# General requirements.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 178.360-1  
**Type / status:** regulation / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2013-10-01  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) Each vessel must be made of stainless steel, malleable iron, or brass, or other material having equivalent physical strength and fire resistance.

(b) Each vessel must meet all of the applicable requirements of § 173.24 (c) and (d) of this subchapter. Letters and numerals at least 6 mm (1/4-inch

## Document text

(a) Each vessel must be made of stainless steel, malleable iron, or brass, or other material having equivalent physical strength and fire resistance.

(b) Each vessel must meet all of the applicable requirements of § 173.24 (c) and (d) of this subchapter. Letters and numerals at least 6 mm (1/4-inch) in height are authorized for the marking of a vessel not exceeding 5 cm (2 inches) inside diameter.

[Amdt. 178-35, 39 FR 45245, Dec. 31, 1974. Redesignated by Amdt. 178-97, 55 FR 52716, Dec. 21, 1990; 66 FR 45387, Aug. 28, 2001]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2013-title49-vol3/CFR-2013-title49-vol3-sec178-360-1>
- Source ID: `govinfo-cfr`
- SHA-256: `a409931929147a4d040294e6d6d107d0df779f7af3aef8dccf11804e2405fa08`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T01:41:52.959Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T07:27:56.869Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-178-360-1`

### Source metadata

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