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Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.154.540 Quick-closing shut-off valves:  Emergency shut-down system

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The quick-closing shut-off valves under §§ 154.530, 154.532, and 154.538 must have an emergency shut-down system that:

(a) Closes all the valves;

(b) Is actuated by a single control in at least two locations remote from the quick-closing valves;

(c) Is actuated by a single control in each cargo control station under § 154.320;  and

(d) Has fusible elements at each tank dome and cargo loading and discharge manifold that melt between 98° C (208° F) and 104° C (220° F) and actuate the emergency shut-down system.

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