Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.153.1604 Determining the stripping quantity from the test results

(a) For a single test, the stripping quantity is the volume of water calculated under § 153.1602(d).

(b) If multiple tests are made on a tank without modifications to the tank, pumping system, or stripping procedure between the tests, the stripping quantity must be taken as the average of the stripping quantities for all of the tests.

(c) If multiple tests are made on a tank with modifications to the tank, pumping system, or stripping procedure between the tests, the stripping quantity is the stripping quantity determined under paragraph (b) of this section using only those tests performed after the last modification.