CFR /  Title 46  /  Part 154: Safety Standards For Self-Propelled Vessels Carrying Bulk Liquefied Gases

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