No cargo tank hatches, ullage holes, or Butterworth plates shall be opened or shall remain open without flame screens, except under the supervision of the senior members of the crew on duty, unless the tank opened is gas free.
authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j);
46 U.S.C. 3306,
3703,
6101,
70011,
70034;
49 U.S.C. 5103,
5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16704, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 35.30-10