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46 CFR § 56.30-3 - Piping joints (reproduces 110).

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s56.30-3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 56.30-3 - Piping joints (reproduces 110)."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "56.30-3"
section_name: "Piping joints (reproduces 110)."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "MARINE ENGINEERING"
part_number: "56"
part_name: "PIPING SYSTEMS AND APPURTENANCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321(j), 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18843, Dec. 18, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "56"
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# 56.30-3 Piping joints (reproduces 110).

The type of piping joint used must be suitable for the design conditions and must be selected with consideration of joint tightness, mechanical strength and the nature of the fluid handled.