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46 CFR 154.1730: Ethylene oxide: Loading and off loading.
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 154—SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SELF-PROPELLED VESSELS CARRYING BULK LIQUEFIED GASES
- Subpart D—Special Design and Operating Requirements
(a) The master shall ensure that before ethylene oxide is loaded into a cargo tank:
(1) The tank is thoroughly clean, dry, and free of rust;
(2) The hold spaces are inerted with an inert gas that meets § 154.1710(b)(1); and
(3) The cargo tank vapor space is inerted with nitrogen.
(b) Ethylene oxide must be off loaded by a deepwell pump or inert gas displacement.
(c) Ethylene oxide must not be carried in deck tanks.
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