[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR193.2503]

[Page 101]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                       TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 193--LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES: FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart F--Operations
 
Sec. 193.2503  Operating procedures.

    Each operator shall follow one or more manuals of written procedures 
to provide safety in normal operation and in responding to an abnormal 
operation that would affect safety. The procedures must include 
provisions for:
    (a) Monitoring components or buildings according to the requirements 
of Sec. 193.2507.
    (b) Startup and shutdown, including for initial startup, performance 
testing to demonstrate that components will operate satisfactory in 
service.
    (c) Recognizing abnormal operating conditions.
    (d) Purging and inerting components according to the requirements of 
Sec. 193.2517.
    (e) In the case of vaporization, maintaining the vaporization rate, 
temperature and pressure so that the resultant gas is within limits 
established for the vaporizer and the downstream piping;
    (f) In the case of liquefaction, maintaining temperatures, 
pressures, pressure differentials and flow rates, as applicable, within 
their design limits for:
    (1) Boilers;
    (2) Turbines and other prime movers;
    (3) Pumps, compressors, and expanders;
    (4) Purification and regeneration equipment; and
    (5) Equipment within cold boxes.
    (g) Cooldown of components according to the requirements of 
Sec. 193.2505; and
    (h) Compliance with Sec. 193.2805(b).