[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: 46CFR64.9]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 64_MARINE PORTABLE TANKS AND CARGO HANDLING SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 64.9  Maintenance, repair, and alteration of MPTs.

    (a) Each MPT must be maintained in accordance with the approved 
plans, this part, and subpart 98.30 of this chapter.
    (b) Repair of an MPT is authorized, provided that each repair is in 
accordance with the approved plans.
    (c) No MPT may be altered, except with the written approval of the 
Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center.
    (d) After each welded repair or alteration, an MPT must be 
hydrostatically pressure-tested in accordance with paragraph (a) of 
Sec. 64.83 of this part.

[CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37409, Sept. 11, 1990]