46 CFR 154.188 - Membrane tank: Inner hull steel.

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Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Mar 17, 2025

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§ 154.188 - Membrane tank: Inner hull steel.

For a vessel with membrane tanks, the inner hull plating thickness must meet the deep tank requirements of the American Bureau of Shipping published in “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels”, 1981.

[CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, as amended by CGD 77-069, 52 FR 31630, Aug. 21, 1987]

authority: 46 U.S.C. 3703,9101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1

source: CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 46 CFR 154.188