Each operator of a waterfront facility handling LHG must ensure that no person conducts welding, torch cutting, or other hotwork on the facility, or on a vessel moored to the facility, unless—

1. (a) The COTP has issued a permit for that hotwork; and
2. (b) The conditions of the permit are met.

[CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995, as amended by USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5692, Feb. 2, 2022]