Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 18, 2024

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Oct 15, 2024
§ 64.89 - Cargo pump unit.

(a) A cargo pump unit that fills or discharges a portable tank must be—

(1) Constructed of materials that are compatible with the product to be pumped; and

(2) Designed to be compatible with the hazard associated with the product to be pumped.

(b) The cargo pump power unit must be—

(1) Diesel;

(2) Hydraulic;

(3) Pneumatic; or

(4) Electric.

(c) The starting system for a cargo pump power unit must be designed to be compatible with the hazard associated with the product to be pumped.

(d) A diesel engine that is used to drive a cargo pump must have a spark arrestor on the exhaust system.

authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306,3703; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3
source: CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 64.89