46 CFR § 52.05-15 - Heat treatment (modifies PW-10).

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title: "46 CFR § 52.05-15 - Heat treatment (modifies PW-10)."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "52.05-15"
section_name: "Heat treatment (modifies PW-10)."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "MARINE ENGINEERING"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "POWER BOILERS"
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# 52.05-15 Heat treatment (modifies PW-10).

Vessels and vessel parts must be preheated and postweld heat treated in accordance with PW-38 and PW-39 of Section I of the ASME BPVC (incorporated by reference; see § 52.01-1). This includes boiler parts made of pipe material, even though they may be nondestructively examined under § 52.05-20.

[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18815, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65162, Oct. 31, 2008]