[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR58.01-10]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 58_MAIN AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY AND RELATED SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 58.01_General Requirements
 
Sec. 58.01-10  Fuel oil.

    (a) The following limits apply to the use of oil as fuel:
    (1) Except as otherwise permitted by this section, no fuel oil with 
a flashpoint of less than 60 [deg]C (140 [deg]F) may be used.
    (2) Except as otherwise permitted by Sec. 58.50-1(b), fuel oil with 
a flashpoint of not less than 43 [deg]C (110 [deg]F) may be used in 
emergency generators.
    (3) Subject to such additional precautions as the Commanding 
Officer, Marine Safety Center, considers necessary, and provided that 
the ambient temperature of the space in which such fuel oil is stored or 
used does not rise to within 10 [deg]C (50 [deg]F) below the flashpoint 
of the fuel oil, fuel oil having a flashpoint of less than 60 [deg]C 
(140 [deg]F) but not less than 43 [deg]C (110 [deg]F) may be used in 
general.
    (4) In a cargo vessel, fuel having a lower flashpoint than otherwise 
specified in this section--for example, crude oil--may be used provided 
that such fuel is not stored in any machinery space and that the 
Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center, approves the complete 
installation.
    (b) The flashpoint of oil must be determined by the Pensky-Martens 
Closed Tester, ASTM D 93 (incorporated by reference, see Sec. 58.03-1).

[CGD 83-043, 60 FR 24775, May 10, 1995, as amended by USCG-1999-5151, 64 
FR 67180, Dec. 1, 1999]