Part 154 - Safety Standards for Self-Propelled Vessels Carrying Bulk Liquefied Gases  


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
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.
Independent Tank Type a
§ 154.437 - General.
§ 154.438 - Design vapor pressure.
§ 154.439 - Tank design.
§ 154.440 - Allowable stress.
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.
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.
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 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.
Secondary Barrier
§ 154.459 - General.
§ 154.460 - Design criteria.
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.
Insulation
§ 154.465 - General.
§ 154.466 - Design criteria.
§ 154.467 - Submission of insulation information.
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.
Integral Tanks
§ 154.418 - General.
§ 154.419 - Design vapor pressure.
§ 154.420 - Tank design.
§ 154.421 - Allowable stress.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ship Survival Capability and Cargo Tank Location
§ 154.200 - Stability requirements: General.
§ 154.235 - Cargo tank location.
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.
Support System
§ 154.470 - General.
§ 154.471 - Design criteria.
§ 154.476 - Cargo transfer devices and means.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Semi-Membrane Tanks
§ 154.435 - General.
§ 154.436 - Design vapor pressure.
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.
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