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46 CFR § 153.281 - Piping to independent tanks.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s153.281"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 153.281 - Piping to independent tanks."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "153.281"
section_name: "Piping to independent 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: 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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# 153.281 Piping to independent tanks.

Piping for an independent cargo tank must penetrate the tank only through that part of the tank or dome extending above the weatherdeck.

[CGD 78-128, 47 FR 21208, May 17, 1982]