---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.130"
title: "33"
number: "149.130"
heading: "What are the requirements for the cargo transfer system alarm?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.130"
---

# §149.130. What are the requirements for the cargo transfer system alarm?

- (a) Each cargo transfer system must have an alarm to signal a malfunction or failure in the system.
- (b) The alarm must sound automatically in the control room and:
  - (1) Be capable of being activated at the pumping platform complex;
  - (2) Have a signal audible in all areas of the pumping platform complex, except in areas under [paragraph (b)(3)](#b-3) of this section;
  - (3) Have a high intensity flashing light in areas of high ambient noise levels where hearing protection is required under [§ 150.615](/cfr/33/150.615.md) of this chapter; and
  - (4) **Be distinguishable from the general alarm.**
- (c) Tankers calling on unmanned deepwater ports must be equipped with a transfer system alarm described in this section.

## Notes

### 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.