46 CFR § 57.05-3 - Limited space qualifications.

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title: "46 CFR § 57.05-3 - Limited space qualifications."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "57.05-3"
section_name: "Limited space qualifications."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "MARINE ENGINEERING"
part_number: "57"
part_name: "WELDING AND BRAZING"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 49 CFR 1.46."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18872, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by USCG-2020-0634, 89 FR 50162, June 12, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 57.05-3 Limited space qualifications.

When a welder is to be qualified for welding or torch brazing of piping on board ship in a limited or restricted space, the space restrictions shown in connection with figures 1 or 2 to § 57.05-3 must be used when welding and brazing the test joint.

****Figure 1 to § 57.05-3—Limited Space Restriction for Pipe Welding Performance Qualification

****Figure 2 to § 57.05-3—Limited Space Restriction for Pipe Brazing Performance Qualification

[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 118872, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by CGD 74-102, 40 FR 27461, June 30, 1975]