[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: 46CFR61.30-10]

[Page 294]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 61_PERIODIC TESTS AND INSPECTIONS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart 61.30_Tests and Inspections of Fired Thermal Fluid Heaters
 
Sec. 61.30-10  Hydrostatic test.

    All new installations of thermal fluid heaters must be given a 
hydrostatic test of 1\1/2\ times the maximum allowable working pressure. 
The test must be conducted in the presence of a marine inspector. No 
subsequent hydrostatic tests are required unless, in the opinion of the 
Officer in Charge Marine Inspection, the condition of the heater 
warrants such a test. Where hydrostatic tests are required, an 
inspection is made of all accessible parts under pressure. The thermal 
fluid may be used as the hydrostatic test medium.