THE COAST GUARD WOULD USE THE RESULTS
OF THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) TO EVALUATE THE SUITABILITY OF
OLDER PRESSURE VESSEL CARGO TANKS TO REMAIN IN SERVICE. 7 BARGE
OWNERS PER YEAR WOULD BEREQUIRED TO SUBM NDT PROPOSALS AND RESULTS.
ONCE EVERY 5 YEARS A PRESSURE VESSEL TYPE CARGO TANK ON A BARGE 25
YEARS OLD OR OLDER WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBJECTED TO NDT (THERE
ARE 32 BARGES IN THIS AGE CATEGORY).
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