---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 195.305"
title: "49"
number: "195.305"
heading: "Testing of components."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/195.305"
---

# §195.305. Testing of components.

- (a) Each pressure test under [§ 195.302](/cfr/49/195.302.md) must test all pipe and attached fittings, including components, unless otherwise permitted by [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section.
- (b) A component, other than pipe, that is the only item being replaced or added to the pipeline system need not be hydrostatically tested under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section if the manufacturer certifies that either—
  - (1) The component was hydrostatically tested at the factory; or
  - (2) The component was manufactured under a quality control system that ensures each component is at least equal in strength to a prototype that was hydrostatically tested at the factory.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 195-51, 59 FR 29385, June 7, 1994; Amdt. 195-52, 59 FR 33397, June 28, 1994. Redesignated by Amdt. 195-65, 63 FR 59480, Nov. 4, 1998]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 195-51, 59 FR 29385, June 7, 1994; Amdt. 195-52, 59 FR 33397, June 28, 1994. Redesignated by Amdt. 195-65, 63 FR 59480, Nov. 4, 1998]