Vessel Code" to the extent that the code is consistent with this subchapter.

(e) Main oil transfer piping on a platform must be designed in accordance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI B 31.4) Liquid Petroleum Transportation Piping Systems.

§ 149.206 Construction.

(a) The following walls or decks on a platform must meet the requirements in 46 CFR 92.07-5(b) for "A" class bulkheads, except that each wall or deck must be made of steel:

(1) Each wall or deck that separates a galley, a paint and lamp locker, a space housing emergency power generating equipment, or a machinery space from any other space.

(2) Each wall or deck of an interior stairway connecting enclosed spaces on three or more decks.

(3) Each wall or deck of an elevator shaft, of a dumbwaiter shaft, and of any other shaft connecting two or more enclosed spaces.

(b) The following walls or decks on a platform must meet the requirements in 46 CFR 92.07-5 (b) or (c) for “A” or "B" class bulkheads:

(1) Each corridor wall or deck of a personal accommodation space.

(2) Each wall or deck of a stairway that connects two decks or each wall or deck of a structure enclosing an opening to the stairway.

(c) A platform wall or deck that is not described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section must meet the requirements in 46 CFR 92.07-5 (b), (c), or (d) for "A", "B", or "C" class bulkheads.

(d) Each deck and stairway on a platform must be made of steel and may have a deck covering.

(e) A space that is described in paragraphs (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section must be enclosed by walls and decks.

(f) Each interior stairway that connects two enclosed spaces on a platform must be enclosed by walls and decks or an opening to the stairway must be enclosed by a structure.

(g) Each interior stairway that connects three or more decks on a platform must have access to each deck.

(h) Each opening in a wall or deck on a platform must have a closure

that meets the requirements in this section for the wall or deck. Each door must:

(1) Be a self-closing type;

(2) Not have holdback hooks or other means of permanently holding the door open, except for magnetic holdbacks operated from a suitable remote control position; and

(3) Not have a louver or other opening, except that a door to a sleeping space may have a louver in the lower half of the door.

(i) Internal deck coverings, except those in washrooms and toilet spaces, must be of a type approved under 46 CFR Subpart 164.006. Overlays for leveling or finishing purposes which do not meet the requirements in 46 CFR Subpart 164.006 may be used in thicknesses not exceeding % of an inch.

(j) Each ceiling, sheathing, furring, and insulation on a platform, must be a noncombustible material of a type that is approved under 46 CFR 164.009.

(k) The interior finish on each wall and ceiling in a corridor or hidden space on a platform must be a type that is approved under 46 CFR 164.012. Walls within a room may have a combustible veneer not to exceed 28 inches in thickness.

(1) Nitrocellulose or other highly flammable or noxious fume-producing paints or lacquers may not be used.

§ 149.209 SPM's.

Each SPM must meet the "Rules for Building and Classing Single Point Moorings 1975" of the American Bureau of Shipping, to the extent that these Rules are consistent with this subchapter.

§ 149.211 Emergency equipment.

Each platform must have installed mountings for each item of: (a) Lifesaving equipment; and (b) Portable and semiportable fire fighting equipment.

§ 149.213 Helicopter fueling facilities.

Helicopter fueling facilities must comply with the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association, National Fire Code No. 407, Part VI

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(b) No oil transfer system overflow or relief valve may be installed so as to allow an oil discharge into the sea.

$149.305 Pipeline end manifold (PLEM) shutoff valve.

(a) Each pipeline end manifold (PLEM) at a single point mooring must have a shutoff valve.

(b) Each shutoff valve required by this section must be capable of operation from the Cargo Transfer Supervisor's normal place of duty.

(c) Each shutoff valve required by this section must be capable of manual operation.

§ 149.307 Blank flange and shutoff valve. Each floating hose string must have a blank flange and a shutoff valve at the vessel manifold end.

§ 149.309 Manually operated shutoff valve. Each oil transfer line passing through the SPM buoy must have a manual shutoff valve on the buoy.

§ 149.311 Malfunction detection system.

Each oil transfer system must have a system that can

(a) Detect and locate all leaks and other malfunctions, between the PPC and the shore; and

(b) Be monitored at the Cargo Transfer Supervisor's normal place of duty.

§ 149.313 Oil transfer system alarm.

