{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-54.25-8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 54.25-8","heading":"-8 Radiography (modifies UW-11(a), UCS-57, UNF-57, UHA-33, and UHT-57).","body":"(a) Full radiography is required for all Class I and Class I-L vessels regardless of thickness. (Refer to table 2 to § 54.01-5 for applicable requirements.)\n(b) Class II-L vessels must be spot radiographed. The exemption provided in UW-11(c) of Section VIII of the ASME BPVC (incorporated by reference; see § 54.01-1) does not apply. (Refer to table 2 to § 54.01-5 for applicable requirements.)\n(c) Each butt-welded joint in a Class II or III pressure vessel cargo tank must be spot radiographed, in accordance with UW-52, regardless of diameter or thickness, and each weld intersection or crossing must be radiographed for a distance of at least 10 thicknesses from the intersection.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER F—MARINE ENGINEERING","PART 54—PRESSURE VESSELS","Subpart 54.25—Construction With Carbon, Alloy, and Heat-Treated Steels"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"5f43ea77fe37ed80674ebde48daac8572dce8a91241a95f6921ea4c864194bc1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-54.25-7","next":"us/46-cfr-54.25-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}