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46 CFR § 153.1112 - Prewash for tanks containing Category A NLS residue.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s153.1112"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 153.1112 - Prewash for tanks containing Category A NLS residue."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "153.1112"
section_name: "Prewash for tanks containing Category A NLS residue."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES"
part_number: "153"
part_name: "SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "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)."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "153"
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# 153.1112 Prewash for tanks containing Category A NLS residue.

Unless § 153.1114 allows the prewash to be omitted, a cargo tank that unloads a Category A NLS cargo must be prewashed following the procedures in § 153.1120.