Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
This appendix provides a complete reprint of U.S. Coast Guard
regulations as of October 1, 1993 referenced in WAC
296-304-020 for purposes of
determining who is a Coast Guard authorized person.
(1)Title 46 C.F.R. 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 chapter.
(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:
(i)
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
(ii) Within
or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or
(iii) 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:
(i) 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/her contractor or their representative, shall select a person
who, in the case of an individual vessel, shall be authorized to make such
inspection.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) 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 C.F.R. 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 chapter.
(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:
(i)
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
(ii) Within
or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or
(iii) 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:
(i) 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/her contractor or their representative, shall select a person
who, in the case of an individual vessel, shall be authorized to make such
inspection.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) 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 C.F.R. 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 chapter.
(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:
(i)
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,
(ii)
Within or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or,
(iii) 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:
(i) 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/her contractor or their representative, shall select a person
who, in the case of an individual vessel, shall be authorized to make such
inspection.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) Such qualifications and requirements
shall include precautions necessary to eliminate or minimize hazards that may
be present from protective coatings or residues from cargoes.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060. 07-17-034, §
296-304-02015, filed 8/7/07, effective 12/1/07. Statutory Authority: Chapter
49.17 RCW. 95-04-006, § 296-304-02015, filed 1/18/95, effective
3/10/95.