46 CFR Part 154
PART 154—SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SELF-PROPELLED VESSELS CARRYING BULK LIQUEFIED GASES
- PART 154—SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SELF-PROPELLED VESSELS CARRYING BULK LIQUEFIED GASES
- Chapter I—Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter O—Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes
- Subpart A—General
- § 154.1 Incorporation by reference.
- § 154.3 Purpose.
- § 154.5 Applicability.
- § 154.7 Definitions, acronyms, and terms.
- § 154.9 Issuance of documents.
- § 154.12 Existing gas vessel: Endorsements and requirements.
- § 154.15 U.S. flag vessel: Endorsement application.
- § 154.17 U.S. flag vessel: Certificate of Inspection endorsement.
- § 154.19 U.S. flag vessel: IMO certificate issuance.
- § 154.22 Foreign flag vessel: Certificate of Compliance endorsement application.
- § 154.24 Foreign flag vessel: IMO Certificate.
- § 154.30 [Reserved]
- § 154.32 Equivalents.
- § 154.34 Special approval: Requests.
- § 154.36 Correspondence and vessel information: Submission.
- § 154.40 Right of appeal.
- Subpart B—Inspections and Tests
- Examination Requirements for Foreign Flag Vessels
- § 154.150 Examination required for a Certificate of Compliance.
- § 154.151 Procedures for having the Coast Guard examine a vessel for a Certificate of Compliance.
- Subpart C—Design, Construction and Equipment
- Hull Structure
- § 154.170 Outer hull steel plating.
- § 154.172 Contiguous steel hull structure.
- § 154.174 Transverse contiguous hull structure.
- § 154.176 Longitudinal contiguous hull structure.
- § 154.178 Contiguous hull structure: Heating system.
- § 154.180 Contiguous hull structure: Welding procedure.
- § 154.182 Contiguous hull structure: Production weld test.
- § 154.188 Membrane tank: Inner hull steel.
- § 154.195 Aluminum cargo tank: Steel enclosure.
- Ship Survival Capability and Cargo Tank Location
- § 154.200 Stability requirements: General.
- § 154.235 Cargo tank location.
- Ship Arrangements
- § 154.300 Segregation of hold spaces from other spaces.
- § 154.305 Segregation of hold spaces from the sea.
- § 154.310 Cargo piping systems.
- § 154.315 Cargo pump and cargo compressor rooms.
- § 154.320 Cargo control stations.
- § 154.325 Accommodation, service, and control spaces.
- § 154.330 Openings to accommodation, service, or control spaces.
- § 154.340 Access to tanks and spaces in the cargo area.
- § 154.345 Air locks.
- § 154.350 Bilge and ballast systems in the cargo area.
- § 154.355 Bow and stern loading piping.
- § 154.356 Cargo emergency jettisoning piping.
- Cargo Containment Systems
- § 154.401 Definitions.
- § 154.405 Design vapor pressure (Po) of a cargo tank.
- § 154.406 Design loads for cargo tanks and fixtures: General.
- § 154.407 Cargo tank internal pressure head.
- § 154.408 Cargo tank external pressure load.
- § 154.409 Dynamic loads from vessel motion.
- § 154.410 Cargo tank sloshing loads.
- § 154.411 Cargo tank thermal loads.
- § 154.412 Cargo tank corrosion allowance.
- Integral Tanks
- § 154.418 General.
- § 154.419 Design vapor pressure.
- § 154.420 Tank design.
- § 154.421 Allowable stress.
- Membrane Tanks
- § 154.425 General.
- § 154.426 Design vapor pressure.
- § 154.427 Membrane tank system design.
- § 154.428 Allowable stress.
- § 154.429 Calculations.
- § 154.430 Material test.
- § 154.431 Model test.
- § 154.432 Expansion and contraction.
- Semi-Membrane Tanks
- § 154.435 General.
- § 154.436 Design vapor pressure.
- Independent Tank Type A
- § 154.437 General.
- § 154.438 Design vapor pressure.
- § 154.439 Tank design.
- § 154.440 Allowable stress.
- Independent Tank Type B
- § 154.444 General.
- § 154.445 Design vapor pressure.
- § 154.446 Tank design.
- § 154.447 Allowable stress.
- § 154.448 Calculations.
- § 154.449 Model test.
- Independent Tank Type C and Process Pressure Vessels
- § 154.450 General.
- § 154.451 Design vapor pressure.
- § 154.452 External pressure.
- § 154.453 Failure to meet independent tank type C standards.
- Secondary Barrier
- § 154.459 General.
- § 154.460 Design criteria.
- Insulation
- § 154.465 General.
- § 154.466 Design criteria.
- § 154.467 Submission of insulation information.
