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    <CFRTITLE>46</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Shipping</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>7</VOL>
    <DATE>1998-10-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>1998-10-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>Air compressor system.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>197.310</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 197.310</HEADING>
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      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="5"/>
      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="4"/>
      <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER V" SEQ="3">MARINE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 197" SEQ="2">GENERAL PROVISIONS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart B" SEQ="1">Commercial Diving Operations</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="0">Equipment</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 197.310</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Air compressor system.</SUBJECT>
    <P>A compressor used to supply breathing air to a diver must have—</P>
    <P>(a) A volume tank that is—</P>
    <P>(1) Built and stamped in accordance with section VIII, division 1 of the ASME Code with—</P>
    <P>(i) A check valve on the inlet side;</P>
    <P>(ii) A pressure gage;</P>
    <P>(iii) A relief valve; and</P>
    <P>(iv) A drain valve; and</P>
    <P>(2) Tested after every repair, modification, or alteration to the pressure boundaries as required by § 197.462;</P>
    <P>(b) Intakes that are located away from areas containing exhaust fumes of internal combustion engines or other hazardous contaminants;</P>
    <P>(c) An efficient filtration system; and</P>
    <P>(d) Slow-opening shut-off valves when the maximum allowable working pressure of the system exceeds 500 psig.</P>
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