[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: 46CFR56.01-2]

[Page 171-175]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 56_PIPING SYSTEMS AND APPURTENANCES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 56.01_General
 
Sec. 56.01-2  Incorporation by reference.

    (a) Certain standards and specifications are 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 the one listed in paragraph (b) of this section, 
notice of the change must be published in the Federal Register and the 
material made available to the public. All approved material is 
available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) 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 standards and specifications approved for incorporation by 
reference in this part, and the sections affected are:

              American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

                 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036

ANSI B1.1-82 Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread Form) 
                                                       56.60-1; 56.25-20
ANSI B1.20.1-83 Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch).............56.60-1
ANSI B1.20.3-76 (reaffirmed 1982) Dryseal Pipe Threads (Inch)....56.60-1
ANSI B16.1-75 Cast Iron Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Class 25, 125, 250 
and 800................................................56.60-1; 56.60-10
ANSI B16.3-85 Malleable Iron Threaded Fittings, Classes 150 and 300 
                                                                 56.60-1
ANSI B16.4-85 Cast Iron Threaded Fittings, Classes 125 and 250...56.60-1
ANSI B16.5-81 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings......56.25-20; 56.30-10; 
                                                                 56.60-1
ANSI B16.9-86 Factory-Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittings....56.60-1
ANSI B16.10-86 Face-to-Face and End-to-End Dimensions of Ferrous Valves 
                                                                 56.60-1
ANSI B16.11-80 Forged Steel Fittings, Socket-Welding and Threaded 
                                                        56.30-5; 56.60-1
ANSI B16.14-83 Ferrous Pipe Plugs, Bushings, and Locknuts with Pipe 
Threads..........................................................56.60-1
ANSI B16.15-85 Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings, Classes 125 and 250 
                                                                 56.60-1
ANSI B16.18-84 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings 
                                                                 56.60-1
ANSI B16.20-73 Ring-Joint Gaskets and Grooves for Steel Pipe Flanges 
VIII, Division 1, Pressure Vessels, 1986 with addenda...........56.15-1; 
        56.15-5; 56.15-10; 56.25-5; 56.30-10; 56.30-30; 56.60-15; 56.60-
                                                             1; 56.95-10
 Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications, 1986 with addenda 
                                     56.70-5; 56.70-20; 56.75-20; 56.0-1
ANSI B16.24-79 Bronze Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Class 150 and 
300..............................................................56.60-1
ANSI B16.25-86 Buttwelding Ends...............56.60-1; 56.30-5; 56.70-10
ANSI B16.28-86 Wrought Steel Buttwelding Short Radius Elbows and Returns
                                                                 56.60-1
ANSI B16.29-86 Wrought Copper and Wrought Copper Alloy Solder Joint 
Drainage Fittings--DWV...........................................56.60-1
ANSI B16.34-88 Valves-Flanged, Threaded and Welding End.........56.20-1; 
                                                                 56.60-1
ANSI B16.42-87 Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Classes 
150 and 300......................................................56.60-1
ANSI B18.2.1-81 Square and Hex Bolts and Screws, Inch Series...56.25-20; 
                                                                 56.60-1
ANSI B18.2.2-87 Square and Hex Nuts....................56.25-20; 56.60-1
ANSI B31.1-86 Power Piping.......................................56.01-5
ANSI B36.10M-85 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe..........56.07-5; 
                                                       56.30-20; 56.60-1
ANSI B36.19M-85 Stainless Steel Pipe....................56.07-5; 56.60-1

      American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International

               Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016--5990

                    Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code:

 Section I, Power Boilers, 1986 with addenda56.15-5; 56.15-10; 56.60-1; 
56.60-1; 56.70-15; 56.95-10 56.15-1
 Section VIII, Division 1, Pressure Vessels, 1986 with addenda 
     56.15-1; 56.15-5; 56.15-10; 56.25-5; 56.30-10; 56.30-30; 56.60-15; 
                                                       56.60-1; 56.95-10
 Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications, 1986 with addenda 
                                   56.70-5; 56.70-20; 56.75-20; 56.85-10

            American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

        100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.

