---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 154.355"
title: "46"
number: "154.355"
heading: "Bow and stern loading piping."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/154.355"
---

# §154.355. Bow and stern loading piping.

- (a) **Bow and stern loading piping must—**
  - (1) Meet [§ 154.310](/cfr/46/154.310.md);
  - (2) Be installed in an area away from the accommodation, service, or control space on type IG hulls;
  - (3) Be clearly marked;
  - (4) Be segregated from the cargo piping by a removable spool piece in the cargo area or by at least two shut-off valves in the cargo area that have means of locking to meet [§ 154.1870(a)](/cfr/46/154.1870.md?p=a);
  - (5) Have a means for checking for cargo vapor between the two valves under [paragraph (a)(4)](#a-4) of this section;
  - (6) Have fixed inert gas purging lines; and
  - (7) Have fixed vent lines for purging with inert gas to meet [§ 154.1870(b)](/cfr/46/154.1870.md?p=b).
- (b) Entrances, forced or natural ventilation intakes, exhausts, and other openings to accommodation, service, or control spaces that face the bow or stern loading area must meet [§ 154.330](/cfr/46/154.330.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3703, 9101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, unless otherwise noted.