---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 143.270"
title: "46"
number: "143.270"
heading: "Piping systems and tanks."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/143.270"
---

# §143.270. Piping systems and tanks.


Piping and tanks exposed to the outside of the hull must be made of metal and maintained in a leak free condition.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.