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  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i1
  4. part 53
  5. subpart 53.05
  6. § 53.05-1

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§ 53.05-1 - Safety valve requirements for steam boilers (modifies HG-400 and HG-401).

(a) The pressure relief valve requirements and the safety valve requirements for steam boilers must be as indicated in HG-400 and HG-401 of Section IV of the ASME BPVC (incorporated by reference; see § 53.01-1) except as noted otherwise in this section.

(b) Each steam boiler must have at least one safety valve.

[CGD 81-79, 50 FR 9435, Mar. 8, 1985, as amended by USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65163, Oct. 31, 2008]

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 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 18826, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by USCG-2020-0634, 89 FR 50102, June 12, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 53.05-1