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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 46 - Shipping |
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Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
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SubChapter O - Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes |
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Part 153 - Ships Carrying Bulk Liquid, Liquefied Gas, or Compressed Gas Hazardous Materials |
| Subpart A - General |
| § 153.0 - Availability of materials. |
| § 153.1 - Applicability. |
| § 153.2 - Definitions and acronyms. |
| § 153.3 - Right of appeal. |
| § 153.4 - Incorporation by reference. |
| § 153.7 - Ships built before December 27, 1977 and non-self-propelled ships built before July 1, 1983: Application. |
| § 153.8 - Procedures for requesting an endorsed Certificate of Inspection. |
| § 153.9 - Foreign flag vessel endorsement application. |
| § 153.10 - Procedures for requesting alternatives and waivers; termination of waivers. |
| § 153.12 - IMO Certificates for United States Ships. |
| § 153.15 - Conditions under which the Coast Guard issues a Certificate of Inspection or Certificate of Compliance. |
| § 153.16 - Requirements for foreign flag vessel permits. |
| § 153.30 - Special area endorsement. |
| § 153.40 - Determination of materials that are hazardous. |
| Subpart B - Design and Equipment |
| Special Requirements for Flammable or Combustible Cargoes |
| § 153.460 - Fire protection systems. |
| § 153.461 - Electrical bonding of independent tanks. |
| § 153.462 - Static discharges from inert gas systems. |
| § 153.463 - Vent system discharges. |
| § 153.465 - Flammable vapor detector. |
| § 153.466 - Electrical equipment. |
| Cargo Gauging Systems |
| § 153.400 - General requirements for gauges. |
| § 153.404 - Standards for containment systems having required closed gauges. |
| § 153.406 - Standards for containment systems having required restricted gauges. |
| § 153.407 - Special requirements for sounding tube gauges. |
| § 153.408 - Tank overflow control. |
| § 153.409 - High level alarms. |
| Cargo Handling Space Ventilation |
| § 153.310 - Ventilation system type. |
| § 153.312 - Ventilation system standards. |
| § 153.314 - Ventilation of spaces not usually occupied. |
| § 153.316 - Special cargo pumproom ventilation rate. |
| Special Requirements |
| § 153.500 - Inert gas systems. |
| § 153.501 - Requirement for dry inert gas. |
| § 153.515 - Special requirements for extremely flammable cargoes. |
| § 153.520 - Special requirements for carbon disulfide. |
| § 153.525 - Special requirements for unusually toxic cargoes. |
| § 153.526 - Toxic vapor detectors. |
| § 153.527 - Toxic vapor protection. |
| § 153.530 - Special requirements for alkylene oxides. |
| § 153.545 - Special requirements for liquid sulfur. |
| § 153.554 - Special requirements for acids. |
| § 153.555 - Special requirements for inorganic acids. |
| § 153.556 - Special requirements for sulfuric acid and oleum. |
| § 153.557 - Special requirements for hydrochloric acid. |
| § 153.558 - Special requirements for phosphoric acid. |
| § 153.559 - Special requirements for nitric acid (less than 70 percent). |
| § 153.560 - Special requirements for Alkyl (C7-C9) nitrates. |
| § 153.565 - Special requirement for temperature sensors. |
| § 153.602 - Special requirements for cargoes reactive with water. |
| Cargo Pumprooms |
| § 153.330 - Access. |
| § 153.332 - Hoisting arrangement. |
| § 153.333 - Cargo pump discharge pressure gauge. |
| § 153.334 - Bilge pumping systems. |
| § 153.336 - Special cargo pump or pumproom requirements. |
| Piping Systems and Cargo Handling Equipment |
| § 153.280 - Piping system design. |
| § 153.281 - Piping to independent tanks. |
| § 153.282 - Cargo filling lines. |
| § 153.283 - Valving for cargo piping. |
| § 153.284 - Characteristics of required quick closing valves. |
| § 153.285 - Valving for cargo pump manifolds. |
| § 153.292 - Separation of piping systems. |
| § 153.294 - Marking of piping systems. |
| § 153.296 - Emergency shutdown stations. |
| § 153.297 - Emergency actuators at the point of cargo control. |
| Cargo Containment Systems |
| § 153.230 - Type I system. |
| § 153.231 - Type II system. |
| § 153.232 - Type III system. |
| § 153.233 - Separation of tanks from machinery, service and other spaces. |
| § 153.234 - Fore and aft location. |
| § 153.235 - Exceptions to cargo piping location restrictions. |
| § 153.236 - Prohibited materials. |
| § 153.238 - Required materials. |
| § 153.239 - Use of cast iron. |
| § 153.240 - Insulation. |
| General Vessel Requirements |
