---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 127.103"
title: "33"
number: "127.103"
heading: "Piers and wharves."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/127.103"
---

# §127.103. Piers and wharves.

- (a) If the waterfront facility handling LNG is in a region subject to earthquakes, the piers and wharves must be designed to resist earthquake forces.
- (b) Substructures, except moorings and breasting dolphins, that support or are within 5 meters (16.4 feet) of any pipe or equipment containing LNG, or are within 15 meters (49.2 feet) of a loading flange, must—
  - (1) Be made of concrete or steel; and
  - (2) **Have a fire endurance rating of not less than two hours.**
- (c) LNG or LPG storage tanks must have the minimum volume necessary for—
  - (1) Surge protection;
  - (2) Pump suction supply; or
  - (3) **Other process needs.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended at CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504(j)(2); 46 U.S.C. 70011 and 70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended at CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995]