---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 192.493"
title: "49"
number: "192.493"
heading: "In-line inspection of pipelines."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/192.493"
---

# §192.493. In-line inspection of pipelines.


When conducting in-line inspections of pipelines required by this part, an operator must comply with API STD 1163, ASNT ILI-PQ, and NACE SP0102, (incorporated by reference, see [§ 192.7](/cfr/49/192.7.md)). Assessments may be conducted using tethered or remotely controlled tools, not explicitly discussed in NACE SP0102, provided they comply with those sections of NACE SP0102 that are applicable.


## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 192-125, 84 FR 52245, Oct. 1, 2019, as amended by Amdt. 192-156, 90 FR 40763, Aug. 21, 2025]

### Source

Source: Amdt. 192-4, 36 FR 12302, June 30, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et. seq., and 49 CFR 1.97.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 192-125, 84 FR 52245, Oct. 1, 2019, as amended by Amdt. 192-156, 90 FR 40763, Aug. 21, 2025]