46 CFR § 153.983 - Termination procedures.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s153.983"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 153.983 - Termination procedures."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "153.983"
section_name: "Termination procedures."
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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# 153.983 Termination procedures.

Upon completion of the transfer operation, the person in charge of cargo transfer shall ensure that:

(a) The cargo transfer connections are closed off;

(b) The transfer lines and hoses are drained of cargo, either into the tank or back to the transfer terminal;

(c) Any electrical bonding between the vessel and the shore facility is broken only after the cargo hose is disconnected and all spills removed; and

(d) Each vent system is returned to its nonloading configuration.