---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 195.583"
title: "49"
number: "195.583"
heading: "What must I do to monitor atmospheric corrosion control?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/195.583"
---

# §195.583. What must I do to monitor atmospheric corrosion control?

- (a) You must inspect each pipeline or portion of pipeline that is exposed to the atmosphere for evidence of atmospheric corrosion, as follows:
- (b) During inspections you must give particular attention to pipe at soil-to-air interfaces, under thermal insulation, under disbonded coatings, at pipe supports, in splash zones, at deck penetrations, and in spans over water.
- (c) If you find atmospheric corrosion during an inspection, you must provide protection against the corrosion as required by [§ 195.581](/cfr/49/195.581.md).

## 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.