46 CFR § 167.45-15 - Capacity of pipes and hose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s167.45-15"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 167.45-15 - Capacity of pipes and hose."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "167.45-15"
section_name: "Capacity of pipes and hose."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "NAUTICAL SCHOOLS"
part_number: "167"
part_name: "PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 6101, 8105; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 51-11, 16 FR 3218, Apr. 12, 1951, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "167"
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# 167.45-15 Capacity of pipes and hose.

The capacity of the pipes and hose leading from the pumps shall in no case be less than that of the discharge opening of the pump: *Provided, however,* That the pipe and hose shall in no instance be less than 1
1/2 inches in internal diameter.