---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 195.581"
title: "49"
number: "195.581"
heading: "Which pipelines must I protect against atmospheric corrosion and what coating material may I use?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/195.581"
---

# §195.581. Which pipelines must I protect against atmospheric corrosion and what coating material may I use?

- (a) You must clean and coat each pipeline or portion of pipeline that is exposed to the atmosphere, except pipelines under [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.
- (b) Coating material must be suitable for the prevention of atmospheric corrosion.
- (c) Except portions of pipelines in offshore splash zones or soil-to-air interfaces, you need not protect against atmospheric corrosion any pipeline for which you demonstrate by test, investigation, or experience appropriate to the environment of the pipeline that corrosion will—
  - (1) Only be a light surface oxide; or
  - (2) **Not affect the safe operation of the pipeline before the next scheduled inspection.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: Amdt. 195-73, 66 FR 67004, Dec. 27, 2001, 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: Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, unless otherwise noted.