External pressure.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 46
  3. Shipping
  4. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
  5. Marine Engineering
  6. Marine Portable Tanks and Cargo Handling Systems
  7. Standards for an MPT
  8. External pressure.

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§ 64.19 External pressure.

(a) A tank without a vacuum breaker must be designed to withstand an external pressure of 71⁄2 psig or more.

(b) A tank with a vacuum breaker must be designed to withstand an external pressure of 3 psig or more.


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