46 C.F.R. § 154.1838

Discharge by gas pressurization.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 90 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 154.1838 (2026)

The person in charge of cargo transfer may not authorize cargo discharge by gas pressurization unless: (a) The tank to be offloaded is an independent tank type B or C; (b) The pressurizing medium is the cargo vapor or a nonflammable, nontoxic gas that is inert with the cargo; and (c) The pressurizing line has: (1) A pressure reducing valve that has a setting that is 90 percent or less of the tank's relief valve setting; and (2) A manual control valve between the pressure reducing valve and the tank.
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