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TITLE 46 - SHIPPING
CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER F - MARINE ENGINEERING
PART 61 - PERIODIC TESTS AND INSPECTIONS
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 F. and not more than 160 F. for watertube boilers, and not more than 100 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 95027, 61 FR 26001, May 23, 1996]
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