Unless the cargo tanks are gas free, the master of each tankship to which this subpart applies shall ensure that the inert gas system is operated as necessary to maintain an inert atmosphere in the cargo tanks.
[USCG-2001-10224, 66 FR 48619, Sept. 21, 2001]
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 32.53-5