46 CFR § 154.1170 - Hand hose line: General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s154.1170"
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title: "46 CFR § 154.1170 - Hand hose line: General."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "154.1170"
section_name: "Hand hose line: General."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES"
part_number: "154"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SELF-PROPELLED VESSELS CARRYING BULK LIQUEFIED GASES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3703, 9101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "154"
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# 154.1170 Hand hose line: General.

Each dry chemical hand hose line must:

(a) Not be longer than 33m (108 ft.);

(b) Be stored on a hose reel or in a hose cabinet and be one that is operable whether or not it is unwound from a hose reel or removed from a hose cabinet;

(c) Be non-kinkable;

(d) Have a nozzle with a valve to start and stop the flow of chemical;

(e) Have a capacity of at least 3.5 kg/sec (7.7 lb./sec); and

(f) Be one that can be operated by one person.