CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER L—WATERFRONT FACILITIES (parts 125 to 128) > PART 127—WATERFRONT FACILITIES HANDLING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED HAZARDOUS GAS > SUBPART B—Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas (§127.101 to §127.711) > 127.321—Release of LNG.

127.321—Release of LNG.

(a) The operator of the waterfront facility handling LNG shall ensure that—
(1) No person releases LNG into the navigable waters of the United States; and
(2) If there is a release of LNG, vessels near the facility are notified of the release by the activation of the warning alarm.
(b) If there is a release of LNG, the person in charge of shoreside transfer operations shall—
(1) Immediately notify the person in charge of cargo transfer on the vessel of the intent to shutdown;
(2) Shutdown transfer operations;
(3) Notify the COTP of the release; and
(4) Not resume transfer operations until authorized by the COTP.

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended by CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995]