46 CFR §154.471
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- (a)The cargo tank support system must be designed:
- (1)For the loads in § 154.406(a);
- (2)To not exceed the allowable stress under this part at a static angle of heel of 30°;
- (3)To withstand a collision force equal to at least one-half the weight of the cargo tank and cargo from forward and one-quarter the weight of the cargo tank and cargo from aft; and
- (4)For the largest resulting acceleration in Figure 1, including rotational and translation effects.
- (b)The cargo tank support design loads in paragraph (a) of this section may be analyzed separately.