46 CFR 153.1002
§ 153.1002 Special operating requirements for heat sensitive cargoes.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 153.1002, § 153.1002 Special operating requirements for heat sensitive cargoes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228779
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When Table 1 refers to this section, the master shall make sure that:
(a) The cargo temperature is maintained below the temperature that would induce polymerization, decomposition, thermal instability, evolution of gas or reaction of the cargo;
(b) Any heating coils in the cargo tank are blanked off; and
(c) The cargo is not carried in uninsulated deck tanks.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.