46 CFR §153.283
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- (a)Except as described in this section, a cargo line must have a deck operable, manual stop valve:
- (b)The valve required by paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be in a cargo pumproom at the pumproom bulkhead if the cargo tank the cargo line serves is adjacent to the pumproom.
- (c)The valve required by paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be on the weatherdeck if:
- (d)The valve required by paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be outside the tank if:
- (e)The discharge line of an intank cargo pump need not have the valve required by paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
- (f)If the cargo exerts a gravity head pressure on a valve required by this section, the valve must be a positive shutoff valve that meets § 56.50-60(d) of this chapter.