---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s153.251"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 153.251 - Independent cargo tanks."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "153.251"section_name: "Independent cargo tanks."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: falsecurrency: "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"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s153.251
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
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... 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).
# 153.251 Independent cargo tanks.All independent cargo tank must meet § 38.05-10 (a)(1), (b), (d), and (e)(1) of this chapter.[CGD 78-128, 47 FR 21208, May 17, 1982]