TITLE 46 - SHIPPING

CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER D - TANK VESSELS

PART 39 - VAPOR CONTROL SYSTEMS

39.20 - 9 - Tank barge liquid overfill protectionB/ALL.

Each cargo tank of a tank barge must have one of the following liquid overfill protection arrangements.

  (a) A system meeting the requirements of 39.207 of this part which: (1) Includes a self-contained power supply; (2) Is powered by generators installed on the barge; or (3) Receives power from a facility and is fitted with a shore tie cable and a 120 volt 20 amp explosion-proof plug which meets: (i) ANSI/NEMA WD6; (ii) NFPA 70, Articles 41057 and 50112; and (iii) 111.1059 of this chapter.

  (b) An intrinsically safe overfill control system which: (1) Is independent of the cargo gauging device required by 39.203(a) of this part; (2) Actuates an alarm and automatic shutdown system at the facility overfill control panel, or on the vessel to be lightered if a lightering operation, 60 seconds before the tank becomes 100 percent liquid full; (3) Is able to be checked at the tank for proper operation prior to each loading; (4) Consists of components which, individually or in series, will not generate or store a total of more than 1.2 V, 0.1 A, 25 mW, or 20 microjoules; (5) Has at least one tank overfill sensor switch with normally closed contacts per cargo tank; (6) Has all tank overfill sensor switches connected in series; (7) Has interconnecting cabling that meets 111.10515(b) of this chapter; and (8) Has a male plug with a 5 wire, 16 amp connector body meeting IEC 3091/3092 which is: (i) Configured with pins S2 and R1 for the tank overfill sensor circuit, pin G connected to the cabling shield, and pins N and T3 reserved for an optional high level alarm circuit meeting the requirements of this paragraph; and (ii) Labeled Connector for Barge Overflow Control System and with the total inductance and capacitance of the connected switches and cabling.

  (c) A spill valve which: (1) Meets ASTM F 1271 (incorporated by reference, see 39.105); (2) Relieves at a pressure higher than the pressure at which the pressure relief valves meeting the requirements of 39.2011 operate; (3) Limits the maximum pressure at the cargo tank top during liquid overfill, at the maximum loading rate for the tank, to not more than the maximum design working pressure for the tank; and (4) If the vessel is in ocean or coastwise service, has provisions to prevent opening due to cargo sloshing.

  (d) A rupture disk arrangement which meets paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4) of this section and is approved by the Commandant (G-MSO).

[CGD 88102, 55 FR 25446, June 21, 1990, as amended by CGD 95072, 60 FR 50462, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96041, 61 FR 50727, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-20007790, 65 FR 58459, Sept. 29, 2000]