46 CFR 153.979
§ 153.979 Gauging with a sounding tube.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 153.979, § 153.979 Gauging with a sounding tube, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228774
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(a) No person may remove the cover of a sounding tube unless he has authorization from the person in charge of cargo transfer.
(b) The person in charge of cargo transfer may not authorize removal of the cover from a sounding tube gauge unless all tank pressure has been relieved through the tank's venting system.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.