GroundRules
46 CFR 153.488: Design and equipment for tanks carrying high melting point NLSs: Category B.
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
Unless waived under § 153.491, for a ship to have its Certificate of Inspection or Certificate of Compliance endorsed allowing a tank to carry a Category B NLS with a melting point of 15 °C or more, the cargo tank must have—
(a) An arrangement enabling the cargo to be heated before cargo transfer, using heat supplied by the ship or by another source; and
(b) Sides and bottom separate from the ship's side or bottom shell plating.
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