Each oil transfer system must have an alarm system to signal a malfunction or failure of the system that is(a) Capable of being activated at the Cargo Transfer Supervisor's normal place of duty;

(b) Audible in all parts of the PPC except in areas of high ambient noise levels where hearing protection is required under § 150.509(d) of this subchapter;

(c) Visible in areas of the PPC where hearing protection is required under § 150.509(d) of this subchapter by use of a high intensity flashing light; and (d) Distinguishable from the general alarm.

§ 149.315 Marking of oil transfer system alarm.

(a) Each oil transfer alarm switch must be identified by the words "OIL TRANSFER ALARM" in red letters at least one inch high on a yellow background.

(b) Each audio and each visual oil transfer alarm signalling device under § 149.313 must have a sign with the words "OIL TRANSFER ALARM" in red letters at least one inch high on a yellow background.

§ 149.317 Communications equipment.

(a) Each deepwater port must have: (1) A means that enables two-way voice communication among:

(i) The Cargo Transfer Supervisor; (ii) The vessel's officer in charge of cargo transfer;

(iii) The Cargo Transfer Assistant; (iv) The Port Superintendent;

(v) The master or person in charge of service craft operating at the deepwater port; and

(vi) The person in charge on the PPC;

(2) A means, which may be the communications system itself, that enables each of the persons listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section to indicate his desire to communicate with another of those persons; and

(3) Communications equipment and facilities that must meet the requirements of 47 CFR 81 and 83.

(b) Each portable means of communication used to meet the requirements of this section must be:

(1) Certified under 46 CFR 111.80-5 to be operated in a Group D, Class 1, Division 1, Atmosphere; and

(2) Permanently marked with the certification required in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

§ 149.319 Discharge containment and removal material, and equipment.

(a) Each deepwater port must have stored, on the pumping platform or a service craft operating at the deepwater port, oil discharge containment and removal material and equipment that, to the extent best available technology allows, can contain and remove an oil discharge of at least 10,000 U.S. gallons for offload-only ports, 40,000 U.S. gallons for ports where onloading operations are permitted pursuant to section 4(a)(3) of the Act.

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(b) Each deepwater port must have readily accessible additional containment and removal material and equipment for containing and removing oil discharges larger than those specified in paragraph (a) of this section. For the purpose of this paragraph, access may be by direct ownership, joint ownership, cooperative venture, or contractual agreement.

(c) The type of discharge containment and removal material and equipment that best meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section must be determined on the basis of:

(1) Oil handling rates of the deepwater port;

(2) Volume of oil susceptible to being spilled;

(3) Frequency of oil transfer operations at the deepwater port;

(4) Prevailing wind and sea state condition at the deepwater port;

(5) Age, capability, arrangement of, and the licensee's experience with the

oil transfer system equipment at the deepwater port; and

(6) Whether the discharge containment and removal material and equipment is shared, and the expected frequency of use and probability of availability.

§ 149.321 Special requirement for onloading ports.

Each deepwater port at which onloading operations are permitted, under section 4(a)(3) of the Act, must have a means for receiving oily residues from vessels.

Subpart D-Safety Equipment

§ 149.401 Applicability.

This subpart prescribes requirements for safety equipment that apply to each deepwater port.

§ 149.402 Equipment not required on a PPC.

Each item of lifesaving and fire fighting equipment on a PPC that is not required by this subpart must be approved under 46 CFR Part 160 or Part 162.

CURBS, GUTTERS, DRAINS, AND RESERVOIRS

§ 149.403 Curbs, gutters, drains, and reservoirs.

Each platform must have enough curbs, gutters, drains, and reservoirs to collect all of the following discharges and wastes in the reservoirs: (a) All discharges from equipment, maintenance shops, and refueling facilities.

(b) All laboratory, sanitary, galley, and deck cleansing wastes, and similar wastes. Sanitary waste includes the waste from baths, showers, sinks, wash bowls, laundry, toilets and urinals.

EMERGENCY POWER

§ 149.411 Emergency power.

(a) Each PPC must have emergency power equipment to provide power to operate all of the following simulta neously for a continuous period of eight hours:

(1) Emergency lighting circuits.

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§ 149.421

Means of escape from platform.

(a) Each platform must have at least one fixed and one unfixed means of escape from the highest working level to the water level with an entry at each working level.

