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Fuel
Systems
Equipment Standards
FEDERAL LAW
183.510 - Fuel tanks
(d) Each fuel tank with a capacity of
25 to 199 gallons must not leak if tested under Sec.183.586.
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Each fuel tank with a capacity of 25 to 199
gallons must be designed and constructed so that if selected
to be pressure-impulse tested according to the procedures
of 183.586, it will not leak.
To determine if it leaks, it shall be pressure tested to the
pressure marked on its label, using the procedure described
in 183.580.
Selection of a tank for a pressure-impulse
test may be made by the USCG in order to conduct a compliance
check. A manufacturer may also select a representative tank
and subject it to a pressure-impulse test in order to assure
compliance. This test has proven to be quite effective in
finding weak spots in the tanks. It has been found to be effective
for plastic tanks.
TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW
- The fuel tank’s capacity is from
25 to 199 gallons.
- The fuel tank will withstand the pressure-impulse
test described in 183.586.
- The fuel tank does not leak following
the pressure-impulse test. Use procedures described
in 183.580. Use pressure
marked on tank label.
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