Appendix A to Part 155 - Specifications for Shore Connection

Appendix A to Part 155 - Specifications for Shore Connection

[See §§ 340, 350, 370 and 380 of this part]

Item	Description	Dimension
1	Outside diameter	215 mm. (8 in.).
2	Inside diameter	According to pipe outside diameter.
3	Bolt circle diameter	183 mm. (73⁄16 in.).
4	Slots in flange	6 holes 22 mm. (7⁄8 in.) in diameter shall be equidistantly placed on a bolt circle of the above diameter, slotted to the flange periphery. The slot width is to be 22 mm. (7⁄8 in.).
5	Flange thickness	20 mm. (3⁄4 in.).
6	Bolts and nuts	6, each of 20 mm. (3⁄4 in.) in diameter and of suitable length.

The flange must be of steel having a flat face, with a gasket of oilproof material, and must be suitable for a service pressure of 6 kg./cm.2 (85 p.s.i.).

The steel materials used must meet the material specifications of standard B16.5, Steel Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings of the American National Standards Institute. (See § 154.106 of this chapter.)

[CGD 75-124, 45 FR 7176, Jan. 31, 1980]