(b) Each platform with living spaces must have at least two fixed means of escape from the highest level with living spaces to the water with an entry at each level below. If the highest level of the PPC contains living spaces, the two fixed means of escape required by this paragraph satisfy the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section.

(c) Each platform must have at least one fixed or unfixed means of escape for every ten persons on board the platform, including the means of escape required under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.

(d) When two or more fixed means of escape are installed, at least two must be as far from each other as practicable.

(e) Each fixed means of escape required under this section must be a steel ladder or steel stairway.

(f) Each unfixed means of escape required under this section must be: (1) A portable ladder; (2) A flexible ladder; or (3) A knotted man rope.

(g) Two exits must be provided from each space having over 300 square feet of floor area. Where practicable, the exits must give egress to different corridors, rooms, or spaces.

(h) Exits must provide egress to the external means of escape required in this section. Dead end corridors may not be longer than 40 feet.

§ 149.441 Open sided deck, deck opening, catwalk, and helicopter pad protection. (a) Each open sided deck, deck opening, and catwalk on each PPC must have protection that meets the "Safety Requirements for Floor and Wall Openings, Railings, and Toeboards" of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI A12.1), except each must have toeboards.

(b) Each open side of each helicopter landing pad on the PPC must have: (1) Safety net; or

(2) A lowered walkway that is 48 inches wide, is not more than 42 inches below the level of the pad, and has guard rails that meet the requirements of ANSI A12.1, except each must have toeboards.

FIXED FIRE MAIN SYSTEM FOR WATER

§ 149.451 Fixed fire main system for water.

Each PPC must have a fixed fire main system for water.

§ 149.453 Fire pumps.

(a) Each PPC must have at least two independently driven fire pumps that can deliver two streams of water at a continuous pitot tube pressure of at least 75 p.s.i. at each fire hose nozzle. (b) Each fire pump must have:

(1) A relief valve on its discharge side that is set to relieve at 25 p.s.i. in excess of the pressure necessary to meet the requirement in paragraph (a) of this section;

(2) A pressure gauge on its discharge side; and

(3) Its own water source.

(c) Fire pumps may only be connected to the fire main system.

§ 149.453(a) may not be located in the same space.

§ 149.457 Fire hydrants.

(a) Each part of the PPC that is accessible to any person, except machinery spaces, must have enough fire hydrants so that it can be sprayed with at least two spray patterns of water. At least one spray pattern of water must be from one length of hose.

(b) Each PPC must have enough fire hydrants so that each machinery space can be sprayed with at least two spray patterns of water from separate hydrants. Each spray pattern of water must be from one length of hose.

(c) A single length of fire hose, with nozzle attached, must be connected to each fire hydrant at all times.

§ 149.459 Fire hydrant outlet.

The outlet on each fire hydrant must not point above the horizontal.

§ 149.461 Fire hydrant and control valve shutoff valve.

Each fire hydrant and control valve must have a shutoff valve.

§ 149.463 Fire hydrant access.

Any equipment that is in the same space as a fire hydrant must not interfere with access to that hydrant.

§ 149.465 Spanner.

Each fire hydrant must have at least one spanner at the fire hydrant.

§ 149.469 Fire hose size.

Each length of fire hose must be: (a) 11⁄2 or 21⁄2 inch nominal hose size diameter;

(b) 50 foot nominal hose size length; and

(c) Lined commercial fire hose that conforms to Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Standard 19 or Federal specification ZZ-H-451D.

§ 149.471 Fire hose coupling.

Each fire hose coupling must:

(a) Be made of brass, bronze, or material that has strength and corrosion resistant properties at least equal to those of brass or bronze; and

(b) Have 9 threads per inch for 11⁄2 inch hose or 71⁄2 threads per inch for 21⁄2 inch hose.

§ 149.473 Fire hose nozzle.

Each fire hose nozzle must be a combination solid stream and water spray fire hose nozzle that is approved under 46 CFR 162.027.

§ 149.477 Spray applicator.

Each PPC must have a low velocity spray applicator that is approved under 46 CFR 162.027 at each fire hydrant.

§ 149.479 International shore connection. (a) The fixed fire main system of a PPC must have:

(1) At least two risers;

(2) A cutoff valve and check valve for each riser; and

(3) At least two international shore connections that meet the requirements in 46 CFR 162.034.

(b) Each riser must be in an accessi ble location to vessels alongside the PPC, and two of the risers must be on opposite sides of the PPC.