46 CFR § 64.95 - Piping.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s64.95"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 64.95 - Piping."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "64.95"
section_name: "Piping."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "MARINE ENGINEERING"
part_number: "64"
part_name: "MARINE PORTABLE TANKS AND CARGO HANDLING SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "64"
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# 64.95 Piping.

(a) Piping, valves, flanges, and fittings used in the pumping system must be designed in accordance with part 56 of this subchapter.

(b) A cargo loading and discharge header or manifold must—

(1) Have stop valves to prevent cargo leakage; and

(2) Be visible to the operator at the cargo pump controls.

(c) Each pipe and valve in the pumping system that has an open end must have a plug or cap to prevent leakage.

(d) Each hose connection must be threaded or flanged except for a quick connect coupling that may be specifically accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard in accordance with the procedures in § 50.25-10 of this subchapter.

(e) A non-return valve must be in the pump discharge if a backflow condition may occur during pumping.

(f) Any non-metallic flexible hose that is used in the piping system must comply with § 56.60-25(c) of this subchapter.

[CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, as amended by USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58346, Sept. 30, 2004; USCG-2020-0634, 89 FR 50200, June 12, 2024]