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  4. part 52
  5. subpart 52.05
  6. § 52.05-20

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§ 52.05-20 - Radiographic and ultrasonic examination (modifies PW-11 and PW-41.1).

Radiographic and ultrasonic examination of welded joints must be as described in PW-11 of Section I of the ASME BPVC (incorporated by reference; see § 52.01-1). Parts of boilers, fabricated of pipe material such as drums, shells, downcomers, risers, cross pipes, headers, and tubes containing only circumferentially welded butt joints, must be nondestructively examined as required by § 56.95-10 of this subchapter.

[USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65162, Oct. 31, 2008]

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

SOURCE: CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18815, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by USCG-2020-0634, 89 FR 50095, June 12, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 52.05-20