46 C.F.R. § 61.20-18 Examination requirements.
Title 46 - Shipping
(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 (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. [CGD 84–024, 52 FR 39652, Oct. 23, 1987, as amended by CGD 84–024, 53 FR 32231, Aug. 24, 1988]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 61—PERIODIC TESTS AND INSPECTIONS
Subpart 61.20—Periodic Tests of Machinery and Equipment
§ 61.20-18 Examination requirements.
