <SUBJL>Display of plans</SUBJL> <PT>97.36</PT> <SUBJECT>Door:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Insects screens to crew accommodations</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-55</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Kept closed at sea</SUBJL> <PT>97.15-20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Loading</SUBJL> <PT>97.15-17</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Locking of, required means of escape</SUBJL> <PT>92.10-20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">To crew accommodations</SUBJL> <PT>92.20-10(d)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Watertight</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-25(a)(1)</PT> <SUBJECT>Draft:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Logged when leaving port</SUBJL> <PT>97.15-5</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Marking on MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>108.661, 108.663</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Required to be marked on vessel</SUBJL> <PT>97.40-5, 97.40-10</PT> <SUBJECT>Drain:</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">Crew spaces:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Carbon dioxide</SUBJL> <PT>95.15-15(g)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Fire main</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10(e)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Foam</SUBJL> <PT>95.17-15(d)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Steam smothering</SUBJL> <PT>95.13</PT> <SUBJECT>Drydock examination:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Definition</SUBJL> <PT>91.40-1(a)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Intervals</SUBJL> <PT>91.40-3</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Plans, availability of</SUBJL> <PT>91.40-5</PT> <SUBJECT>Drydocking:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107.231(u), 107.261, 107.265</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Notice by master, owner, operator or agent of vessel</SUBJL> <PT>91.40-5</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Periodical</SUBJL> <PT>91.40</PT> <ALPHHD>E</ALPHHD> <SUBJL>Electric lifeboat winch systems</SUBJL> <PT>96.05-1</PT> <SUBJL>Electric propulsion and propulsion control systems</SUBJL> <PT>96.05-1</PT> <SUBJL>Electric steering gear and steering control systems</SUBJL> <PT>96.05-1</PT> <SUBJECT>Electrical engineering:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Annual inspection of equipment</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-30<PRTPAGE P="189"/> </PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General requirements</SUBJL> <PT>90.25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Initial inspection of equipment</SUBJL> <PT>91.20-20(a)(4)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107.305(aa)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Systems, installations and details</SUBJL> <PT>96.05-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Vessels subject to regulations</SUBJL> <PT>90.05-1</PT> <SUBJECT>Electrical propulsion machinery:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Electrical fittings and fixtures</SUBJL> <PT>105.30-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Electrical requirements</SUBJL> <PT>105.30</PT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">Enclosed ventilation system for:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ2L">Fire extinguishing system required</SUBJL> <PT>95.05-10(3)(f)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Grounding of electrical equipment</SUBJL> <PT>105.30-5</PT> <SUBJECT>Emergency light:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Marking</SUBJL> <PT>97.37-25, 108.639</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Required</SUBJL> <PT>96.05</PT> <SUBJECT>Emergency lighting and powering:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Details</SUBJL> <PT>96.05</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Segregation of</SUBJL> <PT>92.05-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Testing</SUBJL> <PT>97.15-30, 109.211</PT> <SUBJL>Emergency loudspeaker system</SUBJL> <PT>96.05</PT> <SUBJL>Emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPRIB)</SUBJL> <PT>108.523, 108.650</PT> <SUBJL>Emergency signals</SUBJL> <PT>97.13-15</PT> <SUBJL>Engine order telegraph system</SUBJL> <PT>96.05</PT> <SUBJECT>Equipment:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Equivalents for</SUBJL> <PT>90.15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Installations made during unlimited emergency</SUBJL> <PT>90.30-5</PT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">Lifesaving. (<E T="03">See</E> Lifesaving equipment.)</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">On vessels acquired or documented under Act of August 9, 1954</SUBJL> <PT>90.30-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Protection from refrigerants</SUBJL> <PT>96.30</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Required, lifeboats and buoyant apparatus</SUBJL> <PT>94.20-30</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Sounding</SUBJL> <PT>96.27</PT> <SUBJL>Equivalents</SUBJL> <PT>90.15</PT> <SUBJL>Escape</SUBJL> <PT>92.10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Certificates under International Convention Safety of Life at Sea, 1960</SUBJL> <PT>91.60</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit</SUBJL> <PT>107.231(r), 108.151 et seq.</PT> <SUBJL>Exhaust, internal combustion engine; insulation of</SUBJL> <PT>92.05-5</PT> <SUBJL>Existing commercial fishing vessels dispensing petroleum products</SUBJL> <PT>105.90</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Commercial fishing vessels dispensing petroleum products contracted for prior to December 1, 1969</SUBJL> <PT>105.90-1</PT> <SUBJL>Exit</SUBJL> <PT>92.10</PT> <SUBJL>Explosives, prohibition of usage on MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>109.559</PT> <SUBJECT>Extinguisher.