46 C.F.R. § 153.254

Cargo tank access.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 101 wordsSubsections: 4Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 153.254 (2026)

(a) A cargo tank must have at least one covered manhole opening into the vapor space described in § 153.354. (b) An access through a vertical cargo tank surface must be at least 60 cm by 80 cm (approx. 23.6 × 31.5 in.) and no more than 60 cm above a foothold grating, or surface on both sides of the access way. (c) An access through a horizontal cargo tank surface must be at least 60 cm by 60 cm (approx. 23.6 × 23.6 in.). (d) An access trunk must be no less than 76 cm (approx. 29.9 in.) in diameter.
Cross-references to the CFR
153.354.
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