46 CFR § 107.257 - Testing of fire hose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s107.257"
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title: "46 CFR § 107.257 - Testing of fire hose."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "107.257"
section_name: "Testing of fire hose."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I-A"
subchapter_name: "A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS"
part_number: "107"
part_name: "INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 3316; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 107.05 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 107.257 Testing of fire hose.

Each fire hose must be subjected to a test pressure equivalent to the maximum pressure to which it may be subjected during operation. However, each fire hose must be subjected to a pressure of at least 100 p.s.i.