CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER D—TANK VESSELS (parts 30 to 39) > PART 32—SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND HULL REQUIREMENTS > SUBPART 32.53—Inert Gas System (§32.53-1 to §32.53-30) > 32.53-5—Operation-T/ALL.

32.53-5—Operation-T/ALL.

Unless the cargo tanks are gas free, the master of each tankship to which this subpart applies shall ensure that the inert gas system is operated as necessary to maintain an inert atmosphere in the cargo tanks.
[USCG-2001-10224, 66 FR 48619, Sept. 21, 2001]