Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 18, 2024

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Oct 15, 2024
§ 144.830 - Protection against hot piping.

Each exhaust pipe from an internal combustion engine which is within reach of personnel must be insulated or otherwise guarded to prevent burns. On a new vessel, each pipe that contains vapor, gas, or liquid that has a temperature exceeding 150 °F (65.5 °C) which is within reach of personnel must be insulated where necessary or otherwise guarded to prevent injury.

authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103,3301,3306,3308,3316,8104,8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2
source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 144.830