46 CFR 153.966
§ 153.966 Discharge by liquid displacement.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 153.966, § 153.966 Discharge by liquid displacement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228767
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The person in charge of cargo transfer may not authorize cargo discharge by liquid displacement unless the liquid supply line to the tank has:
(a) A safety relief or pressure reducing valve set to operate at no more than 80 percent of the tank's relief valve setting; and
(b) A manual control valve between the tank and the supply line's safety relief valve or pressure reducing valve.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.