ASTM A 36/A 36M-97a, Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel 
                                                                56.30-10

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ASTM A 47-90 (1995), Standard Specification for Ferritic Malleable Iron 
Castings.........................................................56.60-1
ASTM A 53-98, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-
Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless................56.10-5; 56.60-1
ASTM A 106-95, Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for 
High-Temperature Service.........................................56.60-1
ASTM A 126-95, Standard Specification for Gray Iron Castings for Valves, 
Flanges, and Pipe Fittings.......................................56.60-1
ASTM A 134-96, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Electric-Fusion 
(Arc)-Welded (Sizes NPS 16 and Over).............................56.60-1
ASTM A 135-97c, Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded 
Steel Pipe.......................................................56.60-1
ASTM A 139-96, Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion (Arc)-Welded 
Steel Pipe (NPS 4 and Over)......................................56.60-1
ASTM A 178/A 178M-95, Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-
Welded Carbon Steel and Carbon-Manganese Steel Boiler and Superheater 
Tubes............................................................56.60-1
ASTM A 179/A 179M-90a (1996), Standard Specification for Seamless Cold-
Drawn Low-Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes........56.60-1
ASTM A 182/A 182M-97c, Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled 
Alloy-Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for 
High-Temperature Service.......................................56.50-105
ASTM A 192/A 192M-91 (1996), Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon 
Steel Boiler Tubes for High-Pressure Service.....................56.60-1
ASTM A 194/A 194M-98b, Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel 
Nuts for Bolts for High Pressure or High Temperature Service, or Both 
                                                               56.50-105
ASTM A 197-87 (1992), Standard Specification for Cupola Malleable Iron 
                                                                 56.60-1
ASTM A 210/A 210M-96, Standard Specification for Seamless Medium-Carbon 
Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes...............................56.60-1
ASTM A 213/A 213M-95a, Standard Specification for Seamless Ferritic and 
Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes 
                                                                 56.60-1
ASTM A 214/A 214M-96, Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-
Welded Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes...........56.60-1
ASTM A 226/A 226M-95, Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-
Welded Carbon Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes for High-Pressure 
Service..........................................................56.60-1
ASTM A 234/A 234M-97, Standard Specification for Piping Fittings of 
Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Moderate and High Temperature 
Service..........................................................56.60-1
ASTM A 249/A 249M-96a, Standard Specification for Welded Austenitic 
Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat-Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes...56.60-1
ASTM A 268/A 268M-96, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded 
Ferritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service 
                                                                 56.60-1
ASTM A 276-98, Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and 
Shapes...........................................................56.60-2
ASTM A 307-97, Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs, 
60,000 PSI Tensile Strength.....................................56.25-20
ASTM A 312/A 312M-95a, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded 
Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes......................56.50-105; 56.60-1
ASTM A 320/A 320M-97, Standard Specification for Alloy/Steel Bolting 
Materials for Low-Temperature Service..........................56.50-105
ASTM A 333/A 333M-94, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded 
Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service................56.50-105; 56.60-1
ASTM A 334/A 334M-96, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded 
Carbon and Alloy-Steel Tubes for Low-Temperature Service......56.50-105; 
                                                                 56.60-1
ASTM A 335/A 335M-95a, Standard Specification for Seamless Ferritic 
Alloy-Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service....................56.60-1
ASTM A 350/A 350M-97, Standard Specification for Carbon and Low-Alloy 
Steel Forgings, Requiring Notch Toughness Testing for Piping Components 
                                                               56.50-105
ASTM A 351/A 351M-94a, Standard Specification for Castings, Austenitic, 
Austenitic-Ferritic (Duplex), for Pressure-Containing Parts....56.50-105
ASTM A 352/A 352M-93 (1998), Standard Specification for Steel Castings, 
Ferritic and Martensitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for 
Low-Temperature Service........................................56.50-105
ASTM A 358/A 358M-95a, Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded 
Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Alloy Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
                                                                 56.60-1

