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46 CFR 153.231: Type II system.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER O—CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES
- PART 153—SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- Subpart B—Design and Equipment
A type II containment system must meet the following requirements:
(a) The vessel must meet the requirements in subpart F of part 172 of this chapter for a type I or II hull.
(b) Except as allowed in §§ 153.7 and 153.235—
(1) It may be no closer to the tankship's shell than 76 cm (approx. 29.9 in.); and
(2) It may not be located in any part of the tankship subject to the damage described in Table 172.135 of this chapter for Grounding Penetration, Vertical extent from the baseline upward.
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