- Support System
- § 154.470 General.
- § 154.471 Design criteria.
- § 154.476 Cargo transfer devices and means.
- Cargo and Process Piping Systems
- § 154.500 Cargo and process piping standards.
- § 154.503 Piping and piping system components: Protection from movement.
- § 154.506 Mechanical expansion joint: Limits in a piping system.
- § 154.512 Piping: Thermal isolation.
- § 154.514 Piping: Electrical bonding.
- § 154.516 Piping: Hull protection.
- § 154.517 Piping: Liquid pressure relief.
- § 154.519 Piping relief valves.
- § 154.520 Piping calculations.
- § 154.522 Materials for piping.
- § 154.524 Piping joints: Welded and screwed couplings.
- § 154.526 Piping joints: Flange connection.
- § 154.528 Piping joints: Flange type.
- § 154.530 Valves: Cargo tank MARVS 69 kPa gauge (10 psig) or lower.
- § 154.532 Valves: Cargo tank MARVS greater than 69 kPa gauge (10 psig).
- § 154.534 Cargo pumps and cargo compressors.
- § 154.536 Cargo tank gauging and measuring connections.
- § 154.538 Cargo transfer connection.
- § 154.540 Quick-closing shut-off valves: Emergency shut-down system.
- § 154.544 Quick-closing shut-off valves.
- § 154.546 Excess flow valve: Closing flow.
- § 154.548 Cargo piping: Flow capacity.
- § 154.550 Excess flow valve: Bypass.
- Cargo Hose
- § 154.551 Cargo hose: General.
- § 154.552 Cargo hose: Compatibility.
- § 154.554 Cargo hose: Bursting pressure.
- § 154.556 Cargo hose: Maximum working pressure.
- § 154.558 Cargo hose: Marking.
- § 154.560 Cargo hose: Prototype test.
- § 154.562 Cargo hose: Hydrostatic test.
- Materials
- § 154.605 Toughness test.
- § 154.610 Design temperature not colder than 0 °C (32 °F).
- § 154.615 Design temperature below 0 °C (32 °F) and down to −55 °C (−67 °F).
- § 154.620 Design temperature below −55 °C (−67 °F) and down to −165 °C (−265 °F).
- § 154.625 Design temperature below 0 °C (32 °F) and down to −165 °C (−265 °F).
- § 154.630 Cargo tank material.
- Construction
- § 154.650 Cargo tank and process pressure vessel welding.
- § 154.655 Stress relief for independent tanks type C.
- § 154.660 Pipe welding.
- § 154.665 Welding procedures.
- Cargo Pressure and Temperature Control
- § 154.701 Cargo pressure and temperature control: General.
- § 154.702 Refrigerated carriage.
- § 154.703 Methane (LNG).
- § 154.705 Cargo boil-off as fuel: General.
- § 154.706 Cargo boil-off as fuel: Fuel lines.
- § 154.707 Cargo boil-off as fuel: Ventilation.
- § 154.708 Cargo boil-off as fuel: Valves.
- § 154.709 Cargo boil-off as fuel: Gas detection equipment.
- Cargo Vent Systems
- § 154.801 Pressure relief systems.
- § 154.802 Alternate pressure relief settings.
- § 154.804 Vacuum protection.
- § 154.805 Vent masts.
- § 154.806 Capacity of pressure relief valves.
- Atmospheric Control in Cargo Containment Systems
- § 154.901 Atmospheric control within cargo tanks and cargo piping systems.
- § 154.902 Atmospheric control within hold and interbarrier spaces.
- § 154.903 Inert gas systems: General.
- § 154.904 Inert gas system: Controls.
- § 154.906 Inert gas generators.
- § 154.908 Inert gas generator: Location.
- § 154.910 Inert gas piping: Location.
- § 154.912 Inerted spaces: Relief devices.
- Electrical
- § 154.1000 Applicability.
- § 154.1002 Definition.
- § 154.1005 Equipment approval.
- § 154.1010 Electrical equipment in gas-dangerous space or zone.
- § 154.1015 Lighting in gas-dangerous space.
- § 154.1020 Emergency power.
- Firefighting
- § 154.1105 Exterior water spray system: General.
- § 154.1110 Areas protected by system.
- § 154.1115 Discharge.
- § 154.1120 Nozzles.
- § 154.1125 Pipes, fittings, and valves.
- § 154.1130 Sections.
- § 154.1135 Pumps.
- Firefighting System: Dry Chemical
- § 154.1140 Dry chemical system: General.
- § 154.1145 Dry chemical supply.
- § 154.1150 Distribution of dry chemical.
- § 154.1155 Hand hose line: Coverage.
- § 154.1160 Monitor coverage of system.
- § 154.1165 Controls.
