---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 127.315"
title: "33"
number: "127.315"
heading: "Preliminary transfer inspection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/127.315"
---

# §127.315. Preliminary transfer inspection.


Before transferring LNG, the person in charge of shoreside transfer operations must—

- (a) Inspect the transfer piping and equipment to be used during the transfer and replace any worn or inoperable parts;
- (b) For each of the vessel's cargo tanks from which cargo will be transferred, note the pressure, temperature, and volume to ensure they are safe for transfer;
- (c) **Review and agree with the person in charge of cargo transfer on the vessel to—**
  - (1) The sequence of transfer operations;
  - (2) The transfer rate;
  - (3) The duties, location, and watches of each person assigned for transfer operations; and
  - (4) Emergency procedures from the examined Emergency Manual;
- (d) Ensure that transfer connections allow the vessel to move to the limits of its moorings without placing strain on the loading arm or transfer piping system;
- (e) Ensure that each part of the transfer system is aligned to allow the flow of LNG to the desired location;
- (f) Ensure that warning signs that warn that LNG is being transferred, are displayed;
- (g) Eliminate all ignition sources in the marine transfer area for LNG;
- (h) Ensure that personnel are on duty in accordance with the examined Operations Manual; and
- (i) **Test the following to determine that they are operable—**
  - (1) **The sensing and alarm systems.**
  - (2) **The emergency shutdown system.**
  - (3) **The communication systems.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended by CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995; USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5691, Feb. 2, 2022]

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