1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I
  4. part 32
  5. subpart 32.50
  6. § 32.50-3

View all text of Subpart 32.50 [§ 32.50-1 - § 32.50-35]

§ 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.

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 3719; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1; Subpart 32.59 also issued under the authority of Sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.

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

CITE AS: 46 CFR 32.50-3