[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR182.435]

[Page 274]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 182_MACHINERY INSTALLATION--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart D_Specific Machinery Requirements
 
Sec. 182.435  Integral fuel tanks.

    (a) Gasoline fuel tanks must be independent of the hull.
    (b) Diesel fuel tanks may not be built integral with the hull of a 
vessel unless the hull is made of:
    (1) Steel;
    (2) Aluminum; or
    (3) Fiber reinforced plastic when:
    (i) Sandwich construction is not used; or
    (ii) Sandwich construction is used with only a core material of 
closed cell polyvinyl chloride or equivalent.
    (c) During the initial inspection for certification of a vessel, 
integral fuel tanks must withstand a hydrostatic pressure test of 35 kPa 
(5 psig), or the maximum pressure head to which they may be subjected in 
service, whichever is greater. A standpipe of 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) in 
height attached to the tank may be filled with water to accomplish the 
35 kPa (5 psig) test.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 986, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51358, Sept. 
30, 1997]