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46 CFR 154.427: Membrane tank system design.
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 C—Design, Construction and Equipment
A membrane tank system must be designed for:
(a) Any static and dynamic loads with respect to plastic deformation and fatigue;
(b) Combined strains from static, dynamic, and thermal loads;
(c) Preventing collapse of the membrane from:
(1) Over-pressure in the interbarrier space;
(2) Vacuum in the cargo tank;
(3) Sloshing in a partially filled cargo tank; and
(4) Hull vibrations; and
(d) The deflections of the vessel's hull.
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