1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i1
  4. part 61
  5. subpart 61.30
  6. § 61.30-1

View all text of Subpart 61.30 [§ 61.30-1 - § 61.30-20]

§ 61.30-1 - Scope.

The term thermal fluid heater as used in this part includes any fired automatic auxiliary heating unit which uses a natural or synthetic fluid in the liquid phase as the heat exchange medium and whose operating temperature and pressure do not exceed 204 °C (400 °F) and 225 psig, respectively. Thermal fluid heaters having operating temperatures and pressures higher than 204 °C (400 °F) and 225 psig, respectively, are inspected under subpart 61.05.

[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18890, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by USCG-2020-0634, 89 FR 50189, June 12, 2024]

AUTHORITY: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3307, 3703; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

SOURCE: CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18890, Dec. 18, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 61.30-1