Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 46 - Shipping |
Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
SubChapter O - Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes |
Part 154 - Safety Standards for Self-Propelled Vessels Carrying Bulk Liquefied Gases |
Subpart C - Design, Construction and Equipment |
Ship Arrangements |
§ 154.350 - Bilge and ballast systems in the cargo area.
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§ 154.350 Bilge and ballast systems in the cargo area.
(a) Hold, interbarrier, and insulation spaces must have a means of sounding the space or other means of detecting liquid leakage specially approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG).
(b) Each hold and insulation space must have a bilge drainage system.
(c) Interbarrier spaces must have an eductor or pump for removing liquid cargo and returning it to the cargo tanks or to an emergency jettisoning system meeting § 154.356.
(d) Spaces in the cargo containment portion of the vessel, except ballast spaces and gas-safe spaces, must not connect to pumps in the main machinery space.
[CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4782, Feb. 3, 1983]