46 CFR §154.702
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- (a)Each refrigeration system must:
- (1)Have enough capacity to maintain the cargo vapor pressure in each cargo tank served by the system below the set pressure of the relief valves under ambient temperatures of 45 °C (113 °F) still air and 32 °C (89.6 °F) still water with the largest unit in the system inoperative; or
- (2)Have a standby unit with a capacity at least equal to the capacity of the largest refrigeration unit in the system.
- (b)For the purpose of this section, a “refrigeration unit” includes a compressor and its motors and controls.
- (c)Each refrigeration system must:
- (d)Where cooling water is used in a refrigeration system:
- (e)Each refrigeration system must use refrigerants that are compatible with the cargo and, for cascade units, with each other.
- (f)The pressure of the heat transfer fluid in each cooling coil in a tank must be greater than the pressure of the cargo.