[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR32.01-1]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 32_SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND HULL REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 32.01_General
 
Sec. 32.01-1  Incorporation by reference.




                          Subpart 32.01_General

Sec.
32.01-1 Incorporation by reference.

                    Subpart 32.02_Safety Requirements

32.02-1 Means of escape--T/ALL.
32.02-5 Communication between deckhouses--TB/OCLB.
32.02-10 Rails--TB/ALL.
32.02-15 Guards at dangerous places--TB/ALL.

                         Subpart 32.05_Markings

32.05-1 Draft marks and draft indicating systems--TB/ALL.
32.05-5 Vessel's name on equipment--TB/ALL.
32.05-10 Name of tankship--T/ALL.
32.05-15 Name of tank barge--B/ALL.

                   Subpart 32.15_Navigation Equipment

32.15-5 Whistles--T/ALL.
32.15-10 Sounding machines--T/OCL.
32.15-15 Anchors, Chains, and Hawsers--TB/ALL.
32.15-30 Radar--T/OC.
32.15-35 Magnetic Compass and Gyrocompass--T/OC.

               Subpart 32.16_Navigation Bridge Visibility

32.16-1 Navigation bridge visibility-T/ALL.

                  Subpart 32.20_Equipment Installations

32.20-1 Equipment installations on vessels during World War II--TB/ALL.
32.20-5 Pressure vacuum relief valves--TB/ALL.
32.20-10 Flame arresters--TB/ALL.
32.20-20 Liquid level gaging--T/ALL.

                   Subpart 32.25_General Alarm Systems

32.25-1 General alarm systems for tankships and manned tank barges.

  Subpart 32.30_Sound Powered Telephone, Voice Tube, and Engine Order 
                            Telegraph Systems

32.30-1 Voice tubes or telephone equipment--T/ALL.
32.30-5 Engine order telegraph equipment--T/ALL.

               Subpart 32.35_Main and Auxiliary Machinery

32.35-1 Boilers and machinery--TB/ALL.
32.35-5 Installation of internal combustion engines--TB/ALL.
32.35-10 Steering apparatus on tank vessels--TB/ALL.
32.35-15 Installation of air compressors on tank vessels contracted for 
          on or after June 15, 1977--TB/ALL.

           Subpart 32.40_Accommodations for Officers and Crew

32.40-1 Application--TB/ALL.
32.40-5 Intent--T/ALL.
32.40-10 Location of crew spaces--T/ALL.
32.40-15 Construction--T/ALL.
32.40-20 Sleeping accommodations--T/ALL.
32.40-25 Washrooms and toilet rooms--T/ALL.
32.40-30 Messrooms--T/ALL.
32.40-35 Hospital space--T/ALL.
32.40-40 Other spaces--T/ALL.
32.40-45 Lighting--T/ALL.
32.40-50 Heating and cooling--T/ALL.
32.40-55 Insect screens--T/ALL.
32.40-60 Crew accommodations on tankships of less than 100 gross tons 
          and manned tank barges--T/ALL.
32.40-65 Crew accommodations on tankships constructed before June 15, 
          1987--T/ALL.

                 Subpart 32.45_Electrical Installations

32.45-1 Installation and details.

        Subpart 32.50_Pumps, Piping, and Hose for Cargo Handling

32.50-1 Cargo pumps for tank vessels constructed on or after November 
          10, 1936--TB/ALL.
32.50-3 Cargo discharge--TB/ALL.
32.50-5 Cargo pump gauges on tank vessels constructed on or after 
          November 10, 1936--TB/ALL.
32.50-10 Cargo pumps on tank vessels with independent cargo tanks which 
          were constructed prior to November 10, 1936--TB/ALL.

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32.50-15 Cargo piping on tank vessels constructed on or after July 1, 
          1951--TB/ALL.
32.50-20 Cargo piping for tank vessels constructed between November 10, 
          1936, and July 1, 1951--TB/ALL.
32.50-25 Cargo pumps and piping on tank vessels constructed prior to 
          November 10, 1936--TB/ALL.
32.50-30 Cargo hose--TB/ALL.
32.50-35 Remote manual shutdown for internal combustion engine driven 
          cargo pump on tank vessels--TB/ALL.

                       Subpart 32.52_Bilge Systems

32.52-1 Bilge pumps on tank vessels constructed or converted on or after 
          November 19, 1952--TB/ALL.
32.52-5 Bilge piping for pump rooms and adjacent cofferdams on tank 
          vessels constructed or converted on or after November 19, 
          1952--TB/ALL.
32.52-10 Bilge pumps and piping on tank vessels constructed or converted 
          prior to November 19, 1952--TB/ALL.

                     Subpart 32.53_Inert Gas System

32.53-1 Application--T/ALL.
32.53-3 Exemptions.
32.53-5 Operation--T/ALL.
32.53-10 General--T/ALL.

                  Subpart 32.55_Ventilation and Venting

32.55-1 Ventilation of tank vessels constructed on or after July 1, 
          1951--TB/ALL.
32.55-5 Ventilation of tank vessels constructed between November 10, 
          1936, and July 1, 1951--TB/ALL.
32.55-10 Ventilation of tank vessels contracted prior to November 10, 
          1936--TB/ALL.
32.55-15 Ventilation for hold spaces--TB/ALL.
32.55-20 Venting of cargo tanks of tankships constructed on or after 
          July 1, 1951--T/ALL.
32.55-25 Venting of cargo tanks of tank barges constructed on or after 
          July 1, 1951--B/ALL.
32.55-30 Venting of cargo tanks of tank vessels constructed between 
          November 10, 1936, and July 1, 1951--TB/ALL.
32.55-35 Venting of cargo tanks on tank vessels constructed prior to 
          November 10, 1936--TB/ALL.
32.55-45 Venting of cofferdams and void spaces of tank vessels 
          constructed on or after November 10, 1936--TB/ALL.
32.55-50 Ventilation of tankships that have a keel laying date on or 
          after January 1, 1975--T/ALL.

  Subpart 32.56_Structural Fire Protection for Tank Ships With a Keel 
                 Laying Date On or After January 1, 1975

32.56-1 Application--T/ALL.
32.56-5 General--T/ALL.
32.56-10 Navigation positions--T/ALL.
32.56-15 Deck spills--T/ALL.
32.56-20 Insulation of exterior boundaries: Superstructures and 
          deckhouses--T/ALL.
32.56-21 Openings in exterior boundaries: Accommodation, service, and 
          control spaces--T/ALL.
32.56-22 Openings in and insulation of boundaries: Other spaces--T/ALL.
32.56-25 Category A machinery spaces: Windows and port lights--T/ALL.
32.56-30 Category A machinery spaces: Bulkheads and decks--T/ALL.
32.56-35 Doors--T/ALL.
32.56-40 Category A machinery spaces: Insulation--T/ALL.
32.56-45 Draft stops--T/ALL.
32.56-50 Combustible veneers--T/ALL.
32.56-55 Control spaces--T/ALL.
32.56-60 Ventilation ducts--T/ALL.

Subpart 32.57_Structural Fire Protection for Tank Vessels Contracted for 
                       On or After January 1, 1963

32.57-1 Application--TB/ALL.
32.57-5 Definitions--TB/ALL.
32.57-10 Construction--TB/ALL.

   Subpart 32.59_Minimum Longitudinal Strength and Plating Thickness 
 Requirements for Unclassed Tank Vessels That Carry Certail Oil Cargoes_
                                 TB/ALL

32.59-1 Minimum section modulus and plating thickness requirements--TB/
          ALL.

