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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 46 - Shipping |
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Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
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SubChapter D - Tank Vessels |
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Part 32 - Special Equipment, Machinery, and Hull Requirements |
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Subpart 32.75 - Hull Requirements for Wood Hull Tank Vessels Constructed Prior to November 10, 1936 |
§ 32.75-15 - Electric bonding and grounding for tanks - TB/ALL.
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§ 32.75-15 Electric bonding and grounding for tanks - TB/ALL.
All independent cargo tanks in wood hull tank vessels shall be electrically bonded together with stranded copper cable of not less than No. 4B and S gage and one end of this cable shall be grounded to a copper or brass plate of not less than 2 square feet in area and one-sixteenth inch in thickness and this plate shall be securely fastened to the hull, on the outside, at a point where it shall be covered by water when the tank vessel is unloaded.