USCG Exam PracticeMaintenance, machine tools, drawings, and tables
Materials used in the manufacture of tubing, pipes, valves, flanges, and fittings for hydraulic and pneumatic systems on inspected vessels must be selected from which sources?
- ✓ Table 1 to 46 CFR §56.60-1, table 1 to §56.60-2, or material specifications of Section I or Section VIII of the ASME BPVCCorrect
- B. ABS Marine Vessel Rules Part 4 or ASME B31.1 Power Piping only
- C. ASTM F1155 Standard Practice for Selection and Application of Piping System Materials exclusively
- D. Any ASTM or ASME specification approved by the classification society of record
Why A is correct
46 CFR §58.30-15(b) specifies that materials must be selected from table 1 to §56.60-1 or table 1 to §56.60-2, or from the material specifications of Section I or Section VIII of the ASME BPVC. Materials from other specifications require evaluation and Commandant approval.