[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR64.11]

[Page 319]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 64_MARINE PORTABLE TANKS AND CARGO HANDLING SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B_Standards for an MPT
 
Sec. 64.11  Design of MPTs.


    An MPT must be designed--
    (a) In accordance with the ASME Code and this subpart;
    (b) With a maximum gross weight of 55,000 pounds;
    (c) To hold a liquid cargo that has a vapor pressure of 43 pounds 
per square inch absolute (psia) or less at a temperature of 122 [deg]F;
    (d) With a minimum service temperature of 0 [deg]F or higher;
    (e) With a maximum allowable working pressure of not less than 20 
pounds per square inch gauge (psig) but not more than 48 psig; and
    (f) To withstand dynamic loading conditions applied simultaneously.

[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37410, Sept. 11, 1990; 55 FR 40755, Oct. 4, 1990]