I am tired of people telling retesters that they must have the “current” or
“most recent” edition of the CGA pamphlets in order to be in compliance.
I don’t care what you may have been told –

 

That is NOT CORRECT.

I don’t care if you were told this by CGA,
Your equipment manufacturer,
Your third party inspector,
An FAA inspector,
Even a DOT or TC inspector!!
  Anyone telling you this is mistaken.

 

They need to read the regulations.

Here are the pages from the regulations.  First you will see §180.215(a)(6), which clearly states that you must have the information contained in the referenced edition.  Some of the referenced editions go all the way back to 1985!!  You don’t have to buy the new editions when they come out.  However, some of the editions have been updated in the CFR.  For example, the referenced edition of CGA C-6.1 has been updated to the 2002 edition.  You must have the information from this (2002) edition for visual inspection of high pressure aluminum cylinders.

How do we know which edition is the referenced edition?  On the third page of this document you will find §171.7, which lists the referenced editions.

 

Any questions?

Good.

Get back to work!