§61.20-18. Examination requirements.
46 C.F.R. § 61.20-18
Each tailshaft must be drawn and visually inspected at each examination.
On tailshafts with a taper, keyway, (if fitted) and propeller designed in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping standards to reduce stress concentrations, the forward 1/3 of the shaft's taper section must be nondestructively tested in addition to a visual inspection of the entire shaft.
On tailshafts with a propeller fitted to the shaft by means of a coupling flange, the flange, the fillet at the propeller end, and each coupling bolt must be nondestructively tested in addition to a visual inspection of the entire shaft.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[CGD 84-024, 52 FR 39652, Oct. 23, 1987, as amended by CGD 84-024, 53 FR 32231, Aug. 24, 1988]
Authority
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3307, 3703; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.
Source
Source: CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18890, Dec. 18, 1968, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[CGD 84-024, 52 FR 39652, Oct. 23, 1987, as amended by CGD 84-024, 53 FR 32231, Aug. 24, 1988]