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46 CFR § 153.557 - Special requirements for hydrochloric acid.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s153.557"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 153.557 - Special requirements for hydrochloric acid."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "153.557"
section_name: "Special requirements for hydrochloric acid."
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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# 153.557 Special requirements for hydrochloric acid.

(a) A containment system that carries hydrochloric acid must be lined with:

(1) Natural rubber;

(2) Neoprene; or

(3) A material approved for hydrochloric acid tanks by the Commandant (CG-ENG).

(b) Containment systems for contaminated hydrochloric acid are approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG) on a case by case basis.

[CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983]