- § 154.1170 Hand hose line: General.
- Cargo Area: Mechanical Ventilation System
- § 154.1200 Mechanical ventilation system: General.
- § 154.1205 Mechanical ventilation system: Standards.
- § 154.1210 Hold space, void space, cofferdam, and spaces containing cargo piping.
- Instrumentation
- § 154.1300 Liquid level gauging system: General.
- § 154.1305 Liquid level gauging system: Standards.
- § 154.1310 Closed gauge shut-off valve.
- § 154.1315 Restricted gauge excess flow valve.
- § 154.1320 Sighting ports, tubular gauge glasses, and flat plate type gauge glasses.
- § 154.1325 Liquid level alarm system: All cargo tanks.
- § 154.1330 Liquid level alarm system: Independent tank type C.
- § 154.1335 Pressure and vacuum protection.
- § 154.1340 Temperature measuring devices.
- § 154.1345 Gas detection.
- § 154.1350 Flammable gas detection system.
- § 154.1360 Oxygen analyzer.
- § 154.1365 Audible and visual alarms.
- § 154.1370 Pressure gauge and vacuum gauge marking.
- § 154.1375 Readout for temperature measuring device: Marking.
- Safety Equipment
- § 154.1400 Safety equipment: All vessels.
- § 154.1405 Respiratory protection.
- § 154.1410 Decontamination shower.
- § 154.1415 Air compressor.
- § 154.1420 Stretchers and equipment.
- § 154.1430 Equipment locker.
- § 154.1435 Medical first aid guide.
- § 154.1440 Antidotes.
- Subpart D—Special Design and Operating Requirements
- § 154.1700 Purpose.
- § 154.1702 Materials of construction.
- § 154.1705 Independent tank type C.
- § 154.1710 Exclusion of air from cargo tank vapor spaces.
- § 154.1715 Moisture control.
- § 154.1720 Indirect refrigeration.
- § 154.1725 Ethylene oxide.
- § 154.1730 Ethylene oxide: Loading and off loading.
- § 154.1735 Methyl acetylene-propadiene mixture.
- § 154.1740 Vinyl chloride: Inhibiting and inerting.
- § 154.1745 Vinyl chloride: Transferring operations.
- § 154.1750 Butadiene or vinyl chloride: Refrigeration system.
- § 154.1755 Nitrogen.
- § 154.1760 Liquid ammonia.
- Subpart E—Operations
- § 154.1800 Special operating requirements under Part 35 of this chapter.
- § 154.1801 Certificates, letters, and endorsements: U.S. flag vessels.
- § 154.1802 Certificates, letters and endorsements: Foreign flag vessels.
- § 154.1803 Expiration of Certificates of Compliance.
- § 154.1804 Document posted in wheelhouse.
- § 154.1806 Regulations on board.
- § 154.1808 Limitations in the endorsement.
- § 154.1809 Loading and stability manual.
- § 154.1810 Cargo manual.
- § 154.1812 Operational information for terminal personnel.
- § 154.1814 Cargo information cards.
- § 154.1816 Cargo location plan.
- § 154.1818 Certification of inhibition.
- § 154.1820 Shipping document.
- § 154.1822 Shipping document: Copy for transfer terminal.
- § 154.1824 Obstruction of pumproom ladderways.
- § 154.1826 Opening of cargo tanks and cargo sampling.
- § 154.1828 Spaces containing cargo vapor: Entry.
- § 154.1830 Warning sign.
- § 154.1831 Persons in charge of transferring liquid cargo in bulk or preparing cargo tanks.
- § 154.1834 Cargo transfer piping.
- § 154.1836 Vapor venting as a means of cargo tank pressure and temperature control.
- § 154.1838 Discharge by gas pressurization.
- § 154.1840 Protective clothing.
- § 154.1842 Cargo system: Controls and alarms.
- § 154.1844 Cargo tanks: Filling limits.
- § 154.1846 Relief valves: Changing set pressure.
- § 154.1848 Inerting.
- § 154.1850 Entering cargo handling spaces.
- § 154.1852 Air breathing equipment.
- § 154.1854 Methane (LNG) as fuel.
- § 154.1858 Cargo hose.
- § 154.1860 Integral tanks: Cargo colder than −10 °C (14 °F).
- § 154.1862 Posting of speed reduction.
- § 154.1864 Vessel speed within speed reduction.
- § 154.1866 Cargo hose connection: Transferring cargo.
- § 154.1868 Portable blowers in personnel access openings.
- § 154.1870 Bow and stern loading.
- § 154.1872 Cargo emergency jettisoning.
- Appendix A to Part 154—Equivalent Stress
- Appendix B to Part 154—Stress Analyses Definitions
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