{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-153.560","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 153.560","heading":"Special requirements for Alkyl (C7-C9) nitrates.","body":"(a) The carriage temperature of octyl nitrates must be maintained below 100 °C (212 °F) in order to prevent the occurrence of a self-sustaining exothermic decomposition reaction.\n(b) Octyl nitrates may not be carried in a deck tank unless the tank has a combination of insulation and a water deluge system sufficient to maintain the tank's cargo temperature below 100 °C (212 °F) and the cargo temperature rise at below 1.5 °C(2.7 °F)/hour, for a fire of 650 °C (1200 °F).","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":"bf486ba7a18a4577c1427f8a1cf064731a287cc058c260cea5105694a7065eb0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-153.559","next":"us/46-cfr-153.565"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}