46 CFR § 153.1002 - Special operating requirements for heat sensitive cargoes.
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/us/cfr/t46/s153.1002
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2026-04-05
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No
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2026-04-05
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Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
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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... 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).
# 153.1002 Special operating requirements for heat sensitive cargoes.When Table 1 refers to this section, the master shall make sure that:(a) The cargo temperature is maintained below the temperature that would induce polymerization, decomposition, thermal instability, evolution of gas or reaction of the cargo;(b) Any heating coils in the cargo tank are blanked off; and(c) The cargo is not carried in uninsulated deck tanks.[CGD 78-128, 47 FR 21211, May 17, 1982]