§ 39.10-13 - Submission of vapor control system designs—TB/ALL.

(a) Plans, calculations, and specifications for a new vessel vapor collection system must be submitted to the Marine Safety Center for approval prior to installation.

(b) An existing vapor collection system installation that has been Coast Guard approved to transfer cargo vapor to specific facilities must be reviewed and approved by the Marine Safety Center prior to transferring vapors to other facilities.

(c) The owners/operators of a foreign flag vessel may submit certification by the classification society which classes the vessel that the vessel meets the requirements of this part as an alternative to meeting the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section.

(d) Upon satisfactory completion of plan review and inspection of the vapor collection system or receipt of the certification provided for in paragraph (c) of this section, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, shall endorse the Certificate of Inspection for U.S. flag vessels, or the Certificate of Compliance for foreign flag vessels, that the vessel is acceptable for collecting the vapor from crude oil, gasoline blends, and benzene, or any other vapor it is found acceptable to collect.

[CGD 88-102, 55 FR 25446, June 21, 1990, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51200, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58345, Sept. 30, 2004]