46 CFR §39.5005
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- (a)Each inboard barge “dummy” header used during outboard barge loading must—
- (1)Be aligned with the vapor header of the outboard barge;
- (2)Have a diameter at least as large as the diameter of the largest pipe in the vapor collection system of the outboard barge;
- (3)Be marked in accordance with 46 CFR 39.2001(h); and
- (4)Meet the same design and installation requirements for the vapor collection piping onboard the same barge.
- (b)Flanges must meet the same design and installation requirements for flanges in the vapor collection system onboard the same barge.
- (c)A stud must be permanently attached, as required in 46 CFR 39.2001(j), to the vapor connection flange on the “dummy” header.