(a) Each cargo tank must have a secondary barrier that meets Table 3 and except as allowed in Table 3, the hull must not be the secondary barrier.
(b) If the Commandant (CG-ENG) specially approves an integral tank for a design temperature at atmospheric pressure lower than −10 °C (14 °F), the integral tank must have a complete secondary barrier that meets §154.460.
(c) If the Commandant (CG-ENG) specially approves a semi-membrane tank under the requirements of an independent tank type B, the semi-membrane tank may have a partial secondary barrier specially approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG).
(d) If Table 3 allows the hull to be a secondary barrier, the vessel's hull must:
(1) Meet §§154.605 through 154.630; and
(2) Be designed for the stresses resulting from the design temperature.
Table 3—Secondary Barriers for Tanks
Tank type | Cargo temperature (T) at atmospheric pressure | ||
---|---|---|---|
T≥−10 °C (14 °F) | T<-10 °C (14 °F)≥55 °C (−67 °F) | T<−55 °C (−67 °F) | |
Integral | No secondary barrier required | Tank type not usually allowed1 | Tank type not allowed. |
Membrane | ......do | Complete secondary barrier1 | Complete secondary barrier. |
Semi-membrane | ......do | ......do | Do. |
Independent: | |||
Type A | ......do | ......do | Do. |
Type B | ......do | Partial secondary barrier1 | Partial secondary barrier. |
Type C | ......do | No secondary barrier required | No secondary barrier required. |
1The hull may be a secondary barrier.
(14 U.S.C. 632; 46 U.S.C. 369, 375, and 416; 49 U.S.C. 1655(b); 49 CFR 1.46(b))
[CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4782, Feb. 3, 1983]