CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER O—CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES (parts 150 to 155) > PART 153—SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS > SUBPART C—Operations (§153.900 to §153.1504) > 153.1004—Inhibited and stabilized cargoes.

153.1004—Inhibited and stabilized cargoes.

(a) Before loading a cargo containment system with a cargo referenced to this section in Table 1, the person in charge of cargo transfer shall make sure that the cargo containment system is free of contaminants that could:
(1) Catalyze the polymerization or decomposition of the cargo; or
(2) Degrade the effectiveness of the inhibitor or stabilizer.
(b) The master shall make sure that the cargo is maintained at a temperature which will prevent crystallization or solidification of the cargo.
[CGD 78-128, 47 FR 21211, May 17, 1982]