Can I get my YBOD cylinders hydro'ed?

sensor330

Hello,

I have metric cylinders for my inspiration and my next hydro is due sometime in the new year. I've been told that I may have problems getting the hydro done. Surely other YBOD divers in the USA has had this problem and it would be much appreciated if someone how has been in this situation let me know how they got their cylinders inspected.

Thanks,
Scott

jradomski

Non DOT cylinders can only get a "hydro" to be filled for immediately export.. Most places will not do it since they don;t know all the specifics they are required to do, and secondly the stamp that gets put on it is not the normal stamp, It lacks the testers identification numbers.. Its just supposed to be a date.. Cylinders can be put in for a real DOT qualification, and you could get an exemption number, but it would cost you more than buying new cylinders not to mention all the paperwork.

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sensor330

Bummer!

chaswr

You might want to try Hydro-stat, Inc in Deerfield Beach, FL.

ROB DAVIE

Sensor, et al,

Dive-Rite Express in Florida do hydro's on the APD original cylinders, but I do not know the specifics. I just know that they have some kind of permission to do so. Might be worth a call.

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sensor330

Thanks alot. I'll call them.

jradomski

CFR 49 is quite specific what a hydro for a non DOT cylinder can be used for.. It does not authorize the cylinder for filling the same as a DOT cylinder..
(notice no retester number in the stamping)


(k) Requalification of foreign cylinders filled for export. A cylinder manufactured outside the United States, other than as provided in § 171.12a of this subchapter, that has not been manufactured, inspected, tested and marked in accordance with part 178 of this subchapter may be filled with compressed gas in the United States, and shipped solely for export if it meets the following requirements, in addition to other requirements of this subchapter:

(1) It has been inspected, tested and marked (with only the month and year of test) in conformance with the procedures and requirements of this subpart or the Associate Administrator has authorized the filling company to fill foreign cylinders under an alternative method of qualification; and
(2) It is offered for transportation in conformance with the requirements of § 173.301(l) of this subchapter. §171.12a Canadian shipments and packagings. (a) Scope and applicability. This section sets forth provisions for the transportation by rail or highway of shipments of hazardous materials which conform to the regulations of the Government of Canada but which may differ from the requirements of this subchapter with regard to hazard communication, classification or packaging. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(5)(iv) of this section, the provisions apply only to shipments which originate in Canada and either terminate in the U.S. or transit the U.S. to a Canadian or foreign destination, and to the return to Canada of bulk packagings that meet the requirements of a DOT or UN Specification and other bulk packagings containing only residues of hazardous materials that were originally imported into the U.S. Reciprocal provisions, applicable to exports from the U.S., appear in the regulations of the Government of Canada.

§173.301

(l) Filling of foreign cylinders for export. A cylinder not manufactured, inspected, tested and marked in accordance with part 178 of this subchapter, or a cylinder manufactured to other than a DOT specification or exemption, may be filled with a gas in the United States and offered for transportation and transported for export, if the following conditions are met:
(1) The cylinder has been requalified and marked with the month and year of requalification in accordance with subpart C of part 180 of this subchapter, or has been requalified as authorized by the Associate Administrator.
(2) In addition to other requirements of this subchapter, the maximum filling density, service pressure, and pressure relief device for each cylinder conform to the requirements of this part for the gas involved.
(3) The bill of lading or other shipping paper identifies the cylinder and includes the following certification: "This cylinder has (These cylinders have) been qualified, as required, and filled in accordance with the DOT requirements for export.".

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USSMEG

Joe Nice Post, As a retester here in Mass, I get this question all the time from a number of the Rebreather forums. We can test it as long as its leaving.

Paul

jradomski

I understand.. and anyone who tests and stamps it knowing its not going to leave the country is breaking the law..

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leadking

Some of the guys I know dive vintage equipment and they want to know their cylinders are safe. They have their cylinders hydro'd but not stamped as they want to keep them as new, all they want is a cert saying the cylinder has been tested. They have been able to get it to work for them. No qualified re-testor is going to put his DOT marks on a cylinder that is not valid in the U.S.