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Title 46: Shipping
CHAPTER I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
SUBCHAPTER L: OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS
PART 128: MARINE ENGINEERING: EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS
Subpart C: Main and Auxiliary Machinery
128.310 - Fuel.
(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this section, each internal-combustion engine installed on an OSV, whether for main propulsion or for auxiliaries, must be driven by a fuel having a flashpoint of not lower than 43 ?C (110 ?F) as determined by ASTM D 93 (incorporated by reference, see ? 125.180).
(b) The use of a fuel with a flashpoint of lower than 43 ?C (110 ?F) must be specifically approved by the Commandant (CG-521), except in an engine for a gasoline-powered rescue boat.
[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49331, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended by USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58463, Sept. 29, 2000; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49235, Sept. 25, 2009]
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