Title 46

SECTION 62.35-50

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

§ 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 62.35-50.

Table 62.35-50 - Minimum System Monitoring and Safety Control Requirements for Specific Systems (Note 1)

System Service Instrumentation Alarm Safety control Notes
Main (Propulsion) boiler ( 1) ( 1) ( 1) (2)
Supply casing and uptakes Fire
Burner flame Status Failure Burner auto trip (3)
Burner seating Failure ......ditto (3)
Trial for ignition Status Failure ......ditto
Control power Available (pressure) Failure (low) ......ditto (3)
Manual trip (3)
Burner valve Open/closed
Low fire interlock Status
Program control interlock Status
Main (Propulsion steam) turbine ( 2) ( 2) ( 2) (4, 5)
Manual trip
Main propulsion, diesel ( 1) ( 1) ( 1) (4, 5)
Manual trip
Main propulsion, remote control Failure ......ditto
Auto safety trip override Activated
Starting power Pressure (voltage) Low Limit (2)
Location in control Status Override (6)
Shaft speed/direction/pitch ( 3) ( 3) ( 3)
Clutch fluid Pressure Low
Main propulsion, electric ( 4) ( 4) ( 4) ( 4) (7)
Main propulsion, shafting Stern tube oil tank level Low
Line shaft bearing Temperature High
Forced lubrication Pressure Low
Main propulsion, controllable pitch propeller Hydraulic oil Pressure High, Low
Temperature High
Generators Ship service ( 1) ( 1)
Starting pressure/voltage Low
Tripped
Emergency ( 5) ( 5) ( 5)
Turbogenerator ( 1 6) ( 1 6) ( 6)
Manual trip
Diesel ( 1 7) ( 1 7) ( 7) (5)
Manual trip
Auxiliary boiler Run Trip (12)
Gas turbine ( 8) ( 8) ( 8) ( 8) (5)
Engines and turbines Jacking/turning gear Engaged (8)
Fuel oil ( 9) ( 9) ( 9)
Remote/auto fill level High Auto trip or overflow arrangement
Hi. press. leakage level High
Bilge Pump remote control Run
Pump auto control Run Excessive operations
Level High/location
Machinery space CL.3 W.T. doors Open/closed
Fire detection Machinery spaces Space on fire (9)
Fire main Pressure Low
Personnel Deadman Fail to acknowledge (10)
General, control and alarm systems Power supply Available (pressure) Failure (low)
System function Failure (11)
Console air conditioning Failure
Built in test equipment Active
Sequential interlock Activated
Safety control Activated Auto trip/limit (11)
Redundant auxiliary, system, power supply Status Auto transfer

1 See the ABS Steel Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR 62.05-1) Part 4-9-4, tables 7A and 8.

2 See ABS Steel Vessel Rules Part 4-9-4, tables 7A and 8.

3 See § 113.37 of this chapter.

4 See subparts 111.33 and 111.35 of this chapter.

5 See subparts 112.45 and 112.50 of this chapter.

6 See § 111.12-1(c) of this chapter.

7 See § 111.12-1 (b), (c) of this chapter.

8 See ABS Steel Vessel Rules Part 4-9-4, Table 8; and 46 CFR 58.10-15(f).

9 See ABS Steel Vessel Rules Part 4-9-4, tables 7A and 8.

Notes on Table 62.35-50:

1. The monitoring and controls listed in this table are applicable if the system listed is provided or required.

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

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

4. Loss of forced lubrication safety trip controls must be provided, as applicable.

5. Override of overspeed and loss of forced lubrication pressure safety trip controls must not be provided. See § 62.35-5(e)(2).

6. Transfer interlocks must be provided.

7. Semiconductor controlled rectifiers must have current limit controls.

8. Interlocks must be provided. See § 62.25-5(a).

9. 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.

10. See § 62.50-20(b)(1).

11. Alarms and controls must be failsafe. See § 62.30-1.

12. Vital auxiliary boilers only. Also see part 63.

[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]