---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 35.35-70"
title: "46"
number: "35.35-70"
heading: "Maintenance of cargo handling equipment—TB/ALL."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/35.35-70"
---

# §35.35-70. Maintenance of cargo handling equipment—TB/ALL.


The cargo handling equipment shall be maintained by the tank vessel's personnel in accordance with the regulations in this subchapter, including the following:

- (a) Cargo hose shall not be used in transfer operations in which the pressures are such that leakage of cargo occurs through the body of the hose.
- (b) Cargo pump relief valves shall be tested at least once each year to determine that they function satisfactorily at the pressure at which they are set to open.
- (c) Cargo pump pressure gage shall be tested at least once a year for accuracy.
- (d) The cargo discharge piping of all tank vessels shall be tested at least once each year for tightness, at the maximum working pressure.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 6101, 70011, 70034; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; Executive Order 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Executive Order 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16704, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.