[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR32.50-3]

[Page 431]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 32_SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND HULL REQUIREMENTS--Table 
 
        Subpart 32.50_Pumps, Piping, and Hose for Cargo Handling
 
Sec. 32.50-3  Cargo discharge--TB/ALL.

    (a) Pumps or other acceptable means shall be used to discharge cargo 
from gravity type cargo tanks vented at gauge pressures of 4 pounds per 
square inch or less.
    (b) The use of compressed air as the primary means of discharging 
cargo from such tanks is prohibited.