GroundRules
46 CFR 164.009-3: -3 Noncombustible materials not requiring specific approval.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL
- PART 164—MATERIALS
- Subpart 164.009—Noncombustible Materials for Merchant Vessels
The following noncombustible materials may be used in merchant vessel construction though not specifically approved under this subpart:
(a) Sheet glass, block glass, clay, ceramics, and uncoated fibers.
(b) All metals, except magnesium and magnesium alloys.
(c) Portland cement, gypsum, and magnesite concretes having aggregates of only sand, gravel, expanded vermiculite, expanded or vesicular slags, diatomaceous silica, perlite, or pumice.
(d) Woven, knitted or needle punched glass fabric containing no additives other than lubricants not exceeding 2.5 percent.
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