46 CFR § 64.53 - Information plate for MPTs.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s64.53"
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title: "46 CFR § 64.53 - Information plate for MPTs."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "64.53"
section_name: "Information plate for MPTs."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "MARINE ENGINEERING"
part_number: "64"
part_name: "MARINE PORTABLE TANKS AND CARGO HANDLING SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 64.53 Information plate for MPTs.

(a) A corrosion-resistant metal plate containing the information in paragraph (b) of this section must be permanently attached to each MPT.

(b) Each information plate required in paragraph (a) of this section must bear the following information in legible letters 
3/16 inch or more in height:

(1) Owner's name.

(2) Manufacturer's name.

(3) Date of manufacture.

(4) Serial number of tank.

(5) Maximum allowable working pressure in psig.

(6) Test pressure in psig.

(7) External-pressure rating in psig.

(8) Total capacity in gallons.

(9) Maximum net weight in long tons.

(10) Maximum gross weight in long tons.

(11) Percent ullage at 122 °F.

(12) Date of hydrostatic test.

[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37410, Sept. 11, 1990]