Regulations last checked for updates: May 02, 2025

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Mar 17, 2025
§ 154.554 - Cargo hose: Bursting pressure.

Cargo hose that may be exposed to the pressure in the cargo tank, the cargo pump discharge, or the vapor compressor discharge must have a bursting pressure of at least five times the maximum working pressure on the hose during cargo transfer.

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 154.554