33 CFR 159.105 - Shock test.
Code of Federal Regulations - Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters (2010)
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Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
CHAPTER I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
SUBCHAPTER O: POLLUTION
PART 159: MARINE SANITATION DEVICES
Subpart C: Design, Construction, and Testing
159.105 - Shock test.
The device, with liquid retention components, if any, filled with water to half of their volume, must be subjected to 1,000 vertical shocks that are ten times the force of gravity (10g) and have a duration of 20-25 milliseconds measured at the base of the half-sine shock envelope.