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ASTM A 369/A 369M-92, Standard Specification for Carbon and Ferritic 
Alloy Steel Forged and Bored Pipe for High-Temperature Service...56.60-1
ASTM A 376/A 376M-96, Standard Specification for Seamless Austenitic 
Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Central-Station Service........56.07-10; 
                                                        56.60-1; 56.60-2
ASTM A 395/A 395M-98, Standard Specification for Ferritic Ductile Iron 
Pressure-Retaining Castings for Use at Elevated Temperatures...56.50-60; 
                                                       56.60-1; 56.60-15
ASTM A 403/A 403M-98, Standard Specification for Wrought Austenitic 
Stainless Steel Piping Fittings..................................56.60-1
ASTM A 420/A 420M-96a, Standard Specification for Piping Fittings of 
Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Low-Temperature Service 
                                                      56.50-105; 56.60-1
ASTM A 520-97, Standard Specification for Supplementary Requirements for 
Seamless and Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel Tubular Products 
for High-Temperature Service Conforming to ISO Recommendations for 
Boiler Construction..............................................56.60-1
ASTM A 522/A 522M-95b, Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled 8 and 
9% Nickel Alloy Steel Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts for Low-
Temperature Service............................................56.50-105
ASTM A 536-84 (1993), Standard Specification for Ductile Iron Castings 
                                                                 56.60-1
ASTM A 575-96, Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, Merchant 
Quality, M-Grades................................................56.60-2
ASTM A 576-90b (1995), Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, 
Hot-Wrought, Special Quality.....................................56.60-2
ASTM B 16-92, Standard Specification for Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar, 
and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines.............................56.60-2
ASTM B 21-96, Standard Specification for Naval Brass Rod, Bar, and 
Shapes...........................................................56.60-2
ASTM B 26/B 26M-97, Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand 
Castings.........................................................56.60-2
ASTM B 42-96, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Pipe, Standard 
Sizes............................................................56.60-1
ASTM B 43-96, Standard Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, 
Standard Sizes...................................................56.60-1
ASTM B 68-95, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright 
Annealed.........................................................56.60-1
ASTM B 75-97, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube....56.60-1
ASTM B 85-96, Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings 
                                                                 56.60-2
ASTM B 88-96, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube 
                                                                 56.60-1
ASTM B 96-93, Standard Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Plate, 
Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar for General Purposes and Pressure Vessels 
                                                                 56.60-2
ASTM B 111-95, Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy 
Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock.......................56.60-1
ASTM B 124-96, Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy 
Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes.....................................56.60-2
ASTM B 161-93, Standard Specification for Nickel Seamless Pipe and Tube 
                                                                 56.60-1
ASTM B 165-93, Standard Specification of Nickel-Copper Alloy (UNS 
NO4400) Seamless Pipe and Tube...................................56.60-1
ASTM B 167-97a, Standard Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys 
(UNS NO6600, NO6601, NO6603, NO6690, NO6025, and NO6045) Seamless Pipe 
and Tube.........................................................56.60-1
ASTM B 171-95, Standard Specification for Copper-Alloy Plate and Sheet 
for Pressure Vessels, Condensers, and Heat Exchangers............56.60-2
ASTM B 210-95, Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy 
Drawn Seamless Tubes.............................................56.60-1
ASTM B 234-95, Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy 
Drawn Seamless Tubes for Condensers and Heat Exchangers..........56.60-1
ASTM B 241/B 241M-96, Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-
Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded Tube...................56.60-1
ASTM B 280-97, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube for Air 
Conditioning and Refrigeration Field Service.....................56.60-1
ASTM B 283-96, Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die 
Forgings (Hot-Pressed)...........................................56.60-2
ASTM B 315-93, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Alloy Pipe and 
Tube.............................................................56.60-1
ASTM B 361-95, Standard Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum 
and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Fittings..............................56.60-1
ASTM B 858M-95, Standard Test Method for Determination of Susceptibility 
to Stress Corrosion Cracking in Copper Alloys Using an Ammonia Vapor 
Test.............................................................56.60-2
ASTM D 635-97, Standard Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent

