46 CFR § 98.33-1 - Applicability.

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title: "46 CFR § 98.33-1 - Applicability."
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chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS"
part_number: "98"
part_name: "SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION, ARRANGEMENT, AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN DANGEROUS CARGOES IN BULK"
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# 98.33-1 Applicability.

(a) This subpart contains regulations concerning transfer of certain low-hazard materials to and from portable tanks on vessels

(b) This subpart applies to the following portable tanks:

(1) A DOT-specification 57 portable tank constructed on or before October 1, 1996, or a UN portable tank (see 49 CFR 173.32 and § 98.30-3).

(2) A portable tank authorized under 49 CFR 176.340(b).

(3) A portable tank approved by the Commandant under subpart 50.20 of this chapter.

(4) An Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC), but restricted to those metal IBCs as described in § 98.30-6.

[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990; 56 FR 13598, Apr. 3, 1991, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59780, Oct. 1, 2012; USCG-2011-0088, 78 FR 54787, Sept. 6, 2013]