[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR127.407]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 127--WATERFRONT FACILITIES HANDLING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED 
HAZARDOUS GAS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B--Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas
 
Sec. 127.407  Testing.

    (a) The operator shall pressure test under paragraph (b) of this 
section the transfer system, including piping, hoses, and loading arms, 
and verify the set pressure of the safety and relief valves--
    (1) After the system or the valves are altered;
    (2) After the system or the valves are repaired;
    (3) After any increase in the MAWP; or
    (4) For those components that are not continuously kept at cryogenic 
temperature, at least once each calendar year, with intervals between 
testing not exceeding 15 months.
    (b) The pressure for the transfer system test under paragraph (a) of 
this section must be at 1.1 times the MAWP and be held for a minimum of 
30 minutes.