{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-153.488","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 153.488","heading":"Design and equipment for tanks carrying high melting point NLSs: Category B.","body":"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—\n(a) An arrangement enabling the cargo to be heated before cargo transfer, using heat supplied by the ship or by another source; and\n(b) Sides and bottom separate from the ship's side or bottom shell plating.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"9b77fd6017c2e95cb350d5678ff43c22b1b8bc22ccc547ac990f7544d667d4fa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-153.486","next":"us/46-cfr-153.490"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}