---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 183.540"
title: "33"
number: "183.540"
heading: "Hoses: Standards and markings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/183.540"
---

# §183.540. Hoses: Standards and markings.

- (a) “USCG Type A1” hose means hose that meets the performance requirements of:
  - (1) SAE Standard J1527DEC85, Class 1 and the fire test in [§ 183.590](/cfr/33/183.590.md); or
  - (2) **Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.**
    - (UL) **Standard 1114.**
- (b) “USCG Type A2” hose means hose that meets the performance requirements of SAE Standard J1527DEC85, Class 2 and the fire test in [§ 183.590](/cfr/33/183.590.md);
- (c) “USCG Type B1” hose means hose that meets the performance requirements of SAE Standard J1527DEC85, Class 1.
- (d) “USCG Type B2” hose means hose that meets the performance requirements of SAE Standard J1527DEC85, Class 2.
- (e) Each “USCG Type A1,” “USCG Type A2,” “USCG Type B1,” and “USCG Type B2” hose must be identified by the manufacturer by a marking on the hose.
- (f) Each marking must contain the following information in English:
  - (1) The statement “USCG TYPE (insert A1 or A2 or B1 or B2).”
  - (2) **The year in which the hose was manufactured.**
  - (3) **The manufacturer's name or registered trademark.**
- (g) Each character must be block capital letters and numerals that are at least one eighth-inch high.
- (h) Each marking must be permanent, legible, and on the outside of the hose at intervals of 12 inches or less.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 85-098, 52 FR 19728, May 27, 1987]

### Source

Source: CGD 74-209, 42 FR 5950, Jan. 31, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. II, (92)(b). Subpart E is also authorized by Pub. L. 114-120, 130 Stat. 27

### Source

Source: CGD 72-61R, 37 FR 15782, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 85-098, 52 FR 19728, May 27, 1987]