The term thermal fluid heater as used in this part includes any fired automatic auxiliary heating unit which uses a natural or synthetic fluid in the liquid phase as the heat exchange medium and whose operating temperature and pressure do not exceed 204 °C (400 °F) and 225 psig, respectively. Thermal fluid heaters having operating temperatures and pressures higher than 204 °C (400 °F) and 225 psig, respectively, are inspected under subpart 61.05.
[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18890, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by USCG-2020-0634, 89 FR 50189, June 12, 2024]
source: CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18890, Dec. 18, 1968, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 61.30-1