46 CFR § 162.050-19 - Oil content meter and bilge alarm test rig.
§ 162.050-19 Oil content meter and bilge alarm test rig.
(a) This section contains requirements for test rigs used in approval testing of oil content meters and meter. A typical test rig is described in Figure 162.050–19. The mixture pipe shown in Figure 162.050–19 is the portion of test rig piping between the oil injection point and the meter or bilge alarm piping.
(b) Each sample point on a test rig must be of the type described in Figure 162.050–17(e) and must be in a vertical portion of the test rig piping.
(c) Each test rig must have a centrifugal pump that is designed to operate at 1,000 revolutions per minute or more.
(d) The mixture pipe on a test rig must have a uniform inside diameter.
FIGURE 162.050–19—MONITOR AND BILGE ALARM TEST RIG
[CGD 76–088a, 44 FR 53359, Sept. 13, 1979, as amended by USCG–2004–18939, 74 FR 3385, Jan. 16, 2009]