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46 CFR 153.312: Ventilation system standards.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER O—CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES
- PART 153—SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- Subpart B—Design and Equipment
A cargo handling space ventilation system must meet the following:
(a) A ventilation system exhaust duct must discharge no less than 10 m (approx. 32.8 ft) from openings into or ventilation intakes for, accommodation or service spaces.
(b) A ventilation system must not recycle vapors from ventilation discharges.
(c) Except for the space served by the ventilation duct, a ventilation duct must not pass through a machinery room, an accommodation space, or working spaces.
(d) A ventilation system must be operable from outside the space it ventilates.
(e) A ventilation system must be sized to change the air in the ventilated space at least 30 times per hour.
(f) A ventilation system must not allow air to stagnate in any part of a ventilated space.
(g) A ventilation system must be able to exhaust air from both above and below the deck plates of a ventilated space.
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