46 CFR 154.540
§ 154.540 Quick-closing shut-off valves: Emergency shut-down system.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 154.540, § 154.540 Quick-closing shut-off valves: Emergency shut-down system, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228931
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Full text
The quick-closing shut-off valves under §§ 154.530, 154.532, and 154.538 must have an emergency shut-down system that:
(a) Closes all the valves;
(b) Is actuated by a single control in at least two locations remote from the quick-closing valves;
(c) Is actuated by a single control in each cargo control station under § 154.320; and
(d) Has fusible elements at each tank dome and cargo loading and discharge manifold that melt between 98 °C (208 °F) and 104 °C (220 °F) and actuate the emergency shut-down 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.