---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 98.30-21"
title: "46"
number: "98.30-21"
heading: "Inspection prior to transfer."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/98.30-21"
---

# §98.30-21. Inspection prior to transfer.


No person may transfer to or from a portable tank or IBC a product with a flashpoint of less than 300 °F unless the person in charge of the transfer determines that—

- (a) Each warning signal and sign required in §§ [98.30-33](/cfr/46/98.30-33.md) and [98.30-35](/cfr/46/98.30-35.md) is displayed;
- (b) No repair work in the vicinity of any portable tank or IBC is done without permission of the person in charge of the transfer operation; and
- (c) Riveting, welding, burning, or a similar operation is not done in the vicinity of a portable tank or IBC unless an inspection by the person in charge of the transfer ensures that the operation can be done safely.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22954, June 25, 1974, as amended by USCG-2011-0088, 78 FR 54787, Sept. 6, 2013]

### Source

Source: CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22954, June 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 3703; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22954, June 25, 1974, as amended by USCG-2011-0088, 78 FR 54787, Sept. 6, 2013]