46 C.F.R. § 153.488

Design and equipment for tanks carrying high melting point NLSs: Category B.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 78 wordsSubsections: 2Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 153.488 (2026)

Unless waived under § 153.491, for a ship to have its Certificate of Inspection or Certificate of Compliance endorsed allowing a tank to carry a Category B NLS with a melting point of 15 °C or more, the cargo tank must have— (a) An arrangement enabling the cargo to be heated before cargo transfer, using heat supplied by the ship or by another source; and (b) Sides and bottom separate from the ship's side or bottom shell plating.
Cross-references to the CFR
153.491
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