---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 153.462"
title: "46"
number: "153.462"
heading: "Static discharges from inert gas systems."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/153.462"
---

# §153.462. Static discharges from inert gas systems.


An inert gas system on a tank that carries a flammable or combustible cargo must not create static arcing as the inert gas is injected into the tank.


## 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.