[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: 46CFR39.10-13]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 39_VAPOR CONTROL SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 39.10_General
 
Sec. 39.10-13  Submission of vapor control system designs--TB/ALL.

    (a) Plans, calculations, and specifications for a new vessel vapor 
collection system must be submitted to the Marine Safety Center for 
approval prior to installation.
    (b) An existing vapor collection system installation that has been 
Coast Guard approved to transfer cargo vapor to specific facilities must 
be reviewed and approved by the Marine Safety Center prior to 
transferring vapors to other facilities.
    (c) The owners/operators of a foreign flag vessel may submit 
certification by the classification society which classes the vessel 
that the vessel meets the requirements of this part as an alternative to 
meeting the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (d) Upon satisfactory completion of plan review and inspection of 
the vapor collection system or receipt of the certification provided for 
in paragraph (c) of this section, the Officer in Charge, Marine 
Inspection, shall endorse the Certificate of Inspection for U.S. flag 
vessels, or the Certificate of Compliance for foreign flag vessels, that 
the vessel is acceptable for collecting the vapor from crude oil, 
gasoline blends, and benzene, or any other vapor it is found acceptable 
to collect.

[CGD 88-102, 55 FR 25446, June 21, 1990, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 
51200, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58345, Sept. 30, 2004]