[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: 46CFR61.05-5]

[Page 288]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 61_PERIODIC TESTS AND INSPECTIONS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart 61.05_Tests and Inspections of Boilers
 
Sec. 61.05-5  Preparation of boilers for inspection and test.

    (a) For internal inspection, manhole and handhold plates, and 
washout plugs shall be removed as required by the marine inspector and 
the furnace and combustion chambers shall be thoroughly cooled and 
cleaned. Portable obstructions shall be removed as necessary for proper 
access.
    (b) In preparing the boilers for the hydrostatic test, they shall be 
filled with water at not less than 70 [deg]F. and not more than 160 
[deg]F. for watertube boilers, and not more than 100 [deg]F. for 
firetube boilers. The safety valves shall be secured by means of gags or 
clamps.

[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18890, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by CGD 95-027, 61 FR 
26001, May 23, 1996]