---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 154.412"
title: "46"
number: "154.412"
heading: "Cargo tank corrosion allowance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/154.412"
---

# §154.412. Cargo tank corrosion allowance.


A cargo tank must be designed with a corrosion allowance if the cargo tank:

- (a) is located in a space that does not have inert gas or dry air; or
- (b) carries a cargo that corrodes the tank material.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3703, 9101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, unless otherwise noted.