{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-153.980","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 153.980","heading":"Isolation of automatic closing valves.","body":"The person in charge of cargo transfer may isolate automatic closing valves described in § 153.408(b) from a cargo containment system if the following conditions are met:\n(a) The containment system carries products to which § 153.408 does not apply.\n(b) The valves are isolated by:\n(1) Removing the valves; or\n(2) Installing removable pipes and blind flanges to by-pass the valves.","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":"3bbe0cf32479e188d0bb88f4ef62676f59e86cb85d9ae675060576569a3781fc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-153.979","next":"us/46-cfr-153.981"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}