46 CFR 153.370 - Minimum relief valve setting for ambient temperature cargo tanks.

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Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Oct 15, 2024

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§ 153.370 - Minimum relief valve setting for ambient temperature cargo tanks.

The relief valve setting for a containment system that carries a cargo at ambient temperature must at least equal the cargo's vapor pressure at 46 °C (approx. 115 °F).

[CGD 81-078, 50 FR 21173, May 22, 1985]

authority: 46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b)

source: CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 46 CFR 153.370