§ 250.405. What are the safety requirements for diesel engines used on a drilling rig?
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/us/cfr/t30/s§ 250.405·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
You must equip each diesel engine with an air intake device to shut down the diesel engine in the event of a runaway.
(a)For a diesel engine that is not continuously manned, you must equip the engine with an automatic shutdown device;
(b)For a diesel engine that is continuously manned, you may equip the engine with either an automatic or remote manual air intake shutdown device;
(c)You do not have to equip a diesel engine with an air intake device if it meets one of the following criteria:
(1)Starts a larger engine;
(2)Powers a firewater pump;
(3)Powers an emergency generator;
(4)Powers a BOP accumulator system;
(5)Provides air supply to divers or confined entry personnel;
(6)Powers temporary equipment on a nonproducing platform;
(7)Powers an escape capsule; or
(8)Powers a portable single-cylinder rig washer. \[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 81 FR 36149, June 6, 2016\]