[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: 46CFR54.01-1]

[Page 138-140]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 54_PRESSURE VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 54.01_General Requirements
 
Sec. 54.01-1  Incorporation by reference.




                   Subpart 54.01_General Requirements

Sec.
54.01-1 Incorporation by reference
54.01-2 Adoption of division 1 of section VIII of the ASME Code.
54.01-5 Scope (modifies U-1 and U-2).
54.01-10 Steam generating pressure vessels (modifies U-1(e)).
54.01-15 Exemptions from shop inspection and plan approval (replaces U-
          1(c) (6) through (9)).
54.01-17 Pressure vessel for human occupancy (PVHO).
54.01-18 Plan approval.
54.01-25 Miscellaneous pressure components (modifies UG-11).
54.01-30 Loadings (modifies UG-22).
54.01-35 Corrosion (modifies UG-25).

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54.01-40 External pressure (modifies UG- 28).

                 Subpart 54.03_Low Temperature Operation

54.03-1 Scope.
54.03-5 General.

                      Subpart 54.05_Toughness Tests

54.05-1 Scope (replaces UG-84).
54.05-3 Tests required.
54.05-5 Toughness test specimens.
54.05-6 Toughness test temperatures.
54.05-10 Certification of material toughness tests.
54.05-15 Weldment toughness tests--procedure qualifications.
54.05-16 Production toughness testing.
54.05-17 Weld toughness test acceptance criteria.
54.05-20 Impact test properties for service of 0 [deg]F. and below.
54.05-25 [Reserved]
54.05-30 Allowable stress values at low temperatures.

             Subpart 54.10_Inspection, Reports, and Stamping

54.10-1 Scope (modifies UG-90 through UG-103 and UG-115 through UG-120).
54.10-3 Marine inspectors (replaces UG-90 and UG-91, and modifies UG-92 
          through UG-103).
54.10-5 Maximum allowable working pressure (reproduces UG-98).
54.10-10 Standard hydrostatic test (modifies UG-99).
54.10-15 Pneumatic test (modifies UG-100).
54.10-20 Marking and stamping.
54.10-25 Manufacturers' data report forms (modifies UG-120).

                  Subpart 54.15_Pressure-Relief Devices

54.15-1 General (modifies UG-125 through UG-136).
54.15-3 Definitions (modifies UA-60).
54.15-5 Protective devices (modifies UG- 125).
54.15-10 Safety and relief valves (modifies UG-126).
54.15-13 Rupture disks (modifies UG-127).
54.15-15 Relief devices for unfired steam boilers, evaporators, and heat 
          exchangers (modifies UG-126).
54.15-25 Minimum relief capacities for cargo tanks containing compressed 
          or liquefied gas.

                  Subpart 54.20_Fabrication by Welding

54.20-1 Scope (modifies UW-1 through UW-65).
54.20-2 Fabrication for hazardous materials (replaces UW-2(a)).
54.20-3 Design (modifies UW-9, UW-11(a), UW-13, and UW-16).
54.20-5 Welding qualification tests and production testing (modifies UW-
          26, UW-28, UW-29, UW-47, and UW-48).

                  Subpart 54.23_Fabrication by Brazing

54.23-1 Scope (modifies UB-1).

 Subpart 54.25_Construction With Carbon, Alloy, and Heat Treated Steels

54.25-1 Scope.
54.25-3 Steel plates (modifies UCS-6).
54.25-5 Corrosion allowance (replaces UCS-25).
54.25-7 Requirements for postweld heat treatment (modifies UCS-56).
54.25-8 Radiography (modifies UW-11(a), UCS-57, UNF-57, UHA-33, and UHT-
          57).
54.25-10 Low temperature operation--ferritic steels (replaces UCS-65 
          through UCS-67).
54.25-15 Low temperature operation--high alloy steels (modifies UHA-
          23(b) and UHA-51).
54.25-20 Low temperature operation--ferritic steels with properties 
          enhanced by heat treatment (modifies UHT-5(c), UHT-6, UHT-23, 
          and UHT-82).
54.25-25 Welding of quenched and tempered steels (modifies UHT-82).

                 Subpart 54.30_Mechanical Stress Relief

54.30-1 Scope.
54.30-3 Introduction.
54.30-5 Limitations and requirements.
54.30-10 Method of performing mechanical stress relief.
54.30-15 Requirement for analysis and computation.

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 
E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of 
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    Source: CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18828, Dec. 18, 1968, unless otherwise 
noted.



    (a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part 
with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than that specified 
in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice of 
change in the Federal Register and make the material available to the 
public. All approved

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material is on file at the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Design and 
Engineering Standards (G-MSE), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 
20593-0001 and is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) 
of this section or at the National Archives and Records Administration 
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, 
call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/
code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html.
    (b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this 
part and the sections affected are:

      American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International

Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016--5990
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, section VIII, Division 1, Pressure 
Vessels, July 1989 with 1989 addenda.........54.01-2; 54.01-5; 54.01-15; 
        54.01-18; 54.01-25; 54.01-30; 54.01-35; 54.03-1; 54.03-5; 54.05-
             1; 54.10-1; 54.10-3; 54.10-5; 54.10-10; 54.10-15; 54.15-1; 
        54.15-5; 54.15-10; 54.15-13; 54.20-1; 54.20-3; 54.25-1; 54.25-3; 
        54.25-5; 54.25-8; 54.25-10; 54.25-15; 54.25-20; 54.25-25; 54.30-
                                                    3; 54.30-5; 54.30-10

            American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.
ASTM A 20/A 20M-97a, Standard Specification for General Requirements for 
Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels.....................54.05-10; 54.25-10
ASTM A 203/A 203M-97, Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, 
Alloy Steel, Nickel.............................................54.05-20
ASTM A 370-97a, Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical 
Testing of Steel Products.......................................54.25-20
ASTM E 23-96, Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of 
Metallic Materials...............................................54.05-5
ASTM E 208-95a, Standard Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to 
Determine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Ferritic Steels 
                                                                 54.05-5

                    Compressed Gas Association (CGA)

500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036
S-1.2, Safety Relief Device Standards--Cargo and Portable Tanks for 
Compressed Gases, 1979..........................................54.15-25
S-1.2.5.2, Flow Test of Safety Relief Valves, 1979..............54.15-10

               Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS)

127 Park Street, NE. Vienna, VA 22180
SP-25, Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions, 
1978............................................................54.01-25

[CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35822, July 29, 1991 as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 
50462, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26000, May 23, 1996; CGD 96-
041, 61 FR 50727, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51044, Sept. 30, 
1997; USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53224, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG-1999-5151, 64 FR 
67177, Dec. 1, 1999; USCG-2002-13058, 67 FR 61278, Sept. 30, 2002]