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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 F - Marine Engineering |
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Part 64 - Marine Portable Tanks and Cargo Handling Systems |
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Subpart E - Periodic Inspections and Tests of MPTs |
§ 64.77 - Inspection and test.
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§ 64.77 Inspection and test.
For the handling and stowage requirements in § 98.30-3 of this chapter, each MPT must pass the following inspections and tests conducted by the owner or the owner's representative:
(a) Pressure relief and vacuum relief devices must be inspected one time or more during each 12 month period of service in accordance with § 64.79.
(b) An MPT must be inspected during the 30 months before any month in which it is in service in accordance with § 64.81.
(c) An MPT must pass a hydrostatic test in accordance with § 64.83 during the 60 months before any month in which it is in service.
(d) After each welded repair, an MPT must pass a hydrostatic test in accordance with § 64.83.
[CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, as amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37410, Sept. 11, 1990]