---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 64.89"
title: "46"
number: "64.89"
heading: "Cargo pump unit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/64.89"
---

# §64.89. Cargo pump unit.

- (a) A cargo pump unit that fills or discharges a portable tank must be—
  - (1) Constructed of materials that are compatible with the product to be pumped; and
  - (2) **Designed to be compatible with the hazard associated with the product to be pumped.**
- (b) The cargo pump power unit must be—
  - (1) Diesel;
  - (2) Hydraulic;
  - (3) Pneumatic; or
  - (4) **Electric.**
- (c) The starting system for a cargo pump power unit must be designed to be compatible with the hazard associated with the product to be pumped.
- (d) A diesel engine that is used to drive a cargo pump must have a spark arrestor on the exhaust system.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted.