# 46 C.F.R. § 153.208 (2026): Ballast equipment

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## Section

- **Citation:** 46 C.F.R. § 153.208 (2026)
- **Heading:** Ballast equipment
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 46 CFR: Shipping / Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY / Part 153: SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS / Subpart B: Design and Equipment / § 153.208: § 153.208   Ballast equipment.

## Text

(a) Except for the arrangement described in paragraph (b) of this section no piping that serves a dedicated ballast tank that is adjacent to a cargo tank may enter an engine room or accommodation space.
(b) Piping used only to fill a dedicated ballast tank adjacent to a cargo tank may enter an engine room or accommodation space if the piping has a valve or valving arrangement:
(1) Within the part of the tankship where a containment system may be located under § 153.234;
(2) That allows liquid to flow only towards that ballast tank (such as a check valve); and
(3) That enables a person to shut off the fill line from the weatherdeck (such as a stop valve).
(c) Except as prescribed in paragraph (d) of this section, pumps, piping, vent lines, overflow tubes and sounding tubes serving dedicated ballast tanks must not be located within a cargo containment system.
(d) Each vent line, overflow tube and sounding tube that serves a dedicated ballast tank and that is located within a cargo containment system must meet § 32.60-10(e)(2) of this chapter.
[CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, as amended by CGD 78-128, 47 FR 21207, May 17, 1982]

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- [46 C.F.R. § 153.230 (2026) § 153.230   Type I system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P153_S153_230.md)
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- [46 C.F.R. § 153.232 (2026) § 153.232   Type III system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P153_S153_232.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 153.233 (2026) § 153.233   Separation of tanks from machinery, service and other spaces.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P153_S153_233.md)
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