46 CFR 153.488
§ 153.488 Design and equipment for tanks carrying high melting point NLSs: Category B.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 153.488, § 153.488 Design and equipment for tanks carrying high melting point NLSs: Category B, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228713
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Unless waived under § 153.491, for a ship to have its Certificate of Inspection or Certificate of Compliance endorsed allowing a tank to carry a Category B NLS with a melting point of 15 °C or more, the cargo tank must have—
(a) An arrangement enabling the cargo to be heated before cargo transfer, using heat supplied by the ship or by another source; and
(b) Sides and bottom separate from the ship's side or bottom shell plating.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.