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This Appendix provides a complete reprint of U.S. Coast Guard regulations
as of October 1, 1993 referenced in section 8355 for purposes of determining
who is a Coast Guard authorized person.
1. Title 46 CFR 35.01-1(a) through (c) covering hot work on tank vessels reads
as follows:
(a) The provisions of Standard for the Control of Gas Hazards on Vessels
to be Repaired. NFPA No. 306, published by National Fire Protection Association,
1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, shall be used as a guide in conducting
the inspections and issuance of certificates required by this section.
(b) Until an inspection has been made to determine that such operation can be
undertaken with safety, no alterations, repairs, or other such operations involving
riveting, welding, burning, or like fire-producing actions shall be made:
(1) Within or on the boundaries of cargo tanks that have been used to carry
flammable or combustible liquid or chemicals in bulk, or within spaces adjacent
to such cargo tanks; or
(2) Within or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or
(3) To pipelines, heating coils, pumps, fittings, or other appurtenances connected
to such cargo or fuel tanks.
(c) Such inspections shall be made and evidenced as follows:
(1) In ports or places in the United States or its territories and possessions,
the inspection shall be made by a Marine Chemist certificated by the National
Fire Protection Association; however, if the services of such certified Marine
Chemists are not reasonably available, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection,
upon the recommendation of the vessel owner and his contractor or their representative,
shall select a person who, in the case of an individual vessel, shall be authorized
to make such inspection. If the inspection indicates that such operations can
be undertaken with safety, a certificate setting forth the fact in writing and
qualified as may be required, shall be issued by the certified Marine Chemist
or the authorized person before the work is started. Such qualifications shall
include any requirements as may be deemed necessary to maintain, insofar as
can reasonably be done, the safe conditions in the spaces certified, throughout
the operation and shall include such additional tests and certifications as
considered required. Such qualifications and requirements shall include precautions
necessary to eliminate or minimize hazards that may be present from protective
coatings or residues from cargoes.
2. Title 46 CFR 71.60(c)(1) covering hot work on passenger vessels reads as
follows:
(a) The provisions of Standard for the Control of Gas Hazards on Vessels
to be Repaired, NFPA No. 306, published by National Fire Protection Association,
1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, shall be used as a guide in conducting
the inspections and issuance of certificates required by this section.
(b) Until an inspection has been made to determine that such operation can be
undertaken with safety, repairs, or other such operations involving riveting,
welding, burning, or like fire-producing actions shall be made:
(1) Within or on the boundaries of cargo tanks which have been used to carry
flammable or combustible liquid or chemicals in bulk, or within spaces adjacent
to such cargo tanks; or
(2) Within or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or
(3) To pipe lines, heating coils, pumps, fittings, or other appurtenances connected
to such cargo or fuel tanks.
(c) Such inspections shall be made and evidenced as follows:
(1) In ports or or places in the United States or its territories and possessions
the inspection shall be made by a Marine Chemist certificated by the National
Fire Protection Association; however, if the services of such certified Marine
Chemist are not reasonably available, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection,
upon the recommendation of the vessel owner and his contractor or their representative,
shall select a person who, in the case of an individual vessel, shall be authorized
to make such inspection. If the inspection indicated that such operations can
be undertaken with safety, a certificate setting forth the fact in writing and
qualified as may be required, shall be issued by the certified Marine Chemist
or the authorized person before the work is started. Such qualifications shall
include any requirements as may be deemed necessary to maintain, insofar as
can reasonably be done, the safe conditions in the spaces certified throughout
the operation and shall include such additional tests and certifications as
considered required. Such qualifications and requirements shall include precautions
necessary to eliminate or minimize hazards that may be present from protective
coatings or residues from cargoes.
3. Title 46 CFR 91.50-1(c)(1) covering hot work on cargo and miscellaneous vessels
as follows:
(a) The provisions of Standard for the Control of Gas Hazards on Vessels
to be Repaired. NFPA No. 306, published by National Fire Protection Association,
1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, shall be used as a guide in conducting
the inspections and issuance of certificates required by this section.
(b) Until an inspection has been made to determine that such operation can be
undertaken with safety, no alterations, repairs, or other such operations involving
riveting, welding, burning, or like fire-producing actions shall be made:
(1) Within or on the boundaries of cargo tanks which have been used to carry
flammable or combustible liquid or chemicals in bulk, or within spaces adjacent
to such cargo tanks; or,
(2) Within or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or,
(3) To pipe lines, heating coils, pumps, fittings, or other appurtenances connected
to such cargo or fuel tanks.
(c) Such inspections shall be made and evidenced as follows:
(1) In ports or places in the United States or its territories and possessions
the inspection shall be made by a Marine Chemist certificated by the National
Fire Protection Association; however, if the services of such certified Marine
Chemist are not reasonably available, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection,
upon the recommendation of the vessel owner and his contractor or their representative,
shall select a person who, in the case of an individual vessel, shall be authorized
to make such inspection. If the inspection indicated that such operations can
be undertaken with safety, a certificate setting forth the fact in writing and
qualified as may be required, shall be issued by the certified Marine Chemist
or the authorized person before the work is started. Such qualifications shall
include any requirements as may be deemed necessary to maintain, insofar as
can reasonably be done, the safe conditions in the spaces certified throughout
the operation and shall include such additional tests and certifications as
considered required. Such qualifications and requirements shall include precautions
necessary to eliminate or minimize hazards that may be present from protective
coatings or residues from cargoes.