Current as of: Oct. 2009
(a) For vessels of welded construction, production toughness test plates shall be prepared for each 50 feet of longitudinal and circumferential butt weld in each Class I-L vessel, or for each 150 feet in each Class II-L vessel, except for material other than stainless steel that is exempted from impact test requirements by this subchapter. In the case of stainless steels, weld production toughness tests may be limited to weld metal only if this is all that is required be Sec. 54.25-15. The test-plate thickness shall be the same as that of the vessel wall at the location of the production weld being sampled. The test plates shall be prepared, wherever possible, as run-off tabs attached at the ends of weld butts or seams. The rolling direction of the run-off tabs should be oriented parallel to the rolling direction of the adjacent production material. The test-plate material shall be taken from one of the heats of material used in the vessel, and both the electrodes and welding procedures shall be the same as used in the fabrication of the vessel. From each test plate, one set of three Charpy impact bars or two drop-weight specimens, as applicable according to the test used in procedure qualification, shall be taken transverse to the weld axis. For Charpy V-notch specimens, the notch shall be normal to the material surface and its location alternated (approximately) on successive tests between the weld metal and heat affected zone. Thus, approximately half of all weld production impact tests will be of weld metal and half of heat affected zone material. For the weld metal tests, the V-notch is to be centered between the fusion lines. For the heat affected zone tests, the notch is to be centered so as to sample, as nearly as practicable, the most critical location for toughness observed in the weld procedure qualification tests. Where the drop weight specimen is used in production weld testing, it shall be prepared in the same manner as specified for procedure qualification testing, Sec. 54.05-15(b).
(b) For vessels not exceeding 5 cubic feet in volume, one set of impact specimens, or two drop-weight specimens, as applicable according to the test used in procedure qualification, may represent all vessels from the same heat of material not in excess of 100 vessels, or one heat-treatment furnace batch. In addition, when such vessels are welded, one weld test plate made from one of the heats of material used, and two sets of impact specimens or two drop-weight specimens, as applicable, cut therefrom, may represent the weld metal in the smallest of: One lot of 100 vessels or less; or each heat-treatment furnace batch; or each 50 feet of welding for Class I-L vessels; or each 150 feet of welding for Class II-L vessels.
(c) For several vessels or parts of vessels being welded in succession, the plate thickness of which does not vary by more than one-fourth inch, and which are made of the same grade of material, a test plate shall be furnished for each 50 feet of welding for Class I-L vessels or 150 feet of welding for Class II-L vessels. For each 50- or 150-foot increment of weld, as applicable, the test plates shall be prepared at the time of fabrication of the first vessel involving that increment.
(d) The test plates and any other test material from which toughness test specimens are cut shall be given the same heat-treatment as the production material they represent. Test specimens representing other material than the weld toughness test plates shall preferably be cut from a part of the vessel material but may be cut from like material that has been heat-treated within the temperature range specified by the producer in treating the actual vessel material.
(e) For nonpressure vessel type tanks and associated secondary barriers, as defined in Sec. 38.05-4, subchapter D (Tank Vessels) of this chapter, production toughness test plates shall be prepared in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (d) of this section. One set of toughness test plates shall be prepared for each 165 feet (50 meters) of production butt type welds.________________________________________________________________________
State Laws: Watercraft| Alabama | Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 5 - Registration And Operation Of Vessels | | Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 6 - Discharge Of Litter And Sewage From Watercraft | | Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 6A - Recreational Vessel And Residence Boat Sewage Discharges Regulated | | Alaska | Alaska Statutes Chapter 05.25 - Watercraft | | Alaska Statutes Chapter 30.30 - Abandoned And Derelict Vessels | | Arizona | Arizona Laws > Title 5 > Chapter 3 - Boating And Water Sports | | California | California Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 3 - Vessels | | California Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 4 - Masters, Crews And Cargoes | | California Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 5 - Pilots For Monterey Bay And The Bays Of San Francisco, San Pablo, And Suisun | | Connecticut | Connecticut General Statutes > Title 15 > Chapter 268 - Boating | | Delaware | Delaware Code Title 23 > Chapter 21 - Motorboats | | Delaware Code Title 23 > Chapter 22 - Boating Safety | | Delaware Code Title 23 > Chapter 23 - Operation Of A Vessel Or Boat While Under The Influence Of Intoxicating Liquor And/Or Drugs | | Delaware Code Title 23 > Chapter 24 - Exemptions From Civil Liability For Rendering Vessel Traffic Information Services | | Florida | Florida Statutes > Title XXIV - Vessels | | Florida Regulations Chapter 61B-60 - Yacht and Ship Brokers | | Florida Regulations > Division 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety | | Idaho | Idaho Code Title 67 > Chapter 70 - Idaho Safe Boating Act | | Illinois | Illinois Compiled Statutes > 625 ILCS 45 - Boat Registration and Safety Act | | Indiana | Indiana Code > Title 9 > Article 31 - Watercraft Titling And Registration | | Indiana Code > Title 25 > Article 28 - Boat Pilots | | Kansas | Kansas Statutes > Chapter 32 > Article 11 - Boating And Water Activities | | Maine | Maine Revised Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 204-B - Watercraft Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers | | Maine Revised Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 212-A - Maine Marina And Boatyard Storage Act | | Maine Revised Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 627 - Vessels | | Maine Revised Statutes > Title 12 > Chapter 935 - Watercraft And Airmobiles | | Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 > Chapter 412 - Waterborne Transportation | | Massachusetts | Massachusetts General Laws > Part I > Title XIV > Chapter 90B - Motorboats And Other Vessels | | Michigan | Michigan Laws > Chapter 123 > Act 68 of 1957 - Regulation Of Houseboats | | Michigan Laws > Chapter 445 > Act 88 of 1989 - Watercraft And Outboard Motor Manufacturers, Distributors, And Dealers | | Minnesota | Minnesota Statutes Chapter 86B - Water Safety, Watercraft, and Watercraft Titling | | Missouri | Missouri Laws > Title XIX > Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing--State Water Patrol | | Nevada | Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 488 - Watercraft | | New Hampshire | New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-A - Use Of Houseboats | | New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats | | New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-D - Boating And Water Safety On New Hampshire Public Waters | | New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-E - Vessel Registration And Numbering | | New Mexico | New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66 > Article 12 - Boating | | New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66 > Article 13 - Boating While Intoxicated | | New York | New York Laws - General Business > Article 38 - Vessel Dealer Agreements | | New York | New York Laws > General Business > Article 38 - Vessel Dealer Agreements | | North Carolina | North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 75A - Boating and Water Safety | | North Dakota | North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-13 - Boating Regulation | | North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-13.1 - Intoxication Testing of Boat Operators | | North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-17 - Aquatic Nuisance Species | | Ohio | Ohio Code > Title 15 > Chapter 1547 - Watercraft And Waterways | | Ohio Code > Title 15 > Chapter 1548 - Watercraft Certificates Of Title | | Ohio Code > Title 45 > Chapter 4585 - Actions Relating To Watercraft | | Oregon | Oregon Statutes > Title 61 - Small Watercraft | | Rhode Island | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-8. Registration of Outboard Motors | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-9. Pilots – Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and Tributaries | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-9.1. Pilots–Block Island Sound | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-22. Regulation of Boats | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-22.1. Uniform Boat Title Act | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-22.2. Alcohol Boating Safety Act | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-27. Personal Watercraft Safety Act | | South Carolina | South Carolina Code > Title 29 > Chapter 9 - Liens On Ships And Vessels | | South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 21 - Equipment And Operation Of Watercraft | | South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors | | South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 25 - Boating And Surfing At Particular Localities | | South Dakota | South Dakota Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 03A - Title, Registration And Taxation Of Boats | | South Dakota Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 07B - Regulation Of Boat Dealers | | South Dakota Laws > Title 42 > Chapter 8 - Watercraft | | Tennessee | Tennessee Code > Title 69 > Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation | | Texas | Texas Civil Statutes > Title 132 > Chapter 19 - Boat Or Motor Manufacturers, Distributors, And Dealers | | Utah | Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18 - State Boating Act | | Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18 - Boating - Litter and Pollution Control | | Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18 - Water Safety | | Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18 - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act | | Vermont | Vermont Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 1 - Operation of Vessels | | Virginia | Virginia Code Title 29.1 > Chapter 7 - Boating Laws | | Virginia Code Title 29.1 > Chapter 8 - Watercraft Dealer Licensing Act | | Virginia Code Title 62.1 > Chapter 18 - Protection of Aids to Navigation | | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 780 - Liens against vessels | | Wisconsin Laws Chapter 30 > Subchapter V - Regulation of Boating |
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