</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">(<E T="03">See</E> Hand portable fire extinguishers.)</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">(<E T="03">See</E> Semiportable fire extinguishing systems.)</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT>Extinguishing system. (<E T="03">See</E> Fire extinguishing system.)</SUBJECT> <ALPHHD>F</ALPHHD> <SUBJECT>Federal Communications Commission:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Initial inspection of radio installation</SUBJL> <PT>91.20-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection of radio installation</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-10</PT> <SUBJECT>Fire axe:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Location</SUBJL> <PT>95.60-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Number required</SUBJL> <PT>95.60-5</PT> <SUBJL>Fire detecting and alarm systems</SUBJL> <PT>96.05-1</PT> <SUBJECT>Fire detection system:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Initial inspection</SUBJL> <PT>91.20-15(a)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection for certification</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-10(a)<PRTPAGE P="190"/> </PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>108.404, 108.405, 108.407, 108.409, 108.411, 108.413, 108.415 et seq.</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">When required</SUBJL> <PT>95.05-1</PT> <SUBJL>Fire drills on MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>109.213</PT> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguisher.</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">(<E T="03">See</E> Hand portable fire extinguisher.)</SUBJECT> <SUBJECT SOURCE="SUBJECT1">(<E T="03">See</E> Semiportable fire extinguisher system.)</SUBJECT> <SUBJL>Fire extinguishing equipment, generally</SUBJL> <PT>105.35</PT> <SUBJECT>Fire extinguishing system:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Initial inspection</SUBJL> <PT>91.20-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection for certification</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Markings</SUBJL> <PT>97.37-10, 97.37-13</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107.231, 107.235, 107.251, 107.257, 108.103, 108.401 et seq., 108.629, 108.631, 108.223</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">When required</SUBJL> <PT>95.05-10</PT> <SUBJECT>Fire hazard:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Elimination from structure</SUBJL> <PT>92.05</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection for</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-45</PT> <SUBJECT>Firehose:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Additional when foam extinguishing system under</SUBJL> <PT>95.17-25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Couplings</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10(1)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Generally</SUBJL> <PT>105.35-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Inspection</SUBJL> <PT>91.25-20</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107.257, 108.425, 109.331</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Size, length, and stowage</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">When and where required</SUBJL> <PT>95.10</PT> <SUBJECT>Firehose nozzle:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Additional combination nozzles required when foam extinguishing system under</SUBJL> <PT>95.17-25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Combination nozzles required</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10(i)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Type and size required</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10(i)</PT> <SUBJL>Firehose rack</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10(g)</PT> <SUBJECT>Fire hydrant:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Additional required when foam extinguishing system used</SUBJL> <PT>95.17-25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>108.425, 109.331, 109.333</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Size and location</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10</PT> <SUBJECT>Fire main system:</SUBJECT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Additional requirements when foam extinguishing system used</SUBJL> <PT>95.17-25</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Couplings</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10(1)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General details</SUBJL> <PT>95.10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Generally</SUBJL> <PT>105.35-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Hose</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10, 105.35-15, 108.425</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Hydrants</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10, 108.423</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Marking of valves</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-15(b)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>107.251, 108.401, 108.415 et seq.</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Piping</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-15</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Protection from freezing</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10(e), 108.429</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Pumps</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-5, 105.35-5, 108.415, 108.417, 108.421</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Shore connection</SUBJL> <PT>95.10-10(c)</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">When required</SUBJL> <PT>95.05-5</PT> <SUBJL>Fireman's Outfit</SUBJL> <PT>96.35, 96.35-10</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">Application</SUBJL> <PT>96.35-1</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">General</SUBJL> <PT>96.35-5</PT> <SUBJL SOURCE="SUBJ1L">MODUs</SUBJL> <PT>108.497, 109.337</PT> <SUB