46 CFR § 154.560 - Cargo hose: Prototype test.

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title: "46 CFR § 154.560 - Cargo hose: Prototype test."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "154.560"
section_name: "Cargo hose: Prototype test."
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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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3703, 9101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
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# 154.560 Cargo hose: Prototype test.

(a) Each cargo hose must be of a type that passes a prototype test at a pressure of at least five times its maximum working pressure at or below the minimum service temperature.

(b) Each cargo hose must not be the hose used in the prototype test.