---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 127.1315"
title: "33"
number: "127.1315"
heading: "Preliminary transfer inspection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/127.1315"
---

# §127.1315. Preliminary transfer inspection.


Before each transfer, the person in charge of transfer for the facility must—

- (a) Inspect piping and equipment within the marine transfer area for LHG to be used for transfer and ensure that it meets the requirements in this part;
- (b) Determine the contents, pressure, temperature, and capacity of each storage tank to or from which LHG will be transferred, to ensure that it is safe for transfer;
- (c) **Confer with the person in charge of transfer aboard the vessel, to review and agree on—**
  - (1) The sequence of acts required for transfer;
  - (2) The rate, maximum working pressure, and minimum working temperature of transfer;
  - (3) The duties, stations, and watches of each person assigned for transfer; and
  - (4) The emergency procedures in the examined Emergency Manual;
- (d) Ensure that the vessel is securely moored and that the transfer connections allow it to move to the limits of its moorings without placing a strain on the piping, hose, or loading arm used for transfer;
- (e) Ensure that each part of the transfer system is aligned to allow the flow of LHG to the desired place;
- (f) Ensure the display of the warning signs required by [§ 127.1113](/cfr/33/127.1113.md);
- (g) Ensure that the requirements of this part concerning smoking and fire protection are met;
- (h) Ensure that qualified personnel are on duty in accordance with the examined Operations Manual and §§ [127.1301](/cfr/33/127.1301.md) and [127.1302](/cfr/33/127.1302.md); and
- (i) **Test the following to determine that they are operable—**
  - (1) The communication system required by [§ 127.1111](/cfr/33/127.1111.md).
  - (2) The gas detectors required by [§ 127.1203](/cfr/33/127.1203.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995, as amended by USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5691, Feb. 2, 2022]

### Source

Source: CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### 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 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995, as amended by USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5691, Feb. 2, 2022]