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Fuel
Systems
Manufacturer Requirements
FEDERAL LAW
183.550 - Fuel tanks: Installation
(a) Each fuel tank must not be integral
with any boat structure or mounted on an engine.
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Each fuel tank intended to be permanently installed,
must be made as a separate component and then installed in
the boat. Portions of a boat’s structure, i.e. hull
surfaces, bulkheads, stringers, floors, decks, frames, etc.,
may not form part of a fuel tank.
Fuel tanks glued, bonded or foamed-in-place
are not considered integral and are therefore acceptable.
However, that installation must comply with the applicable
portions of this regulation.
Fuel tanks may not be mounted on an engine,
except if the engine is part of a portable piece of equipment
that is not permanently installed in the boat. If a fuel tank
is removed from an engine to be installed in the boat, the
installation must comply with the requirements of this standard.
Particular attention is directed to the fuel tank vent requirements
and the requirements for all openings to be in or at the topmost
surface. Many tanks installed on engines have a bottom fuel
supply; this fuel tank is not acceptable for installation
in a boat.
TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW
- Each fuel tank is not integral with
any boat structure.
- There is no fuel tank mounted to a
permanently installed engine.
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