C.F.R. » Title 46 » CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER D—TANK VESSELS › PART 32—SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND HULL REQUIREMENTS › Subpart 32.56—Structural Fire Protection for Tank Ships With a Keel Laying Date On or After January 1, 1975

46 C.F.R. § 32.56-40

Category A machinery spaces: Insulation—T/ALL

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Structural insulation within category A machinery spaces must have a barrier such as metal foil, sheet metal, cementitious coating, or other vapor barrier so that the surface of that insulation is impervious to oil and oil vapors.

[CGD 74-127, 41 FR 3844, Jan. 26, 1976, as amended by CGD 74-127, 41 FR 4826, Feb. 2, 1976]