| § 153.190 - Stability requirements. |
| § 153.201 - Openings to accommodation, service or control spaces. |
| § 153.208 - Ballast equipment. |
| § 153.209 - Bilge pumping systems. |
| § 153.214 - Personnel emergency and safety equipment. |
| § 153.215 - Safety equipment lockers. |
| § 153.216 - Shower and eyewash fountains. |
| § 153.217 - Access to enclosed spaces and dedicated ballast tanks. |
| § 153.219 - Access to double bottom tanks serving as dedicated ballast tanks. |
| Cargo Venting Systems |
| § 153.350 - Location of B/3 vent discharges. |
| § 153.351 - Location of 4m vent discharges. |
| § 153.352 - B/3 and 4 m venting system outlets. |
| § 153.353 - High velocity vents. |
| § 153.354 - Venting system inlet. |
| § 153.355 - PV venting systems. |
| § 153.358 - Venting system flow capacity. |
| § 153.360 - Venting system restriction. |
| § 153.361 - Arrangements for removal of valves from venting systems having multiple relief valves. |
| § 153.362 - Venting system drain. |
| § 153.364 - Venting system supports. |
| § 153.365 - Liquid overpressurization protection. |
| § 153.368 - Pressure-vacuum valves. |
| § 153.370 - Minimum relief valve setting for ambient temperature cargo tanks. |
| § 153.371 - Minimum relief valve setting for refrigerated cargo tanks. |
| § 153.372 - Gauges and vapor return for cargo vapor pressures exceeding 100 kPa (approx. 14.7 psia). |
| Design and Equipment for Pollution Control |
| § 153.470 - System for discharge of NLS residue to the sea: Categories A, B, C, and D. |
| § 153.480 - Stripping quantity for Category B and C NLS tanks on ships built after June 30, 1986: Categories B and C. |
| § 153.481 - Stripping quantities and interim standards for Category B NLS tanks on ships built before July 1, 1986: Category B. |
| § 153.482 - Stripping quantities and interim standards for Category C NLS tanks on ships built before July 1, 1986: Category C. |
| § 153.483 - Restricted voyage waiver for Category B and C NLS tanks on ships built before July 1, 1986: Category B and C. |
| § 153.484 - Prewash equipment. |
| § 153.486 - Design and equipment for removing NLS residue by ventilation: Categories A, B, C, and D. |
| § 153.488 - Design and equipment for tanks carrying high melting point NLSs: Category B. |
| § 153.490 - Cargo Record Book and Approved Procedures and Arrangements Manual: Categories A, B, C, and D. |
| § 153.491 - Waiver of certain equipment for dedicated cargo tanks. |
| Cargo Temperature Control Systems |
| § 153.430 - Heat transfer systems; general. |
| § 153.432 - Cooling systems. |
| § 153.434 - Heat transfer coils within a tank. |
| § 153.436 - Heat transfer fluids: compatibility with cargo. |
| § 153.438 - Cargo pressure or temperature alarms required. |
| § 153.440 - Cargo temperature sensors. |
| Testing and Inspection |
| § 153.806 - Loading information. |
| § 153.808 - Examination required for a Certificate of Compliance. |
| § 153.809 - Procedures for having the Coast Guard examine a vessel for a Certificate of Compliance. |
| § 153.812 - Inspection for Certificate of Inspection. |
| Cargo Tanks |
| § 153.250 - Double-bottom and deep tanks as cargo tanks. |
| § 153.251 - Independent cargo tanks. |
| § 153.252 - Special requirement for an independent cargo tank. |
| § 153.254 - Cargo tank access. |
| § 153.256 - Trunks, domes, and openings of cargo tanks. |
| § 153.266 - Tank linings. |
| Subpart C - Operations |
| Documents and Cargo Information |
| § 153.900 - Certificates and authorization to carry a bulk liquid hazardous material. |
| § 153.901 - Documents: Posting, availability, and alteration. |
| § 153.902 - Expiration and invalidation of the Certificate of Compliance. |
| § 153.903 - Operating a United States ship in special areas: Categories A, B, and C. |
| § 153.904 - Limitations in the endorsement. |
| § 153.905 - Regulations required to be on board. |
| § 153.907 - Cargo information. |
| § 153.908 - Cargo viscosity and melting point information; measuring cargo temperature during discharge: Categories A, B, and C. |
| § 153.909 - Completing the Cargo Record Book and record retention: Categories A, B, C, and D. |
| § 153.910 - Cargo piping plan. |
| § 153.912 - Certificate of inhibition or stabilization. |
| Cargo Transfer Procedures |
| § 153.953 - Signals during cargo transfer. |
| § 153.955 - Warning signs during cargo transfer. |
| § 153.957 - Persons in charge of transferring liquid cargo in bulk or cleaning cargo tanks. |
| § 153.959 - Approval to begin transfer operations required. |
| § 153.964 - Discharge by gas pressurization. |
| § 153.966 - Discharge by liquid displacement. |
| § 153.968 - Cargo transfer conference. |
