---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.125"
title: "33"
number: "149.125"
heading: "What are the requirements for the malfunction detection system?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.125"
---

# §149.125. What are the requirements for the malfunction detection system?

- (a) Each oil and natural gas system, between a pumping platform complex and the shore, must have a system that can detect and locate leaks and other malfunctions, particularly in high-risk areas.
- (b) The marine transfer area on an oil deepwater port must be equipped with a monitoring system in accordance with [§ 154.525](/cfr/33/154.525.md) of this chapter.
- (c) A natural gas deepwater port must be equipped with gas detection equipment adequate for the type of transfer system, including storage and regasification, used. The Commandant (CG-5P) will evaluate proposed leak-detection systems for natural gas on an individual basis.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39178, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39178, July 1, 2013]