[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: 46CFR56.01-5]

[Page 175-176]
 
                           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. 56.01-5  Adoption of ANSI (American National Standards Institute) 
Code B31.1 for pressure and power piping, and other standards.

    (a) Piping systems for ships and barges shall be designed, 
constructed, and inspected in accordance with B31.1, the ``Code for 
Pressure Piping, Power Piping,'' of the ANSI (American National 
Standards Institute), as limited, modified, or replaced by specific 
requirements in this part. The provisions in the appendices to ANSI-
B31.1 are adopted and shall be followed when the requirements in ANSI-
B31.1 or the regulations in this part make them mandatory. For general 
information Table 56.01-5(a) lists the various paragraphs, etc., in 
ANSI-B31.1 which are limited, modified, replaced, or reproduced by 
regulations in this part.

Table 56.01-5(a)--Limitations and Modifications in the Adoption of ANSI-
                B31.1 Code for Pressure and Power Piping
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  Section or paragraph in ANSI-B31.1, and
                disposition                       Unit in this part
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100.1 replaced by.........................  56.01-1.
100.2 modified by.........................  56.07-5.
101 through 104.7 modified by.............  56.07-10.
101.2 modified by.........................  56.07-10(a), (b).
101.5 replaced by.........................  56.07-10(c).
102.2 modified by.........................  56.07-10(d).
102.2.5(d) replaced by....................  56.50-40.
102.3 and 104.1.2 modified by.............  56.07-10(e).
104.3 modified by.........................  56.07-10(f).
104.4 modified by.........................  56.07-10(e).
104.5.1 modified by.......................  56.30-10.
105 through 108 replaced by...............  56.10-1 through 56.25-20.
110 through 118 replaced by...............  56.30-1 through 56.30-35.
119.5.1 replaced by.......................  56.35-10, 56.35-15, 56.35-
                                             35.
119.7 replaced by.........................  56.35-1.
122.3 modified by.........................  56.50-97.
122.6 through 122.10 replaced by..........  56.50-1 through 56.50-80.
123 replaced by...........................  56.60-1.
Table 126.1 is replaced by................  56.30-5(c)(3), 56.60-1.
127 through 135.4 replaced by.............  56.65-1, 56.70-1 through
                                             56.90-10.
136 replaced by...........................  56.95-1 through 56.95-10.
137 replaced by...........................  56.97-1 through 56.97-40.
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    (b) When a section or paragraph of the regulations in this part 
relates to material in ANSI-B31.1 Code (American National Standard Code 
for Pressure Piping, Power Piping), the relationship with this code will 
be shown immediately following the heading of the

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section or at the beginning of the paragraph as follows:
    (1) (Modifies ------.) This indicates that the material in the ANSI-
B31.1 so numbered for identification is generally applicable but is 
being altered, amplified or augmented.
    (2) (Replaces ------.) This indicates that the material in the ANSI-
B31.1 so numbered for identification does not apply.
    (3) (Reproduces ------.) This indicates that the material in the 
ANSI-B31.1 so numbered for identification is being identically 
reproduced for convenience, not for emphasis.
    (c) As stated in Sec. 50.15-10 of this chapter, the standards of 
the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) specifically referred 
to in this part shall be the governing requirements for the subject 
matters covered unless specifically limited, modified or replaced by 
other regulations in this subchapter. See Sec. 56.60-1(b) for the other 
adopted commercial standards applicable to piping systems which also 
form a part of this subchapter.

[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18843, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by CGFR 69-127, 35 
FR 9978, June 17, 1970; CGFR 72-59R, 37 FR 6189, Mar. 25, 1972; CGD 73-
254, 40 FR 40164, Sept. 2, 1975; CGD 77-140, 54 FR 40602, Oct. 2, 1989]