Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 33  /  Part 183  /  Sec. 183.558 Hoses and connections.

(a) Each hose used between the fuel pump and the carburetor must be ``USCG Type A1'' hose.

(b) Each hose used--

(1) For a vent line or fill line must be:

(i) ``USCG Type A1'' or ``USCG Type A2''; or

(ii) ``USCG Type B1'' or ``USCG Type B2'' if no more than five ounces of fuel is discharged in 2\1/2\ minutes when:

(A) The hose is severed at the point where maximum drainage of fuel would occur,

(B) The boat is in its static floating position, and

(C) The fuel system is filled to the capacity market on the tank label under Sec. 183.514(b)(3).

(2) From the fuel tank to the fuel inlet connection on the engine must be:

(i) ``USCG Type A1''; or

(ii) ``USCG Type B1'' if no more than five ounces of fuel is discharged in 2\1/2\ minutes when:

(A) The hose is severed at the point where maximum drainage of fuel would occur,

(B) The boat is in its static floating position, and

(C) The fuel system is filled to the capacity marked on the tank label under Sec. 183.514(b)(3).

(c) Each hose must be secured by:

(1) A swaged sleeve;

(2) A sleeve and threaded insert; or

(3) A hose clamp.

(d) The inside diameter of a hose must not exceed the actual minor outside diameter of the connecting spud, pipe, or fitting by more than the distance shown in Table 8.

Table 8If minor outside diameter of the The inside diameter of the

connecting spud, pipe, or fitting is-- hose must not exceed the

minor outside diameter of

the connecting spud, pipe,

or hose fitting by more

than the following

distance:Less than \3/8\ in........................ 0.020 in.\3/8\ in. to 1 in......................... 0.035 in.Greater than 1 in......................... 0.065 in.

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