[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR38.15-5]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 38_LIQUEFIED FLAMMABLE GASES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 38.15_Special Requirements
 
Sec. 38.15-5  Cargo hose--TB/ALL.

    (a) When the liquid and vapor line hoses used for loading and 
discharging the cargo are carried on board the vessel, they shall be of 
flexible metal and fabricated of seamless steel pipe and flexible joints 
of steel or bronze, or of other suitable material resistant to the 
action of the cargo. Hose used in refrigerated systems shall be suitable 
for the minimum temperature to which it may be subjected and shall be 
acceptable to the Commandant.
    (b) Hose subject to tank pressure, or the discharge pressure of 
pumps or vapor compressors, shall be designed for a bursting pressure of 
not less than five times the maximum safety relief valve setting of the 
tank, pump, or compressor.
    (c) Before being placed in service each new cargo hose, with all 
necessary fittings attached, shall be hydrostatically tested by its 
manufacturer to a pressure not less than twice its maximum working 
pressure nor more than two-fifth its bursting pressure. The hose shall 
be marked with its maximum working pressure, and if used in refrigerated 
service, its minimum temperature.

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