§ 150.405. How must a cargo transfer system be tested and inspected?
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/us/cfr/t33/s§ 150.405·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)No person may transfer oil or natural gas through a cargo transfer system
(CTS)at a deepwater port unless it has been inspected and tested according to this section.
(b)The single point mooring (SPM)-CTS must be maintained as required by the design standards used to comply with § 149.650 of this chapter.
(c)If the manufacturer's maximum pressure rating for any cargo transfer hose in a SPM-CTS has been exceeded, unless it was exceeded for testing required by this section, the hose must be:
(1)Removed;
(2)Hydrostatically tested to 1.5 times its maximum working pressure for oil, or 1.1 times its maximum working pressure for natural gas; and
(3)Visually examined externally and internally for evidence of:
(i)Leakage;
(ii)Loose covers;
(iii)Kinks;
(iv)Bulges;
(v)Soft spots; and
(vi)Gouges, cuts, or slashes that penetrate the hose reinforcement.
(d)Each submarine hose used in cargo transfer operations in an SPM-CTS must have been removed from its coupling, surfaced, and examined as described in paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(3) of this section, within the preceding 2 years for oil, or 15 months for natural gas; and
(e)Before resuming cargo transfer operations, each submarine hose in an SPM-CTS must be visually examined in place as described in paragraph (c)(3) of this section after cargo transfer operations are shut down due to sea conditions at the deepwater port.