---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 229.103"
title: "49"
number: "229.103"
heading: "Safe working pressure; factor of safety."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/229.103"
---

# §229.103. Safe working pressure; factor of safety.


The safe working pressure for each steam generator shall be fixed by the chief mechanical officer of the carrier. The minimum factor of safety shall be four. The fixed safe working pressure shall be indicated on FRA Form F 6180-49A.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20137-38, 20143, 20168, 20701-03, 21301-02, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 21109, Mar. 31, 1980, unless otherwise noted.