1625-0072 Stat/Authority

Coast Guard, DHS

§ 155.750

(f) Except as provided in paragraph
(g) of this section, the operator or
agent of each self-propelled tank vessel
carrying oil or hazardous material in
bulk shall verify to his or her satisfaction that the PIC of the transfer of oil
or hazardous material in bulk to or
from a vessel, or of cargo-tank cleaning, holds a Tankerman-PIC endorsement on his or her MMD and either a
license or a Certificate issued by a flag
state party to STCW authorizing service as a master, mate, pilot, engineer,
or operator aboard that vessel.
(g) The PIC of a cargo-tank cleaning
on a vessel at a tank-cleaning facility
or shipyard need not hold any of the licenses, documents, certificates, or endorsements required in paragraphs (a)
through (f) of this section, if he or she
is a National Fire Protection Association Certificated Marine Chemist.
[CGD 79–116, 60 FR 17141, Apr. 4, 1995, as
amended by CGD 79–116, 61 FR 25126, May 8,
1997; CGD 79–116, 63 FR 35826, July 1, 1998]

§ 155.715 Contents of letter of designation as a person-in-charge of the
transfer of fuel oil.
The letter of instruction required in
§ 155.710(e)(2) must designate the holder
as a person-in-charge of the transfer of
fuel oil and state that the holder has
received sufficient formal instruction
from the operator or agent of the vessel to ensure his or her ability to safely
and adequately carry out the duties
and responsibilities of the PIC described in 33 CFR 156.120 and 156.150.
[CGD 79–116, 63 FR 35826, July 1, 1998]

§ 155.720

Transfer procedures.

The operator of a vessel with a capacity of 250 or more barrels of oil, hazardous material, or liquefied gas as
regulated in Table 4 of 46 CFR part 154
shall provide transfer procedures that
meet the requirements of this part and
part 156 of this chapter for transferring—
(a) To or from the vessel; and
(b) From tank to tank within the
vessel.
[CGD 86–034, 55 FR 36254, Sept. 4, 1990, as
amended by CGD 79–116, 62 FR 25127, May 8,
1997]

§ 155.730 Compliance with transfer
procedures.
The vessel operator of each vessel required by § 155.720 to have transfer procedures shall maintain them current
and shall require vessel personnel to
use the transfer procedures for each
transfer operation.
[CGD 75–124, 45 FR 7175, Jan. 31, 1980, as
amended by CGD 86–034, 55 FR 36254, Sept. 4,
1990]

§ 155.740 Availability of transfer procedures.
The transfer procedures required by
§ 155.720 must be:
(a) Available for inspection by the
COTP or OCMI whenever the vessel is
in operation;
(b) Legibly printed in a language or
languages understood by personnel engaged in transfer operations; and
(c) Permanently posted or available
at a place where the procedures can be
easily seen and used by members of the
crew when engaged in transfer operations.
[CGD 75–124, 45 FR 7175, Jan. 31, 1980, as
amended by CGD 86–034, 55 FR 36254, Sept. 4,
1990]

§ 155.750 Contents of transfer procedures.
(a) The transfer procedures required
by § 155.720 must contain, either in the
order listed or by use of a cross-reference index page:
(1) A list of each product transferred
to or from the vessel, including the following information:
(i) Generic or chemical name;
(ii) Cargo information as described in
§ 154.310(a)(5)(ii) of this chapter; and
(iii) Applicability of transfer procedures;
(2) A description of each transfer system on the vessel including:
(i) A line diagram of the vessel’s
transfer piping, including the location
of each valve, pump, control device,
vent, and overflow;
(ii) The location of the shutoff valve
or other isolation device that separates
any bilge or ballast system from the
transfer system; and
(iii) A description of and procedures
for emptying the discharge containment system required by §§ 155.310 and
155.320;

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