§ 2380. Equipment Requirements: Testing and Inspections.

(a) Hose Assemblies.

(1) Each hose assembly used for transferring oil shall meet the following requirements:

(A) The minimum design burst pressure for each hose assembly shall be:

1. At least 600 pounds per square inch; and

2. At least four times the sum of the pressure of the relief valve setting (or four times the maximum pump pressure when no relief valve is installed) plus the static head pressure of the transfer system at the point where the hose is installed.

(B) The maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) for each hose assembly shall be more than the sum of the pressure of the relief valve setting (or the maximum pump pressure when no valve is installed) plus the static head pressure of the transfer system at the point where the hose is installed.

(C) Each nonmetallic hose shall be usable for oil service.

(D) Each hose assembly shall have one of the following:

1. Full threaded connections;

2. Flanges that meet standard B16.5, Steel Pipe Flanges and Flange Fittings, 1988, or standard B16.24, Brass or Bronze Pipe Flanges, 1979, of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), available from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 22 Law Drive, Box 2300, Fairfield, New Jersey 07007-2300; or

3. Quick disconnect couplings that either meet ASTM F-1122, Standard Specifications for Quick Disconnect Couplings, published in 1987 by the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-1187 or have been accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard.

(E) Except as provided in subsection (F) of this section, each hose shall be marked near the two ends in the vicinity of the flanges, where it can best be seen, with the following:

1. Any of the following:

a. The name of each product for which the hose may be used;

b. For oil products, the words “OIL SERVICE”; or

c. For hazardous materials, the words “HAZMAT SERVICE - SEE LIST” followed immediately by a letter, number or other symbol that corresponds to a list or chart contained in the terminal's operations manual or the vessel's transfer procedure documents which identifies the products that may be transferred through a hose bearing that symbol;

2. Maximum allowable working pressure;

3. Date of manufacture; and

4. Date of the latest annual test required by either 33 CFR 156.170 or subsection (a)(2) of this section, whichever is later. Dates of previous tests shall be obliterated.

(F) The information required by subsections (a)(1)(E)3. and (a)(1)(E)4. of this section need not be marked on the hose if it is recorded in the hose records of the terminal or vessel and the hose is marked to identify it with that information.

(G) The hose burst pressure and the pressure used for the test required by 33 CFR 156.170 shall not be marked on the hose and shall be recorded elsewhere at the terminal.

(H) Each non-conducting length of hose used for transferring oil or for vapor control at onshore terminals shall be clearly marked “NON-CONDUCTING” where it can best be seen.

(2) Each hose used for transferring oil shall be inspected, maintained, handled, stored and tested in accordance with the recommended practices in “HOSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN: No. IP-11-4,” except that the frequency of periodic hose testing shall be in accordance with 33 CFR 156.170 and subsections (A), (B) and (C) of this section.

(A) All new hose and hose which has undergone a coupling repair shall be tested before it is placed in service.

(B) Hose assemblies subjected to severe end pull, flattening, crushing or sharp kinking shall be immediately inspected and subjected to a pressure test, and if applicable, an electrical continuity test.

(C) The following tests shall be conducted at intervals not to exceed twelve months:

1. A hydrostatic pressure test;

2. A vacuum test for hoses which have an inner tube liner; and

3. For electrically continuous lengths of hoses, an electrical continuity test which may be performed at the same time as the tests in subsection (d) of s 2341 of this Article 5.

(b) Loading Arms.

(1) Each mechanical loading arm used for transferring oil and placed into service after June 30, 1973, shall meet the design, fabrication, material, inspection, and testing requirements in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B31.3, published in 1990 and available from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 22 Law Drive, Box 2300, Fairfield, New Jersey 07007-2300.

(2) The manufacturer's certification that the standard American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B31.3 has been met shall be permanently marked on the loading arm or recorded elsewhere at the terminal with the loading arm marked to identify it with that information.

(3) Each mechanical loading arm used for transferring oil shall have a means of being drained or closed before being disconnected.

(4) Each mechanical loading arm shall be marked where it can best be seen, with the following:

(A) Maximum allowable working pressure; and

(B) Date of the latest annual test required by 33 CFR 156.170; dates of previous tests shall be obliterated.

(5) Each mechanical loading arm shall have its maximum allowable lateral movement envelope limits conspicuously marked on the terminal at the position of the loading arm. The allowable extension limits of the loading arm shall also be indicated visibly.

(c) Closure Devices.

The terminal shall have sufficient blank flanges or other means acceptable to the Division to blank off the ends of each hose or loading arm that is not connected for the transfer of oil. New, unused hose is exempt from this requirement.

(d) Connection.

