{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-153.979","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 153.979","heading":"Gauging with a sounding tube.","body":"(a) No person may remove the cover of a sounding tube unless he has authorization from the person in charge of cargo transfer.\n(b) The person in charge of cargo transfer may not authorize removal of the cover from a sounding tube gauge unless all tank pressure has been relieved through the tank's venting system.","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 C—Operations"],"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":"fcd4cbe56e23cb38f2e71afc6b8ee29684e8c811ced1ef8086d43852b0c39d54","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-153.977","next":"us/46-cfr-153.980"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}