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46 CFR § 153.209 - Bilge pumping systems.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s153.209"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 153.209 - Bilge pumping systems."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "153.209"
section_name: "Bilge pumping systems."
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"
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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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# 153.209 Bilge pumping systems.

Bilge pumping systems for cargo pumprooms, slop tanks, and void spaces separated from cargo tanks by only a single bulkhead must be entirely within the locations allowed containment systems in § 153.234.