33 CFR § 183.560 - Hose clamps: Installation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s183.560"
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title: "33 CFR § 183.560 - Hose clamps: Installation."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "183.560"
section_name: "Hose clamps: Installation."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "183"
part_name: "BOATS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 4302; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. II, (92)(b). Subpart E is also authorized by Pub. L. 114-120, 130 Stat. 27"
regulatory_source: "CGD 72-61R, 37 FR 15782, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
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# 183.560 Hose clamps: Installation.

Each hose clamp on a hose from the fuel tank to the fuel inlet connection on the engine, a hose between the fuel pump and the carburetor, or a vent line must:

(a) Be used with hose designed for clamps;

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Be beyond the bead, flare, or over the serrations of the mating spud, pipe, or hose fitting; and

(d) Not depend solely on the spring tension of the clamp for compressive force.

[CGD 74-209, 42 FR 5950, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 81-092, 48 FR 55737, Dec. 15, 1983]