46 CFR 154.701
§ 154.701 Cargo pressure and temperature control: General.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 154.701, § 154.701 Cargo pressure and temperature control: General, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228953
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Except as allowed under § 154.703, cargo tanks must:
(a) Have their safety relief valves set at a pressure equal to or greater than the vapor pressure of the cargo at 45 °C (113 °F) but not greater than the MARVS under § 154.405; or
(b) Be refrigerated by a system meeting § 154.702, and each refrigerated incompatible cargo refrigerated by a separate 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.