Subpart 54.01 General Requirements
Subpart 54.03 Low Temperature Operation
Subpart 54.05 Toughness Tests
Subpart 54.10 Inspection, Reports, and Stamping
Subpart 54.15 Pressure-Relief Devices
Subpart 54.20 Fabrication by Welding
Subpart 54.23 Fabrication by Brazing
Subpart 54.25 Construction With Carbon, Alloy, and Heat Treated Steels
Subpart 54.30 Mechanical Stress Relief

Terms Used In 46 CFR Part 54 - Pressure Vessels

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.