46 CFR § 56.95-1 - General (replaces 136).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s56.95-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 56.95-1 - General (replaces 136)."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "56.95-1"
section_name: "General (replaces 136)."
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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# 56.95-1 General (replaces 136).
(a) The provisions in this subpart apply to inspection in lieu of 136 of ASME B31.1 (incorporated by reference; see § 56.01-2).
(b) Prior to initial operation, a piping installation must be inspected to assure compliance with the engineering design, and with the material, fabrication, assembly, and test requirements of ASME B31.1, as modified by this subchapter. This inspection is the responsibility of the owner or operator and may be performed with an engineering organization employed by the owner, together with the marine inspector.
[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18843, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by CGFR 69-127, 35 FR 9979, June 17, 1970; USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65185, Oct. 31, 2008]