Appendix

Figure and Tables

Figure 1 - Applicability
Figure 2 - A Typical Fuel System
Figure 3 - Static Floating Position
Figure 4 - Fuel Tank Pressure
Figure 5 - Pressure versus Height
Figure 6 - Fuel Tank Shock Test
Figure 7 - Fuel Tank Label
Figure 8 - Fuel Tank Label
Figure 9 - Pressure Sensitive Label
Table 1 - Foam Requirements
Figure 10 - Fuel Tank Openings
Figure 11 - Fuel Pumps, Diaphragm Type
Figure 12 - Wiring Diagram For Electric Fuel Pump
Figure 13 - Fuel Pump Leakage Test
Figure 14 - Updraft Carburetor
Figure 15 - Electrically Operated Fuel Stop Valve
Figure 16 - Leakage Test For Valves
Figure 17 - Spud, Pipe and Hose Fittings
Figure 18 - Hose Clamp Tensile Test
Figure 19 - Leakage Test For Fuel Filters And Strainers
Figure 20 - Seals and Gaskets Leakage Test
Figure 21 - Hose Marking
Figure 22 - Foamed-in-Place Non-Ferrous Metallic Tank
Table III - Strength Tests for Fuel Tanks
Figure 23 - Encased Fuel Tank Connections, Fittings and Label Accessibility
Figure 24 - Failure of Encasement Materials
Figure 25 - Examples
Table IV - Length of Hose vs. Five Ounce Fuel Capacity
Table 8 - Hoses and Connections
Figure 26 - Hose Connections
Figure 27 - Examples of Satisfactory Installations
Figure 28 - Hose Clamp Types
Figure 29 - Metallic Fuel Line Support
Figure 30 - Fuel Fill Locations
Figure 31 - Fuel Overflow Test
Figure 32 - Fuel Tank Hose Clamping
Figure 33 - Remote Fuel Pump
Figure 34 - Anti-Siphon Protection
Figure 35 - Fuel Filter or Strainer Support
Figure 36 - Fuel Fill System Grounding
Figure 37 - Typical Fuel Tank Pressure Test
Figure 38 - Test Pressure Determination
Figure 39 - Fuel System Test Pressure
Figure 40 - Shock Test - Fuel Tank Mounting
Figure 41 - Fuel Tank Installed Anywhere in the Boat
Figure 42 - Fuel Tank Installed Aft of the Half-Length
Figure 43 - Pressure Impulse Test Applicability
Figure 44 - Fuel Tank Mounting for Testing
Figure 45 - Pressure Impulse Test
Figure 46 - Slosh Test - Fuel Tank Mounting
Table V - Fire Test Selection
Figure 47 - Fire Test in a Typical Fire Chamber
Figure 48 - Fuel Component Fire Test on an Engine
Figure 49 - Fuel Tank Fire Test in a Simulated Hull Section

 Appendix A — Fuel System Standard

Appendix A — Fuel System Standard

Report No. CG-B-005-78

Fuel System Standard Test Procedure

U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
2100 2nd Street SW
Washington, DC 20590

January 1978
Final Report

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