{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-150.405","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 150.405","heading":"How must a cargo transfer system be tested and inspected?","body":"(a) No person may transfer oil or natural gas through a cargo transfer system (CTS) at a deepwater port unless it has been inspected and tested according to this section.\n(b) The single point mooring (SPM)-CTS must be maintained as required by the design standards used to comply with § 149.650 of this chapter.\n(c) If the manufacturer's maximum pressure rating for any cargo transfer hose in a SPM-CTS has been exceeded, unless it was exceeded for testing required by this section, the hose must be:\n(1) Removed;\n(2) Hydrostatically tested to 1.5 times its maximum working pressure for oil, or 1.1 times its maximum working pressure for natural gas; and\n(3) Visually examined externally and internally for evidence of:\n(i) Leakage;\n(ii) Loose covers;\n(iii) Kinks;\n(iv) Bulges;\n(v) Soft spots; and\n(vi) Gouges, cuts, or slashes that penetrate the hose reinforcement.\n(d) Each submarine hose used in cargo transfer operations in an SPM-CTS must have been removed from its coupling, surfaced, and examined as described in paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(3) of this section, within the preceding 2 years for oil, or 15 months for natural gas; and\n(e) Before resuming cargo transfer operations, each submarine hose in an SPM-CTS must be visually examined in place as described in paragraph (c)(3) of this section after cargo transfer operations are shut down due to sea conditions at the deepwater port.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER NN—DEEPWATER PORTS","PART 150—DEEPWATER PORTS: OPERATIONS","Subpart E—Cargo Transfer Operations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"68b4314549d275781450b428e3b6280ff9d73348e96c80082169d74f4792b1c3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-150.400","next":"us/33-cfr-150.420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}