Fuel Docks and Pump out Stations

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Cabinets housing the equipment shall be painted red.

b)

Place fire-alarm boxes at convenient locations or on near

c)

piers. Spacing shall conform to requirements of NFPA 87, Construction and

Protection of Piers and Wharves.

Fuel Docks and Pump out Stations

2.6.3

Fuel Docks

2.6.3.1

Fuel docks must be rugged, support the fuel pumps, and take

a)

aboard

the lines from the buried tanks ashore.

Floating systems shall require flexible fuel lines leading to

b)

the fixed lines installed in the dock.

Provide a quick-disconnect device at the high point in each

c)

fuel line to prevent the siphoning of the storage tank contents into the basin

in the event of a line break below the stored-fuel level.

Pump out Station. Pump out facilities are generally placed on or

2.6.3.2

near the fuel dock so that fueling and pump out can be accomplished

successively at the same place. However, the pump out station should not be

too close to the fuel pumps.

Cleats and Fenders

2.6.4

General.

Every dock or slip requires a set of cleats for mooring

2.6.4.1

lines and fenders to cushion the impact of moored or drifting craft against

the dock.

2.6.4.2

Cleats

Use cleats made of metal, either galvanized or of noncorroding

a)

alloys, or hardwood.

Provide cleats of 10 or 12 in. (254 or 305 mm) length for

b)

boats up to 40 ft long (12.1 m), and 16 and 20 in. (406 and 508 mm) long for

craft up to 75 and 100 ft (22.9 and 30.5 m) long.

Cleats shall be securely bolted to the framework with through

c)

bolts rather than lag bolts.

For cleat arrangement pattern, one cleat near the knee and

d)

one at the end of a finger (on each side) shall serve boats up to 35 ft long

(10.7 m). For larger craft, provide one additional cleat per side for each

additional 30 ft (9.1 m) or part thereof.

If cleats are used on loading docks or fuel docks designed for

e)

breast mooring, they shall be sized for the largest craft and spaced at about

15 ft (4.6 m) intervals. Alternatively, provide a continuous curb rail

supported on blocks spaced at about 3 ft (.91 m) apart for tying mooring

lines.

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