[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: 46CFR62.35-40]

[Page 307]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 62_VITAL SYSTEM AUTOMATION--Table of Contents
 
Subpart 62.35_Requirements for Specific Types of Automated Vital Systems
 
Sec. 62.35-40  Fuel systems.

    (a) Level alarms. Where high or low fuel tank level alarms are 
required, they must be located to allow the operator adequate time to 
prevent an unsafe condition.
    (b) Coal fuels. (1) Controls and instrumentation for coal systems 
require special consideration by the Commandant (G-MSE).
    (2) Interlocks must be provided to ensure a safe transfer of 
machinery operation from one fuel to another.
    (c) Automatic fuel heating. Automatic fuel heating arrangements must 
meet section 41.78.1 of the American Bureau of Shipping's ``Rules for 
Building and Classing Steel Vessels.''
    (d) Overflow prevention. Fuel oil day tanks, settlers, and similar 
fuel oil service tanks that are filled automatically or by remote 
control must be provided with a high level alarm that annunciates in the 
machinery spaces and either an automatic safety trip control or an 
overflow arrangement.

[CGD 81-030, 53 FR 17838, May 18, 1988, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 
50463, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50728, Sept. 27, 1996]