(1) Each person who makes a bolted connection for transfer operations shall:

(A) Use suitable material in joints and couplings to ensure a leak-free seal;

(B) Use a bolt in every hole;

(C) Use bolts of the correct size in each bolted connection; and

(D) Tighten each bolt and nut uniformly to distribute the load sufficiently and to ensure a leak free seal.

(2) A person who makes a connection for transfer operations shall not use any bolt that shows signs of strain or is elongated or deteriorated.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, no person may use a connection for transfer operations unless it is:

(A) A bolted or full threaded connection; or

(B) A quick disconnect coupling that either meets American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F-1122, Standard Specifications for Quick Disconnect Couplings, published in 1987 by the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-1187 or has been accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard.

(4) No person may transfer oil to a vessel that has a fill pipe for which containment cannot practically be provided unless an automatic back pressure shutoff nozzle is used.

(e) Monitoring Devices.

Monitoring devices shall be installed and maintained at the terminal if required by the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port.

(f) Small Discharge Containment.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, an onshore terminal shall have fixed catchments, curbing, or other fixed means to contain oil discharged at the following locations:

(A) Each hose handling and loading arm area (that area on the terminal that is within the area traversed by the free end of the hose or loading arm when moved from its normal stowed or idle position into a position for connection); and

(B) Each hose connection manifold area.

(2) The discharge containment means required by subsection (f)(1) of this section shall have a capacity of at least:

(A) Two barrels if it serves one or more hoses of 6-inch inside diameter or smaller or one or more loading arms of 6-inch nominal pipe size diameter or smaller;

(B) Three barrels if it serves one or more hoses with an inside diameter of more than 6 inches, but less than 12 inches, or one or more loading arms with a nominal pipe size diameter of more than 6 inches, but less than 12 inches; or

(C) Four barrels if it serves one or more hoses of 12-inch inside diameter or larger or one or more loading arms of 12-inch nominal pipe size diameter or larger.

(3) The terminal may use portable means of not less than 1/2 barrel capacity each to meet the requirements of subsection (f)(1) of this section for part or all of the terminal if the Division finds that fixed means to contain oil discharges are not feasible.

(4) A mobile transfer unit, may use portable means of not less than five gallons capacity to meet the requirements of subsection (f)(1) of this section, when conducting transfer operations to or from tank vessels or barges.

(g) Discharge Removal.

(1) Each onshore terminal and each mobile transfer unit shall have a means to remove discharged oil from the containment system required by subsection (f)(1) of this section safely and quickly without discharging the oil into the water.

(2) Each onshore terminal and each mobile transfer unit shall safely remove discharged oil from the containment system within one hour of the completion of any transfer.

(h) Emergency Shutdown.

(1) The terminal shall have an emergency means to shutdown and stop the flow of oil from the terminal to the tank vessel or barge.

(2) A point in the transfer system at which the emergency means stops the flow of oil on the terminal shall be located near the dock manifold connection to minimize the loss of oil in the event of the rupture or failure of the hose, loading arm, or manifold valve.

(3) For oil transfers, the means used to stop the flow under the subsection (h)(1) of this section shall stop that flow within:

(A) 60 seconds on any terminal or portion of a terminal that first transferred oil on or before November 1, 1980; and

(B) 30 seconds on any terminal that first transfers oil after November 1, 1980.

(4) The VPIC and TPIC shall each be capable of ordering or activating the emergency shutdown.

(5) If the VPIC or TPIC orders an emergency shutdown, the shutdown shall be capable of being activated and shall be activated within 30 seconds of the order.

(6) To meet the requirements of subsections (h)(4) and (5) of this section, the means to stop the flow of oil shall be either of the following:

(A) An electrical, pneumatic or mechanical linkage to the terminal; or

(B) A voice communications system continuously operated by a person on the terminal who at all times during the transfer can hear the communications and can, at any time, activate the emergency shutdown.

(i) Vapor Control Systems.

Any vapor control system at any marine terminal shall meet the following requirements of:

(A) 2 CCR ss 2550 through 2556;

(B) 33 CFR Part 154, Subpart E; and

(C) Any other state and federal regulations governing vapor control systems.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 11-20-92; operative 12-21-92 (Register 92, No. 47).

2. Amendment of subsection (a)(1)(D)3, new subsections (a)(1)(E)1-1c, amendment of subsection (a)(1)(F), new subsection (a)(1)(H), amendment of subsection (d)(3)(B) and new subsection (j) filed 10-5-94; operative 11-4-94 (Register 94, No. 40).

3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 3-9-99; operative 4-8-99 (Register 99, No. 11).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 8750, 8751, 8752, 8755 and 8757, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 8750, 8751, 8752, 8755, 8757 and 8758, Public Resources Code.