Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 46  /  Part 32  /  Sec. 32.50-3 Cargo discharge--TB/ALL.

(a) Pumps or other acceptable means shall be used to discharge cargo from gravity type cargo tanks vented at gauge pressures of 4 pounds per square inch or less.

(b) The use of compressed air as the primary means of discharging cargo from such tanks is prohibited.