46 CFR § 56.75-10 - Joint clearance.

(a) The clearance between surfaces to be joined shall be no larger than is necessary to insure complete capillary distribution of the filler metal; between 0.002–inch minimum and 0.006-inch maximum.

(b) [Reserved]

[CGFR 68–82, 33 FR 18843, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by USCG–2003–16630, 73 FR 65184, Oct. 31, 2008]