46 CFR 153.515
§ 153.515 Special requirements for extremely flammable cargoes.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 153.515, § 153.515 Special requirements for extremely flammable cargoes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228718
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Full text
When Table 1 refers to this section:
(a) An enclosed space containing a cargo tank must have an inerting system that meets the requirements in § 153.500 applying to the inert gas system of a containment system;
(b) Cargo discharge pumps must be of a type that does not subject the shaft gland to the cargo under pressure or that is submerged; and
(c) The cargo tank's relief valve setting must be no less than 21 kPa gauge (approx. 3 psig).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.