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Fuel
Systems
Equipment Standards
FEDERAL LAW
183.510 - Fuel tanks
(c) Each fuel tank of less than 25 gallons
capacity must not leak if tested under Sec.
183.584.
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Each fuel tank less than 25 gallons capacity
must be designed and constructed so that if selected to be
shock tested according to the procedures of 183.584, it will
not leak following the shock test when pressure tested to
the pressure marked on its label, using the procedure described
in 183.580.
Tanks tested at 25g. vertical accelerations,
between 6 and 14 milliseconds duration, may be installed anywhere
in the boat. Tanks tested at 15g., between 6 and 14 milliseconds,
must be marked according to 183.514(b)(8):
“ MUST BE INSTALLED
AFT OF THE BOAT’S HALF LENGTH”
FIGURE
6 - Fuel Tank Shock Test
TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW
- The fuel tank’s capacity is less
than 25 gallons.
- The fuel tank will withstand the shock
of the test described in 183.584.
- The fuel tank does not leak following
the shock test. Use procedures described in 183.580.
Use pressure marked on the tank label.
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