CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER F—MARINE ENGINEERING (parts 50 to 64) > PART 58—MAIN AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY AND RELATED SYSTEMS > SUBPART 58.50—Independent Fuel Tanks (§58.50-1 to §58.50-15) > 58.50-15—Alternate material for construction of independent fuel tanks.

58.50-15—Alternate material for construction of independent fuel tanks.

(a) Materials other than those specifically listed in 46 CFR 58.50-5, Table 58.50-5(a) and in 46 CFR 58.50-10, Table 58.50-10(a) may be used for fuel tank construction only if the tank as constructed meets material and testing requirements approved by the Commandant (CG-521). Approved testing may be accomplished by any acceptable laboratory, such as the Marine Department, Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or may be done by the fabricator if witnessed by a marine inspector.
(b) [Reserved]
[USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65188, Oct. 31, 2008]