Safety valve requirements for steam boilers (modifies HG-400 and HG-401).

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§ 53.05-1 Safety valve requirements for steam boilers (modifies HG-400 and HG-401).

(a) The pressure relief valve requirements and the safety valve requirements for steam boilers must be as indicated in HG-400 and HG-401 of section IV of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR 53.01-1) except as noted otherwise in this section.

(b) Each steam boiler must have at least one safety valve.

[CGD 81-79, 50 FR 9435, Mar. 8, 1985, as amended by USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65163, Oct. 31, 2008]


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