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TITLE 46 - SHIPPING
CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS
PART 98 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION, ARRANGEMENT, AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN DANGEROUS CARGOES IN BULK
98.25 - 10 - Design and construction of cargo tanks.
(a) The cargo tanks shall meet the requirements for Class I, I-L, II, or II-L welded pressure vessels and shall be fabricated, inspected, and tested in accordance with the applicable requirements of part 54 of subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.
(b) Unlagged cargo tanks subject to atmospheric temperatures shall be designed for a pressure of not less than 250 pounds per square inch gage.
(c) Where unrefrigerated cargo tanks are lagged as required by 98.2530 and 98.2560, the tanks shall be designed for a pressure of not less than 215 pounds per square inch gage.
(d) Refrigerated cargo tanks, in which the temperature of the liquid ammonia is maintained below the normal atmospheric temperatures, shall be designed for a pressure of not less than the vapor pressure corresponding to the temperature of the liquid at which the system is to be maintained, plus 25 pounds per square inch gage.
(e) Each tank shall be provided with not less than a 1518 diameter manhole, fitted with a cover located above the maximum liquid level and as close as possible to the top of the tank. Where access trunks are fitted to tanks, the diameter of the trunks shall be not less than 30 inches.
[CGFR 6550, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 6882, 33 FR 18902, Dec. 18, 1968]
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