{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-154.1730","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 154.1730","heading":"Ethylene oxide: Loading and off loading.","body":"(a) The master shall ensure that before ethylene oxide is loaded into a cargo tank:\n(1) The tank is thoroughly clean, dry, and free of rust;\n(2) The hold spaces are inerted with an inert gas that meets § 154.1710(b)(1); and\n(3) The cargo tank vapor space is inerted with nitrogen.\n(b) Ethylene oxide must be off loaded by a deepwell pump or inert gas displacement.\n(c) Ethylene oxide must not be carried in deck tanks.","path":["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 D—Special Design and Operating Requirements"],"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":"cbd4ef8bfae1e8458b27246436014d2cd36df09b4ee12ef7c47d540fde55856c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-154.1725","next":"us/46-cfr-154.1735"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}