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and Time of Burning of Plastics in a Horizontal Position........56.60-25
ASTM D 1785-96b, Standard Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride)(PVC) 
Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40, 80, and 120.........................56.60-25
ASTM D 2241-96b, Standard Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride)(PVC) 
Pressure-Rated Pipe (SDR Series)................................56.60-25
ASTM D 2464-96a, Standard Specification for Threaded Poly (Vinyl 
Chloride)(PVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings Schedule 80................56.60-25
ASTM D 2466-97, Standard Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride)(PVC) 
Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 40..............................56.60-25
ASTM D 2467-96a, Standard Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride)(PVC) 
Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 80..............................56.60-25
ASTM D 2665-97b, Standard Specification for Poly (Vinyl 
Chloride)(PVC)Plastic Drain, Waste, and Vent Pipe and Fittings 
                                                                56.60-25
ASTM D 2863-95, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Minimum Oxygen 
Concentration to Support Candle-like Combustion of Plastics (Oxygen 
Index)..........................................................56.60-25
ASTM E 23-96, Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of 
Metallic Materials.............................................56.50-105
ASTM F 682-82a (1993), Standard Specification for Wrought Carbon Steel 
Sleeve-Type Pipe Couplings.......................................56.60-1
ASTM F 1006-86 (1992), Standard Specification for Entrainment Separators 
for Use in Marine Piping Applications............................56.60-1
ASTM F 1007-86 (1996), Standard Specification for Pipe-Line Expansion 
Joints of the Packed Slip Type for Marine Application............56.60-1
ASTM F 1020-86 (1996), Standard Specification for Line-Blind Valves for 
Marine Applications..............................................56.60-1
ASTM F 1120-87 (1993), Standard Specification for Circular Metallic 
Bellows Type Expansion Joints for Piping Applications............56.60-1
ASTM F 1123-87 (1993), Standard Specification for Non-Metallic Expansion 
Joints...........................................................56.60-1
ASTM F 1139-88 (1993), Standard Specification for Steam Traps and Drains
                                                                 56.60-2
ASTM F 1172-88 (1993), Standard Specification for Fuel Oil Meters of the 
Volumetric Positive Displacement Type............................56.60-1
ASTM F 1173-95, Standard Specification for Thermosetting Resin 
Fiberglass Pipe and Fittings to be Used for Marine Applications 
                                                                 56.60-1
ASTM F 1199-88 (1993), Standard Specification for Cast (All Temperature 
and Pressures) and Welded Pipe Line Strainers (150 psig and 150 Degrees 
F Maximum).......................................................56.60-1
ASTM F 1200-88 (1993), Standard Specification for Fabricated (Welded) 
Pipe Line Strainers (Above 150 psig and 150 Degrees F)...........56.60-1
ASTM F 1201-88 (1993), Standard Specification for Fluid Conditioner 
Fittings in Piping Applications above 0 Degrees F................56.60-1
ASTM F 1387-93, Standard Specification for Performance of Mechanically 
Attached Fittings...............................................56.30-25
ASTM F 1476-95a, Standard Specification for Performance of Gasketed 
Mechanical Couplings for Use in Piping Applications.............56.30-35
ASTM F 1548-94, Standard Specification for the Performance of Fittings 
for Use with Gasketed Mechanical Couplings, Used in Piping Applications 
                                                                56.30-35

          Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association Inc. (EJMA)

                 25 North Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591

Standards of the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association, 1980 
                                                                 56.60-1

    International Maritime Organization (IMO), Publications Section,

           4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR United Kingdom

Resolution A.753(18) Guidelines for the Application of Plastic Pipes on 
Ships...........................................................56.60-25

                   Fluid Controls Institute Inc. (FCI)

            31 South Street, Suite 303, Morristown, NJ 07960

FCI 69-1 Pressure Rating Standard for Steam Traps................56.60-1

    Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings 
                          Industry, Inc. (MSS)

                  127 Park Street NE, Vienna, VA 22180

SP-6-85 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and 
Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings..........56.25-10; 56.60-1
SP-9-87 Spot Facing for Bronze, Iron and Steel Flanges...........56.60-1
SP-25-88 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and 
Unions.........................................56.15-1; 56.20-5; 56.60-1
SP-44-85 Steel Pipe Line Flanges.................................56.60-1
SP-45-87 Bypass and Drain Connection Standard..........56.20-20; 56.60-1
SP-51-86 Class 150LW Corrosion Resistant Cast Flanges and Flanged 
Fittings.........................................................56.60-1

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SP-53-85 Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, 
Flanges and Fittings and Other Piping Components--Magnetic Particle 
Examination Method...............................................56.60-1
SP-55-85 Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges and 
Fittings and Other Piping Components--Visual Method..............56.60-1
SP-58-83 Pipe Hangers and Supports--Materials, Design and Manufacture 
                                                                 56.60-1
SP-61-85 Pressure Testing of Steel Valves........................56.60-1
SP-67-83 Butterfly Valves........................................56.60-1
SP-69-83 Pipe Hangers and Supports--Selection and Application....56.60-1
SP-72-87 Ball Valves with Flanged or Butt-Welding Ends for General 
Service..........................................................56.60-1
SP-73-86 Brazing Joints for Wrought and Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint 
Pressure Fittings................................................56.60-1
SP-83-87 Steel Pipe Unions, Socket-Welding and Threaded..........56.60-1

                  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

              400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, Pa 15096

J1475-84 Hydraulic Hose Fittings for Marine Applications........56.60-25
J1942-89 Hose and Hose Assemblies for Marine Applications.......56.60-25

[CGD 77-140, 54 FR 40599, Oct. 2, 1989; 55 FR 39968, Oct. 1, 1990, as 
amended by CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35822, July 29, 1991; CGD 95-012, 60 FR 
48049, Sept. 18, 1995; CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26000, May 23, 1996; CGD 96-
041, 61 FR 50728, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51044, Sept. 30, 
1997; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51200, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 
53224, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG-1999-5151, 64 FR 67178, Dec. 1, 1999; USCG-
2004-18884, 69 FR 58346, Sept. 30, 2004]