§153.488. Design and equipment for tanks carrying high melting point NLSs: Category B.
46 C.F.R. § 153.488
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—
An arrangement enabling the cargo to be heated before cargo transfer, using heat supplied by the ship or by another source; and
Sides and bottom separate from the ship's side or bottom shell plating.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: Sections 153.470 through 153.491 appear at CGD 81-101, 52 FR 7781, Mar. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted.
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.