Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 49  /  Part 179  /  Sec. 179.220-3 Type.

(a) Tanks built under these specifications must consist of an inner container, a support system for the inner container, and an outer shell.

(b) The inner container must be a fusion welded tank of circular cross section with formed heads designed convex outward and must have a manway on top of the tank as prescribed herein. When the inner container is divided into compartments, each compartment must be considered a separate container.

(c) The outer shell must be a fusion welded tank with formed heads designed convex outward. [Amdt. 179-9, 36 FR 21340, Nov. 6, 1971]