[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR52.01-135]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 52_POWER BOILERS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 52.01_General Requirements
 
Sec. 52.01-135  Inspection and tests (modifies PG-90 through PG-100).

    (a) Requirements. Inspection and test of boilers and boiler pressure 
parts shall be as indicated in PG-90 through PG-100 of the ASME Code 
except as noted otherwise in this section.
    (b) The inspections required by PG-90 through PG-100 of the ASME 
Code shall be performed by the ``Authorized Inspector'' as defined in 
PG-91 of the ASME Code. The Authorized Inspector shall hold a valid 
commission issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel 
Inspectors. After installation, boilers will be inspected for compliance 
with this part by the ``Marine Inspector'' as defined in Sec. 50.10-15 
of this subchapter.
    (c) Hydrostatic test (modifies PG-99). Each new boiler shall be 
hydrostatically tested after installation to 1\1/2\ times the maximum 
allowable working pressure as indicated in PG-99 of the ASME Code. 
Before the boilers are insulated, accessible parts of the boiler shall 
be emptied, opened up and all interior surfaces shall be examined by the 
marine inspector to ascertain that no defects have occurred due to the 
hydrostatic test.
    (d) Operating tests. In addition to hydrostatic tests prescribed in 
paragraph (c) of this section, automatically controlled auxiliary 
boilers must be subjected to operating tests as specified in Sec. Sec. 
61.30-20, 61.35-1, 61.35-3, 62.30-10, 63.15-9, 63.25-3, and 63.25-5 of 
this chapter, as appropriate, or as directed by the Officer in Charge, 
Marine Inspection, for propulsion boilers, These tests are to be 
performed after final installation.

[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18815, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by CGFR 69-127, 35 
FR 9976, June 17, 1970; CGD 81-79, 50 FR 9433, Mar. 8, 1985; CGD 88-057, 
55 FR 24236, June 15, 1990]

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