Subpart 32.60_Hull Requirements for Tank Vessels Constructed On or After 
                              July 1, 1951

32.60-1 Scantlings, material, and workmanship--TB/ALL.
32.60-5 Subdivision of cargo space--TB/ALL.
32.60-10 Segregation of cargo; Grade A, B, C, or D--TB/ALL.
32.60-15 Segregation of cargo; Grade E--TB/ALL.
32.60-20 Pumprooms on tank vessels carrying Grade A, B, C, D and/or E 
          liquid cargo--TB/ALL.
32.60-25 Living quarters--TB/ALL.
32.60-30 Tank vessels with independent tanks--TB/ALL.
32.60-35 Tank vessels carrying Grade A liquid cargo--TB/ALL.

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32.60-40 Construction and testing of cargo tanks and bulkheads--TB/ALL.
32.60-45 Segregation of spaces containing the emergency source of 
          electric power--TB/ALL.

     Subpart 32.63_Hull and Cargo Tank Requirements for Tank Barges 
Constructed or Converted On or After July 1, 1964, and Carrying Certain 
                         Dangerous Bulk Cargoes

32.63-1 Application--B/ALL.
32.63-5 Barge hull classifications--B/ALL.
32.63-8 Alternative arrangements--B/ALL.
32.63-10 Rakes and coamings--B/ALL.
32.63-20 Hull structure--B/ALL.
32.63-25 Cargo tanks and supports--B/ALL.

Subpart 32.65_Hull Requirements for Tank Vessels Constructed On or After 
              November 10, 1936, and Prior to July 1, 1951

32.65-1 Application--TB/ALL.
32.65-5 Scantlings, material, and workmanship--TB/ALL.
32.65-10 Subdivision of cargo space--TB/ALL.
32.65-15 Cofferdams--TB/ALL.
32.65-20 Pumprooms--TB/ALL.
32.65-25 Living quarters--TB/ALL.
32.65-30 Tank vessels with independent tanks--TB/ALL.
32.65-35 Tank vessels carrying Grade A liquids--TB/ALL.
32.65-40 Construction and testing of cargo tanks and bulkheads--TB/ALL.

Subpart 32.70_Hull Requirements for Steel Hull Tank Vessels Constructed 
                       Prior to November 10, 1936

32.70-1 Application--TB/ALL.
32.70-5 Hull requirements; general--TB/ALL.
32.70-10 Cofferdams--TB/ALL.
32.70-15 Pumprooms--TB/ALL.
32.70-20 Pump-engine compartment--TB/ALL.
32.70-25 Cargo tanks--TB/ALL.

 Subpart 32.75_Hull Requirements for Wood Hull Tank Vessels Constructed 
                       Prior to November 10, 1936

32.75-1 Application--TB/ALL.
32.75-5 Hull requirements; general--TB/ALL.
32.75-10 Cargo tanks--TB/ALL.
32.75-15 Electric bonding and grounding for tanks--TB/ALL.
32.75-20 Hold spaces and bulkheads--TB/ALL.

 Subpart 32.80_Tank Barges Constructed of Materials Other Than Steel or 
                                  Iron

32.80-1 General requirements--B/ALL.

Subpart 32.85_Lamp and Paint Rooms and Similar Compartments on Tankships

32.85-1 Fireproofing of lamp, oil and paint rooms--T/ALL.

                 Subpart 32.90_Pilot Boarding Equipment

32.90-1 Pilot boarding equipment.

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 3719; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 
58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR 1.46; Subpart 32.59 also issued 
under the authority of Sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.

    Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16671, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise 
noted.



    (a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part 
with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than that specified 
in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice of 
change in the Federal Register and make the material available to the 
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of Design and Engineering Standards (G-MSE), 2100 Second Street SW., 
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All material is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of 
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    (b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this 
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                    American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, 1989............32.15-15; 
                                                      32.60-10; 32.65-40

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            American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.
ASTM D 4986-98, Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning 
Characteristics of Cellular Polymeric Materials.................32.57-10
ASTM F 1273-91 (1997), Standard Specification for Tank Vent Flame 
Arresters.......................................................32.20-10

[CGD88-032, 56 FR 35820, July 29, 1991, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 
50461, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50727, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-
057, 62 FR 51043, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-1999-5151, 64 FR 67177, Dec. 1, 
1999; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58459, Sept. 29, 2000]