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46 CFR §153.208

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  1. (a)Except for the arrangement described in paragraph (b) of this section no piping that serves a dedicated ballast tank that is adjacent to a cargo tank may enter an engine room or accommodation space.
  2. (b)Piping used only to fill a dedicated ballast tank adjacent to a cargo tank may enter an engine room or accommodation space if the piping has a valve or valving arrangement:
    1. (1)Within the part of the tankship where a containment system may be located under § 153.234;
    2. (2)That allows liquid to flow only towards that ballast tank (such as a check valve); and
    3. (3)That enables a person to shut off the fill line from the weatherdeck (such as a stop valve).
  3. (c)Except as prescribed in paragraph (d) of this section, pumps, piping, vent lines, overflow tubes and sounding tubes serving dedicated ballast tanks must not be located within a cargo containment system.
  4. (d)Each vent line, overflow tube and sounding tube that serves a dedicated ballast tank and that is located within a cargo containment system must meet § 32.60-10(e)(2) of this chapter.