[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: 46CFR58.16-10]

[Page 260-261]
 
                           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 58.16_Liquefied Petroleum Gases for Cooking and Heating
 
Sec. 58.16-10  Approvals.

    (a) Gas appliances. (1) All gas-consuming appliances used for 
cooking and heating shall be of a type approved by the Commandant, and 
shall be tested, listed and labeled by an acceptable laboratory, such 
as:
    (i) The American Gas Association Testing Laboratories.
    (ii) The Marine Department, Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. 
(formerly Yacht Safety Bureau).

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    (2) Continuous-burning pilot flames are prohibited for use on gas 
appliances when installed below the weather deck.
    (3) Printed instructions for proper installation, operation, and 
maintenance of each gas-consuming appliance shall be furnished by the 
manufacturer.
    (b) Cylinders. (1) Cylinders in which liquefied petroleum gas is 
stored and handled shall be constructed, tested, marked, maintained, and 
retested in accordance with the regulations of the Department of 
Transportation.
    (2) All liquefied petroleum gas cylinders in service shall bear a 
test date marking indicating that they have been retested in accordance 
with the regulations of the Department of Transportation.
    (3) Regardless of the date of the previous test, a cylinder shall be 
rejected for further service when it leaks; when it is weakened 
appreciably by corrosion, denting, bulging or other evidence of rough 
usage; when it has lost more than 5 percent of its tare weight; or when 
it has been involved in a fire.
    (c) Safety relief devices. All safety relief devices where required, 
shall be approved as to type, size, pressure setting, and location, by 
the Bureau of Explosives in conformance with the regulations of the 
Department of Transportation.
    (d) Valves, regulators, and vaporizers. All component parts of the 
system, other than cylinders and low pressure distribution tubing 
between regulators and appliances, shall be tested and approved by and 
bear the label of the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., or other 
recognized testing laboratory.
    (e) Plan approval. Drawings in triplicate, showing the location and 
installation of all piping, gas-consuming appliances, cylinders, and 
other component parts of the system shall be submitted for approval.

[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18878, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by CGFR 69-127, 35 
FR 9980 June 17, 1970]