46 C.F.R. § 153.404

Standards for containment systems having required closed gauges.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 104 wordsSubsections: 4Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 153.404 (2026)

When Table 1 requires a cargo's containment system to have a closed gauge, the containment system must have the following: (a) A permanently installed closed gauging system. (b) A vapor return connection. (c) The high level alarm described in § 153.409. (d) Either a closed cargo sampling system or a cargo sampling arrangement allowing the retrieval of a sample through an orifice not exceeding: (1) 0.635 cm (approx. 0.25 in.) diameter when the cargo's vapor pressure is 28 kPa gauge (approx. 4 psig) or less; or (2) 0.140 cm (approx. 0.055 in.) diameter when the cargo's vapor pressure exceeds 28 kPa (approx. 4 psig).
Cross-references to the CFR
153.409.
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