---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 153.461"
title: "46"
number: "153.461"
heading: "Electrical bonding of independent tanks."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/153.461"
---

# §153.461. Electrical bonding of independent tanks.


An independent metallic cargo tank that carries a flammable or combustible cargo must be electrically bonded to the tankship's hull.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b).

### Source

Source: CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted.