DOT Rule 54, fire Test Requirements for Mains, is it still active?

[Gingerbeard]

Hi All,

I am struggling to find out if DOT Rule 54 has been replaced by another standard, our certificate is out of date and Lloyds have stated they don't regonise it!, even though they issued our original certificate, any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[vpl]

Gingerbeard:

I have checked the US Code of Federal Regulations Department of Transportation (DOT); there is no "Rule 54". I have also looked in IHS Specs and Standards and did not find anything.

Do you have any additional information? It would be helpful to have the exact title of the standard you're looking for and the country of origin.

Patricia Lougheed

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[Gingerbeard]

Hi VPL,

Thanks for the reply, apologies for the lack of backround information, DOT Rule 54 is a standard for Fire Testing of Soft Seated Butterfly Valves, we have certificates covering the test but they themselves contain no data pertaining to the original standard, I ahve managed to determine that they relate to 'MCA = Marine & Coastguard Agency. MCA are part of the DfT, Department for Transport'

To date this is all I can determine, I think this must have been superceeded by another but lots of valve companies make reference to this approval in thier prodcut catalogues etc.

Thanks for you help.

 

[vpl]

Gingerbeard:

You might want to look at the Code of Federal Regulations which can be found here:

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

The coast guard is now under Homeland Security and not the Department of Transportation. The main regulations applying to them are in 46 CFR, but you might also want to look at 33 CFR. While there's a "Part 54" to both these sections, I don't think it's what you want.

However, all the CFR will give you is a requirement. The testing standard is likely different. One that I have seen referenced before is API 607 "Fire Test for Soft Seated Quarter Turn Valves" (which covers butterfly valves.)

Hopefully, I've at least given you somewhere to start looking.

Patricia Lougheed

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