46 CFR § 108.457 - Pressure release.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s108.457"
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title: "46 CFR § 108.457 - Pressure release."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "108.457"
section_name: "Pressure release."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I-A"
subchapter_name: "A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS"
part_number: "108"
part_name: "DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3102, 3306; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 108.457 Pressure release.

Each air tight or vapor tight space, such as a paint locker, that is protected by a CO<sub>2</sub> system must have a means for releasing pressure that accumulates within the space if CO<sub>2</sub> is discharged into the space.