Auxiliary machinery and shipboard systems

46 CFR §12.505

§ 12.505 Examination requirements. (a) Before an applicant is issued an endorsement as QMED in the rating of oiler, fireman/watertender, junior engineer, pumpman/machinist, or electrician/refrigerating engineer, he or she must prove, to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard, by oral or other means of examination, his or her knowledge of the subjects listed in paragraph (c) of this section. (b) The examination, whether administered orally or by other means, must be conducted only in the English language. (c) Table 1 to § 12.505(c) provides a list of subjects required. Table 1 to § 12.505()—Examination Subjects for QMED Ratings Subjects | Pumpman/machinist | Fireman/watertender | Oiler | Electrician/refrigerating engineer | Juniorengineer General subjects: | | | | | Auxiliary machin…

46 CFR §182.100

§ 182.100 Intent. This part contains requirements for the design, construction, installation, and operation of propulsion and auxiliary machinery, piping and pressure systems, steering apparatus, and associated safety systems. Machinery and equipment installed on each vessel must be suitable for the vessel and its operation and for the purpose intended. All machinery and equipment must be installed and maintained in such a manner as to afford adequate protection from causing fire, explosion, machinery failure, and personnel injury.

46 CFR §56.50-15

§ 56.50-15 -15 Steam and exhaust piping. (a) The design pressures of the steam piping connected to the boiler drum or to the superheater inlet header must not be less than the lowest pressure setting of any drum safety valve. The value of allowable stress for the material must not exceed that corresponding to the saturated steam temperature at drum pressure and must be selected as described in § 56.07-10(e). (b) Main superheater outlet piping systems, desuperheater piping systems, and other auxiliary superheated piping systems led directly from the boiler superheater must be designed for a pressure not less than the pressure at which the superheater safety valve is set. In the case of a superheated safety valve that is drum pilot actuated, the design pressure of such piping systems must …

46 CFR §58.01-1

§ 58.01-1 -1 Scope. The regulations in this part contain requirements for the design and construction of main and auxiliary machinery installed on vessels.

46 CFR §58.25-10

§ 58.25-10 -10 Main and auxiliary steering gear. (a) Vessels accepted by a recognized classification society as meeting class Rules for steering gear, and SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulations 29 and 30 (incorporated by reference; see § 58.03-1) are considered to meet the requirements of this subpart. (b) Power-operated main and auxiliary steering gear must be separate and independent systems. Other arrangements of steering gear will be acceptable if the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center determines that they are equivalent to the requirements of this subpart. (c) The main steering gear and rudder stock must be— (1) Of adequate strength for and capable of steering the vessel at maximum ahead service speed, which must be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the cognizant Officer in Charg…

46 CFR §58.25-5

§ 58.25-5 -5 General. (a) The following definitions apply to this subpart: means steering equipment, other than the required control systems and power actuating systems, that either is not required, such as automatic pilot or non-followup control from the pilothouse, or is necessary to perform a specific required function, such as the automatic detection and isolation of a defective section of a tanker's hydraulic steering gear. means the equipment, other than any part of the main steering gear, necessary to steer the vessel in case of failure of the main steering gear, not including a tiller, quadrant, or other component serving the same purpose. means the equipment by which orders for rudder movement are transmitted from the pilothouse to the steering-gear power units. A control syst…