46 C.F.R. § 154.540

Quick-closing shut-off valves: Emergency shut-down system.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 87 wordsSubsections: 4Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 154.540 (2026)

The quick-closing shut-off valves under §§ 154.530, 154.532, and 154.538 must have an emergency shut-down system that: (a) Closes all the valves; (b) Is actuated by a single control in at least two locations remote from the quick-closing valves; (c) Is actuated by a single control in each cargo control station under § 154.320; and (d) Has fusible elements at each tank dome and cargo loading and discharge manifold that melt between 98 °C (208 °F) and 104 °C (220 °F) and actuate the emergency shut-down system.
Cross-references to the CFR
154.320154.530
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