For the handling and stowage requirements in Sec. 98.30-3 of this chapter, each MPT must pass the following inspections and tests conducted by the owner or the owner's representative:
(a) Pressure relief and vacuum relief devices must be inspected one time or more during each 12 month period of service in accordance with Sec. 64.79.
(b) An MPT must be inspected during the 30 months before any month in which it is in service in accordance with Sec. 64.81.
(c) An MPT must pass a hydrostatic test in accordance with Sec. 64.83 during the 60 months before any month in which it is in service.
(d) After each welded repair, an MPT must pass a hydrostatic test in accordance with Sec. 64.83. [CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, as amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37410, Sept. 11, 1990]