| § 153.970 - Cargo transfer piping. |
| § 153.972 - Connecting a cargo hose. |
| § 153.975 - Preparation for cargo transfer. |
| § 153.976 - Transfer of packaged cargo or ship's stores. |
| § 153.977 - Supervision of cargo transfer. |
| § 153.979 - Gauging with a sounding tube. |
| § 153.980 - Isolation of automatic closing valves. |
| § 153.981 - Leaving room in tank for cargo expansion. |
| § 153.983 - Termination procedures. |
| Approval of Surveyors and Handling of Categories a, B, C, and D Cargo and NLS Residue |
| § 153.1100 - Responsibility of the person in charge. |
| § 153.1101 - Procedures for getting a Surveyor: Approval of Surveyors. |
| § 153.1102 - Handling and disposal of NLS residue: Categories A, B, C, and D. |
| § 153.1104 - Draining of cargo hose: Categories A, B, C, and D. |
| § 153.1106 - Cleaning agents. |
| § 153.1108 - Heated prewash for solidifying NLS, high viscosity NLS and required prewashes of NLS whose viscosity exceeds 25 mPa sec at 20 °C: Categories A, B, and C. |
| § 153.1112 - Prewash for tanks containing Category A NLS residue. |
| § 153.1114 - Conditions under which a prewash may be omitted: Categories A, B, and C. |
| § 153.1116 - Prewash for tanks unloaded without following the approved Procedures and Arrangements Manual: Categories B and C. |
| § 153.1118 - Prewash of Categories B and C cargo tanks not meeting stripping standards: Categories B and C. |
| § 153.1119 - When to prewash and discharge NLS residues from a prewash; unloading an NLS cargo in a country whose Administration is not signatory to MARPOL 73/78: Categories A, B, and C. |
| § 153.1120 - Procedures for tank prewash: Categories A, B, and C. |
| § 153.1122 - Discharges of NLS residue from tank washing other than a prewash: Categories A, B, and C. |
| § 153.1124 - Discharges of Category D NLS residue. |
| § 153.1126 - Discharge of NLS residue from a slop tank to the sea: Categories A, B, C, and D. |
| § 153.1128 - Discharge of NLS residue from a cargo tank to the sea: Categories A. B, C, and D. |
| § 153.1130 - Failure of slops discharge recording equipment; operating with, reporting failures, and replacing pollution equipment: Category A, B, C, D. |
| § 153.1132 - Reporting spills and non-complying discharges: Category A, B, C, and D. |
| Maintenance |
| § 153.1500 - Venting system rupture disks. |
| § 153.1502 - Fixed ballast relocation. |
| § 153.1504 - Inspection of personnel emergency and safety equipment. |
| General Vessel Safety |
| § 153.930 - Cargo antidotes. |
| § 153.931 - Obstruction of pumproom ladderways. |
| § 153.932 - Goggles and protective clothing. |
| § 153.933 - Chemical protective clothing. |
| § 153.934 - Entry into spaces containing cargo vapor. |
| § 153.935 - Opening of tanks and cargo sampling. |
| § 153.936 - Illness, alcohol, drugs. |
| § 153.935a - Storage of cargo samples. |
| Marking of Cargo Transfer Hose |
| § 153.940 - Standards for marking of cargo hose. |
| Special Cargo Procedures |
| § 153.1000 - Special operating requirements for cargoes reactive with water. |
| § 153.1002 - Special operating requirements for heat sensitive cargoes. |
| § 153.1003 - Prohibited carriage in deck tanks. |
| § 153.1004 - Inhibited and stabilized cargoes. |
| § 153.1010 - Alkylene oxides. |
| § 153.1011 - Changing containment systems and hoses to and from alkylene oxide service. |
| § 153.1020 - Unusually toxic cargoes. |
| § 153.1025 - Motor fuel antiknock compounds. |
| § 153.1035 - Acetone cyanohydrin or lactonitrile solutions. |
| § 153.1040 - Carbon disulfide. |
| § 153.1045 - Inorganic acids. |
| § 153.1046 - Sulfuric acid. |
| § 153.1052 - Carriage of other cargoes in acid tanks. |
| § 153.1060 - Benzene. |
| § 153.1065 - Sodium chlorate solutions. |
| General Cargo Operational Requirements |
| § 153.920 - Cargo quantity limitations. |
| § 153.921 - Explosives. |
| § 153.923 - Inerting systems. |
| Subpart D - Test and Calculation Procedures for Determining Stripping Quantity, Clingage NLS Residue, and Total NLS Residue |
| § 153.1600 - Equipment required for conducting the stripping quantity test. |
| § 153.1602 - Test procedure for determining the stripping quantity. |
| § 153.1604 - Determining the stripping quantity from the test results. |
| § 153.1608 - Calculation of total NLS residue and clingage NLS residue. |
| Appendix II - Metric Units Used in Part 153 |
| Table 1 to Part 153 - Summary of Minimum Requirements |
| Table 2 to Part 153 - Cargoes Not Regulated Under Subchapters D or O of This Chapter When Carried in Bulk on Non-oceangoing Barges |
| Appendix I to Part 153 |
| Appendix I to Part 153 - [Reserved] |
| Appendix II to Part 153 - Metric Units Used in Part 153 |