Editorial Note on Part 154
Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 154 appear part 154 appear by CGD-95-072, 60 FR 50466, Sept. 29, 1995, CGD-96-041, 61 FR 50732, Sept. 27, 1996, USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49235, Sept. 25, 2009, and USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59785, Oct. 1, 2012.

§ 154.1810 Cargo manual. ( a ) No person may operate a foreign flag vessel, whose flag administration does not issue IMO Certificates, on the navigable waters of the United States, or a U.S. flag vessel, unless the vessel has on board a cargo manual containing the following information: ( 1 ) A description of each cargo carried, its handling hazards as a liquid or as a gas including frostbite or asphyxiation, its safety equipment and necessary first aid measures required by this part.
( 2 ) A description of the dangers of asphyxiation from the inerting gases used on the vessel.
( 3 ) The measures that mitigate embrittlement of steel structure in way of cargo leakage.
( 4 ) The use of the firefighting systems on the vessel.
( 5 ) The features of the cargo containment system that affect its operation and maintenance, including pressure and temperature ranges and relief valve settings.
( 6 ) Pressures, temperatures, and liquid levels for all operations.
( 7 ) General information derived from the first loading of the vessel.
( 8 ) Alarm settings.
( 9 ) Descriptions of the components of the cargo system, including the following: ( i ) Liquid cargo system.
( ii ) Liquid recirculating or condensate return system.
( iii ) Cargo tank cool-down system.
( iv ) Cargo tank warm-up or vaporization system.
( v ) Gas main system.
( vi ) Cargo tank or compressor relief system and blocked liquid or gas relief system.
( vii ) Inerting system.
( viii ) Boil-off gas compressor or reliquefaction system.
( ix ) Gas detection systems.
( x ) Alarm or safety indication systems.
( xi ) Cargo jettisoning system.
( xii ) The system for using boil-off gas as fuel.
( 10 ) A description of cargo loading and discharge operations, including simultaneous handling of multigrades of cargo and ballast.
( 11 ) A description of cargo operations during the voyage.
( 12 ) A description of cargo tank cool-down and warm-up operations including purging with inert gas and air.
( 13 ) A description of hull and cargo tank temperature monitoring systems.
( 14 ) A description of gas detection systems and alarm or safety systems.
( 15 ) A description of the following conditions and their symptoms, including emergency measures and corrective actions: ( i ) Cargo or ballast valve malfunction.
( ii ) Low cargo tank gas pressure.
( iii ) High fill level shutdown.
( iv ) Gas compressor shutdown.
( v ) Hull cold spots.
( vi ) Cargo piping leaks.
( vii ) Primary or secondary barrier failure.
( viii ) Hold boundary structural failure.
( ix ) Fire in vent mast head.
( x ) Reliquefaction plant failure.
( xi ) Vaporizer malfunction or failure.
( xii ) Piping or cargo valve freeze-up.
( 16 ) Any other matters relating to operation of the cargo systems.
( 17 ) The operational means to maintain the vessel in a condition of positive stability in accordance with the loading and stability manual under § 154.1809 through all conditions of: ( i ) Loading and deballasting; and
( ii ) Unloading and ballasting.
( b ) The master shall ensure that the cargo manual is kept up-to-date.