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§ 62.35-50 - Tabulated monitoring and safety control requirements for specific systems.

The minimum instrumentation, alarms, and safety controls required for specific types of systems are listed in table 1 to § 62.35-50. The ABS Marine Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference; see § 62.05-2) required for engineering systems are also listed in table 1 to § 62.35-50.

(a) Safety limit controls must be provided in navigating bridge primary propulsion control systems. See § 62.35-5(c).

(b) Safety trip controls and alarms must be provided for all main boilers, regardless of mode of operation. See § 62.35-20(a).

(c) Loss of forced lubrication safety trip controls must be provided for main propulsion turbines and main propulsion diesel engines.

(d) Override of overspeed and loss of forced lubrication pressure safety trip controls must not be provided for main propulsion or generator steam or gas turbines, or diesel engines. See § 62.35-5(e)(2).

(e) Transfer interlocks must be provided for main propulsion systems capable of remote and local control.

(f) Semiconductor controlled rectifiers must have current limit controls.

(g) Interlocks must be provided to prevent the starting of engines or turbines while the jacking or turning gear, if installed, is engaged. See § 62.25-5(a).

(h) Main and remote-control stations, including the navigational bridge, must provide visual and audible alarms in the event of a fire in the main machinery space.

(i) Minimally attended and periodically unattended machinery plants must be provided with a personnel alarm that annunciates on the bridge if not acknowledged by the watch engineer. See § 62.50-20(b)(1).

(j) All automatic controls and alarms must be failsafe to the least critical consequence for the particular system. See § 62.30-1.

(k) The operating or tripped status of vital auxiliary boilers must be indicated at the ECC. See part 63 of this subchapter.

Table 1 to § 62.35-50—Minimum System Monitoring and Safety Control Requirements for Specific Systems

System Service Instrumentation Alarm Safety control See also
paragraph
Main (Propulsion) boilerABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6 tables 1A, 1B and 5AABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6 tables 1A, 1B and 5AABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6 tables 1A, 1B and 5A(a)
Burner seatingFailureBurner auto trip(b)
Trial for ignitionStatusFailureBurner auto trip(b)
Manual trip(b)
Low fire interlockStatus
Program control interlockStatus
Main (Propulsion steam) turbineABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6 table 2ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6 table 2ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6 table 2Manual trip(c), (d)
Main propulsion, dieselABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6 tables 1A, 1B and 5AABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6 tables 1A, 1B and 5AABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6 tables 1A, 1B and 5AManual trip(c), (d)
Main propulsion, remote controlFailureManual trip
Auto safety trip overrideActivated
Starting powerPressure (voltage)LowLimit(a)
Location in controlStatusOverride(c)
Shaft speed/direction/pitchSee § 113.37 of this chapter.See § 113.37 of this chapter.See § 113.37 of this chapter.
Clutch fluidPressureLow
Main propulsion, electric (1)ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, tables 4A and 4BABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, tables 4A and 4BABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, tables 4A and 4BABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, tables 4A and 4B(f)
Main propulsion, shaftingStern tube oil tank levelLow
Line shaft bearingTemperatureHigh
Forced lubrication PressureLow
Main propulsion, controllable pitch propellerHydraulic oilPressureHigh, Low
TemperatureHigh
GeneratorsShip serviceABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, table 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, table 6
Starting pressure/voltageLow
Tripped
Emergency 2
TurbogeneratorABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, table 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, table 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, table 6
Manual trip
DieselABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, table 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, table 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, table 6(d)
Manual trip
Auxiliary boilerRunTrip(k)
Gas turbine 3ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, Tables 3 and 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, Tables 3 and 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, Tables 3 and 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, Tables 3 and 6(d)
Engines and turbinesJacking/turning gearEngaged(g)
Fuel oilABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, tables 5A and 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, tables 5A and 6ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4-9-6, tables 5A and 6
Remote/auto fill levelHighAuto trip or overflow arrangement
Hi. press. leakage levelHigh
BilgePump remote controlRun
Pump auto controlRunExcessive operations
LevelHigh/location
Machinery space Class 3 (power-operated) watertight doorsOpen/closed
Fire detectionMachinery spacesSpace on fire(h)
Fire mainPressureLow
PersonnelDeadmanFail to acknowledge(i)
General, control and alarm systemsPower supplyAvailable (pressure)Failure (low)
System functionFailure(j)
Console air conditioningFailure
Built in test equipmentActive
Sequential interlockActivated
Safety controlActivatedAuto trip/limit(j)
Redundant auxiliary, system, power supplyStatusAuto transfer

1 See subparts 111.33 and 111.35 of this chapter.

2 See subparts 112.45 and 112.50 of this chapter.

3 See § 58.10-15(f) of this subchapter.

[CGD 81-030, 53 FR 17838, May 18, 1988; 53 FR 19090, May 26, 1988, as amended by USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58461, Sept. 29, 2000; USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65190, Oct. 31, 2008]
authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306,3703,8105; 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: CGD 81-030, 53 FR 17838, May 18, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 62.35-50