46 CFR 61.20-18
§ 61.20-18 Examination requirements.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 61.20-18, § 61.20-18 Examination requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/225329
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(a) Each tailshaft must be drawn and visually inspected at each examination.
(b) On tailshafts with a taper, keyway, (if fitted) and propeller designed in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping standards to reduce stress concentrations, the forward 1/3 of the shaft's taper section must be nondestructively tested in addition to a visual inspection of the entire shaft.
(c) On tailshafts with a propeller fitted to the shaft by means of a coupling flange, the flange, the fillet at the propeller end, and each coupling bolt must be nondestructively tested in addition to a visual inspection of the entire shaft.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.