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.

§ 154.1400 Safety equipment: All vessels. ( a ) Instead of the equipment under § 35.30-20 of this chapter, a vessel of less than 25,000 m3 cargo capacity must have the following personnel safety equipment: ( 1 ) Six self-contained, pressure-demand-type, air-breathing apparatus approved by the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), each having at least a 30 minute capacity.
( 2 ) Nine spare bottles of air for the self-contained air-breathing apparatus, each having at least a 30 minute capacity.
( 3 ) Six steel-cored lifelines.
( 4 ) Six Type II or Type III flashlights constructed and marked in accordance with ASTM F 1014 (incorporated by reference, see § 154.1).
( 5 ) Three fire axes.
( 6 ) Six helmets that meet ANSI Safety Requirements for Industrial Head Protection, Z-89.1 (1969).
( 7 ) Six sets of boots and gloves that are made of rubber or other electrically non-conductive material.
( 8 ) Six sets of goggles that meet the specifications of ANSI Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, Z-87.1 (1979).
( 9 ) Three outfits that protect the skin from scalding steam and the heat of a fire, and that have a water resistant outer surface.
( 10 ) Three chemical protective outfits that protect the wearers from the particular personnel hazards presented by the cargo vapor.
( b ) Instead of the equipment under § 35.30-20 of this chapter, a vessel of 25,000 m3 cargo capacity or more must have the following personnel safety equipment: ( 1 ) Eight self-contained, pressure-demand-type, air-breathing apparatus approved by the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), each having at least a 30 minute capacity.
( 2 ) Nine spare bottles of air for the self-contained air-breathing apparatus, each having at least a 30 minute capacity.
( 3 ) Eight steel-cored lifelines.
( 4 ) Eight Type II or Type III flashlights constructed and marked in accordance with ASTM F 1014 (incorporated by reference, see § 154.1).
( 5 ) Three fire axes.
( 6 ) Eight helmets that meet ANSI Safety Requirements for Industrial Head Protection, Z-89.1 (1969).
( 7 ) Eight sets of boots and gloves that are made of rubber or other electrically non-conductive material.
( 8 ) Eight sets of goggles that meet the specifications of ANSI Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, Z-87.1 (1979).
( 9 ) Five outfits that protect the skin from scalding steam and the heat of a fire, and that have a water resistant outer surface.
( 10 ) Three chemical protective outfits that protect the wearers from the particular personnel hazards presented by the cargo vapor.
( c ) When Table 4 references this section, a vessel carrying the listed cargo must have the following additional personnel protection equipment: ( 1 ) Three self-contained, pressure-demand-type, air-breathing apparatus approved by the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), each having at least a 30 minute capacity.
( 2 ) Nine spare bottles of air for the self-contained air-breathing apparatus, each having at least a 30 minute capacity.
( 3 ) Three steel-cored lifelines.
( 4 ) Three Type II or Type III flashlights constructed and marked in accordance with ASTM F 1014 (incorporated by reference, see § 154.1).
( 5 ) Three helmets that meet ANSI Safety Requirements for Industrial Head Protection, Z-89.1 (1969).
( 6 ) Three sets of boots and gloves that are made of rubber or other electrically non-conductive material.
( 7 ) Three sets of goggles that meet the specifications of ANSI Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, Z-87.1 (1979).
( 8 ) Three chemical protective outfits that protect the wearers from the particular personnel hazards presented by the cargo vapor.
[CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, as amended by CGD 77-069, 52 FR 31630, Aug. 21, 1987; CGD 82-042, 17705, May 18, 1988; USCG-1999-5151, 64 FR 67183, Dec. 1, 1999]