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.
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
source: CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18843, Dec. 18, 1968, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 56.30-3