[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR38.10-5]

[Page 494]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 38_LIQUEFIED FLAMMABLE GASES--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart 38.10_Piping, Valves, Fittings, and Accessory Equipment
 
Sec. 38.10-5  Filling and discharge pipes--TB/ALL.

    (a) Filling and discharge connections shall be provided with the 
manually operated valve required by Sec. 38.10-1(i) and with a positive 
acting remote controlled quick-closing valve. The remote controlled 
quick-closing valve shall satisfy the requirements of Sec. 38.10-1(j).
    (b) For pressure vessel type tanks the remote controlled quick-
closing valves shall be located on the inside of the tank or on the 
outside where the piping enters the tank. For pressure vessel type tanks 
operating at low pressure and with service temperature near the cargo 
atmospheric boiling point, the Commandant may approve individual 
installations where these valves are located at the loading and 
discharge headers.
    (c) For nonpressure vessel type tanks the remote controlled quick-
closing valves may be located at the loading and discharge headers.