---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 64.37"
title: "46"
number: "64.37"
heading: "Valve and fitting guard."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/64.37"
---

# §64.37. Valve and fitting guard.


Each valve and fitting must be protected from mechanical damage by—

- (a) The tank;
- (b) A tank saddle;
- (c) The framework; or
- (d) **A guard.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted.