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3.5.11 Marking. Each length of hose shall be marked with the contractor s name or
trademark, the quarter and year of manufacture, the type, the working pressure, and the words
"Hose, liquid Petroleum Fuels, Dispensing, Collapsible, High Temperature " for Style ST Hose
and "Hose, Liquid Petroleum for Fuels, Dispending, Collapsible, Low Temperature" for style LT
Hose. Each length of hose shall be marked with PIN number, when required (see 6.2). The
hoses shall be marked with the manufacturer s standard working pressures for the specific type
and size hose supplied, but shall not be rated less than the working pressures indicated in table
III. In addition to the information, the type II hose assembly shall be marked with a longitudinal
yellow stripe not less than 0.125 in. wide and extending the full length of the hose. The stripe
shall be fabricated from the same basic material as the cover or material that is compatible with
the cover and has a service life equal to the cover. The letters shall be branded or molded (either
recessed or in relief) and shall be not less than 0.250 in. high for 1 in. I.D. through 2.5 in. I.D.
hoses and shall be not less than 0.50 in. high for 3 in. I.D. through 4 in. I.D. hoses. Hoses shall
be marked at 10 ft intervals provided that the pattern will be repeated every 5 ft or less. Letters
shall be of a color contrasting the hose background color (see 4.5.2).
4. VERIFICATION
4.1 Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements specified herein are
classified as follows:
a. First article inspection (see 4.2).
b. Conformance inspection (see 4.3).
4.2 First article inspection. Unless otherwise specified (see 6.2), first article inspection
shall be performed on each hose assembly when a first article sample is required (see 3.1). This
inspection shall include the examination of 4.4 (see table IV) and the inspections of 4.5
(see table V).
TABLE IV. Classification of defects.
Method of
Category
Defect
examination
Major:
101
Length of hose not as specified (see 3.3.1).
SIE 1/
Design and construction not as specified (see 3.3). SIE
102
Diameter and weights not as specified (see 3.4.5). SIE
103
Couplings not as specified (see 3.4).
104
Visual
Dust caps and plugs not made captive (see 3.4.3).
105
Visual
Hose clamps not as specified (see 3.4.4).
106
Visual
Identification marking missing, illegible or not as
107
Visual
specified (see 3.5.11).
1/ SIE = Standard Inspection Equipment.
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