Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 46 - Shipping |
Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
SubChapter O - Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes |
Part 154 - Safety Standards for Self-Propelled Vessels Carrying Bulk Liquefied Gases |
Subpart D - Special Design and Operating Requirements |
§ 154.1730 - Ethylene oxide: Loading and off loading.
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§ 154.1730 Ethylene oxide: Loading and off loading.
(a) The master shall ensure that before ethylene oxide is loaded into a cargo tank:
(1) The tank is thoroughly clean, dry, and free of rust;
(2) The hold spaces are inerted with an inert gas that meets § 154.1710(b)(1); and
(3) The cargo tank vapor space is inerted with nitrogen.
(b) Ethylene oxide must be off loaded by a deepwell pump or inert gas displacement.
(c) Ethylene oxide must not be carried in deck tanks.