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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 46 - Shipping |
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Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
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SubChapter Q - Equipment, Construction, and Materials: Specifications and Approval |
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Part 162 - Engineering Equipment |
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Subpart 162.050 - Pollution Prevention Equipment |
§ 162.050-19 - Oil content meter and bilge alarm test rig.
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§ 162.050-19 Oil content meter and bilge alarm test rig.
(a) This section contains requirements for test rigs used in approval testing of oil content meters and meter. A typical test rig is described in Figure 162.050-19. The mixture pipe shown in Figure 162.050-19 is the portion of test rig piping between the oil injection point and the meter or bilge alarm piping.
(b) Each sample point on a test rig must be of the type described in Figure 162.050-17(e) and must be in a vertical portion of the test rig piping.
(c) Each test rig must have a centrifugal pump that is designed to operate at 1,000 revolutions per minute or more.
(d) The mixture pipe on a test rig must have a uniform inside diameter.
FIGURE 162.050-19 - MONITOR AND BILGE ALARM TEST RIG
[CGD 76-088a, 44 FR 53359, Sept. 13, 1979, as amended by USCG-2004-18939, 74 FR 3385, Jan. 16, 2009]