46 CFR 153.219
§ 153.219 Access to double bottom tanks serving as dedicated ballast tanks.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 153.219, § 153.219 Access to double bottom tanks serving as dedicated ballast tanks, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228636
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Full text
(a) Except as prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, access openings to double bottom tanks serving as dedicated ballast tanks must not be located within a cargo containment system.
(b) Each access opening to a double bottom tank that is a dedicated ballast tank and that is located within a cargo containment system must be:
(1) Enclosed in an access trunk extending to the weatherdeck;
(2) Separated from the cargo containment system by two manhole coverings; or
(3) Approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.