(a) Before loading a cargo containment system with a cargo referenced to this section in Table 1, the person in charge of cargo transfer shall make sure that the cargo containment system is free of contaminants that could:
(1) Catalyze the polymerization or decomposition of the cargo; or
(2) Degrade the effectiveness of the inhibitor or stabilizer.
(b) The master shall make sure that the cargo is maintained at a temperature which will prevent crystallization or solidification of the cargo.
[CGD 78-128, 47 FR 21211, May 17, 1982]
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)
source: CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 153.1004