---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 154.530"
title: "46"
number: "154.530"
heading: "Valves: Cargo tank MARVS 69 kPa gauge (10 psig) or lower."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/154.530"
---

# §154.530. Valves: Cargo tank MARVS 69 kPa gauge (10 psig) or lower.

- (a) Except those connections for tank safety relief valves and for liquid level gauging devices other than those under §§ [154.536](/cfr/46/154.536.md) and [154.1310](/cfr/46/154.1310.md), liquid and vapor connections on a cargo tank with a MARVS of 69 kPa gauge (10 psig) or lower must have shut-off valves that—
  - (1) Are located as close to the tank as practical;
  - (2) Are capable of local manual operation; and
  - (3) **May be remotely controlled.**
- (b) The cargo piping system for a cargo tank with a MARVS of 69 kPa gauge (10 psig) or lower must have at least one remotely controlled quick-closing shut-off valve for closing liquid and vapor piping between vessel and shore that meets §§ [154.540](/cfr/46/154.540.md) and [154.544](/cfr/46/154.544.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, as amended by CGD 77-069, 52 FR 31630, Aug. 21, 1987]

### 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.

### Amendments

[CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, as amended by CGD 77-069, 52 FR 31630, Aug. 21, 1987]