CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY (parts 173 to 188) > PART 183—BOATS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT > SUBPART J—Fuel Systems (§183.501 to §183.590) > 183.532—Clips, straps, and hose clamps.

183.532—Clips, straps, and hose clamps.

(a) Each clip, strap, and hose clamp must:
(1) Be made from a corrosion resistant material; and
(2) Not cut or abrade the fuel line.
(b) If tested in accordance with the fire test under § 183.590, a hose clamp installed on a fuel line system requiring metallic fuel lines or “USCG Type A1” hose must not separate under a one pound tensile force.

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 74-209, 42 FR 5950, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 85-098, 52 FR 19728, May 27, 1987]