---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 32.50-3"
title: "46"
number: "32.50-3"
heading: "Cargo discharge—TB/ALL."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/32.50-3"
---

# §32.50-3. Cargo discharge—TB/ALL.

- (a) Pumps or other acceptable means shall be used to discharge cargo from gravity type cargo tanks vented at gauge pressures of 4 pounds per square inch or less.
- (b) The use of compressed air as the primary means of discharging cargo from such tanks is prohibited.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 3719; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; Subpart 32.59 also issued under the authority of Sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16671, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.