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46 CFR § 31.15-5 - Tank barges—B/ALL.

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title: "46 CFR § 31.15-5 - Tank barges—B/ALL."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "31.15-5"
section_name: "Tank barges—B/ALL."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TANK VESSELS"
part_number: "31"
part_name: "INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3205, 3306, 3307, 3703; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 31.10-21 also issued under the authority of Sect. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515."
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# 31.15-5 Tank barges—B/ALL.

Tank barges subject to the provisions of this subchapter need not be manned unless, in the judgment of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, such manning is necessary for the protection of life and property and for the safe operation of the vessel.

[CGD 81-059, 54 FR 151, Jan. 4, 1989]