Mich. Admin. Code R. 281.3107 - Fixed fuel tank systems
Rule 107.
(1) A
fixed fuel tank on a vessel shall be installed as follows:
(a) To permit examination with minimum
disturbance to the hull structure.
(b) With adequate support and bracing to
prevent movement. The supports and braces shall be insulated from contact with
the tank surfaces with a nonabrasive and nonabsorbant material.
(c) With openings for fill and vent pipes and
for fuel level gauges, where used, on the topmost surfaces of the tank. The
tank shall not have openings in the bottom, sides, or ends, except that an
opening fitted with a threaded plug or cap may be used for cleaning the
tank.
(d) On fuel tanks for diesel
fuel, the opening for the fuel supply piping is not restricted to the top of
the tank.
(2) Fixed fuel
tank piping shall be installed as follows:
(a)
Fuel supply lines to the engines shall be tubing of copper, nickel-copper,
steel, or United States coast guard-approved type A flexible fuel line. Fuel
supply lines shall run as direct as practicable, shall be accessible, and shall
be supported in a suitable manner. They shall have a readily accessible,
manually operated, in-line shutoff valve installed as close to the fuel tank as
practicable. They shall be protected in a suitable manner from mechanical
injury at all supports and where they pass through bulkheads and structural
members.
(b) Metal fuel supply
lines shall be fitted with flexible vibration hose as close to the engine as
practicable.
(c) A filling pipe
shall be fitted to the highest point of the fuel tank and shall have an inside
diameter of not less than 1 1/4 inches.
(d) A fuel tank shall be fitted with a
marine-type fuel gauge or a sounding pipe if sounding cannot be accomplished
through the filling pipe.
(e) A
filling or sounding pipe shall be arranged so that overflow of liquid or vapor
cannot escape to the inside of the vessel.
(f) A fuel tank shall be fitted with a vent
pipe connected at the highest point of the tank, shall have an inside diameter
of not less than 7/16 of an inch, and shall terminate on the hull exterior as
far as practicable from any hull openings and below deck spaces. The vent pipe
shall be installed to prevent accidental contamination of the fuel by water and
shall be fitted with a removable flame screen at its point of
termination.
(g) Devices in fuel
lines for drawing fuel below decks for any purpose are prohibited.
(h) All accessories installed in the fuel
line shall be supported in a suitable manner.
(3) The owner or operator of a vessel shall
maintain the entire fuel system and accessories in good and serviceable
condition.
(4) The owner or
operator of a vessel with a fixed fuel system shall not carry fuel onboard the
vessel outside of the fixed fuel system, unless the fuel is carried in
conjunction with an auxiliary outboard engine. When fuel is carried, it shall
be in portable fuel tanks as provided by manufacturers of outboard engines and
shall be safely secured outside of the engine or living compartment.
(5) During fueling operations, smoking aboard
the vessel by any person is prohibited.
(6) The operator of a vessel shall not allow
passengers onboard the vessel while taking on fuel.
Notes
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