CNG Fuel System Approvals




290 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 10

CNG Fuel System Approvals—Fuel Cylinder Approvals

PURSUANT to regulation 90b of the Traffic Regulations 1976* (as inserted by the Traffic Regulations 1976, Amendment No. 7) and pursuant to the powers delegated to me by the Secretary for Transport, I, Trevor Alan Lister, Senior Automotive Engineer, hereby approve the CNG fuel cylinders listed in Schedule I hereunder for inclusion in any CNG fuel system installed and operated in accordance with the requirements of New Zealand Standard NZS 5422, Part 2, 1980 (and any standard made in amendment thereto or in substitution therefor) subject to the conditions set out in Schedule II hereunder, and I hereby revoke those portions of the Gazette notices listed in Schedule III hereunder that refer to CNG fuel cylinders.

SCHEDULE I
CNG FUEL CYLINDERS

MOT Reference Manufacturer Country of Origin Specification Material Inspection Authority Test Pressure (MPa)
AF CO3B 001 Nippon High Pressure Co. Japan BS 5045 Pt 1 Steel Lloyds 27.6
AF CO3B 002 Nippon High Pressure Co. Japan BS 5045 Pt 1 Steel Lloyds 32.1
AF CO3B 003 Nippon High Pressure Co. Japan JIS B8241 Steel Bureau Veritas 27.5
AF CO3B 004 US Steel Corp. U.S.A. DOT 3AA/2850 Steel R. W. Hunt 32.7
AF CO3B 005 US Steel Corp. U.S.A. DOT 3AA/2400 Steel R. W. Hunt 27.6
AF CO3B 006 US Steel Corp. U.S.A. DOT 3AA/3000 Steel R. W. Hunt 34.5
AF CO3B 007 Tubemakers Australia AS B 114 Steel SAA Tubemakers 27.6
AF CO3B 008 Mannesmann Handel West Germany Ital Regs DM 12/9/25 (ANCC Rules) Steel Lloyds 29.4
AF CO3B 009 Faber Italy Ital Regs DM 12/9/25 (ANCC Rules) Steel Lloyds/IGMCTC 29.4
AF CO3B 010 IMZ Italy Ital Regs DM 12/9/25 (ANCC Rules) Steel Lloyds/IGMCTC 29.4
AF CO3B 011 Cornwth Industrial Gases Australia AS 1777 Aluminium SAA CIG 28.5
AF CO3B 012 Chesterfield Cylinder Co. U.S.A. DOT 3AA/2400 Steel Lloyds 27.6
AF CO3B 013 T.I. Chesterfield U.K. BS 5045 Pt 1 Steel Lloyds/BIE 31.1
AF CO3B 014 T.I. Chesterfield U.K. DOT 3AA/2400 Steel Lloyds 27.6
AF CO3B 015 Showa Koatsu Japan JIS B8241 Steel Bureau Veritas 29.5
AF CO3B 016 Showa Koatsu Japan JIS B8241 Steel Bureau Veritas 27.5
AF CO3B 017 Showa Koatsu Japan JIS B8241 Steel Bureau Veritas 32.7
AF CO3B 018 Showa Koatsu Japan DOT 3AA/2400 Steel Arrowhead Ind. Services 27.6
AF CO3B 019 Jos Heiser Austria Ital Regs DM 12/9/25 (ANCC Rules) Steel Bureau Veritas 29.4
AF CO3B 020 Dalmine Italy Ital Regs DM 12/9/25 (ANCC Rules) Steel Lloyds/IGMCTC 29.4
AF CO3B 021 Sumikin Kikoh (Sumitomo) Japan DOT 3AA/2400 Steel Inteco 27.6
AF CO3B 022 Simmel Italy Ital Regs DM 12/9/25 (ANCC Rules) Steel Lloyds 29.4

SCHEDULE II
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL

CNG fuel cylinders are approved subject to the following conditions—

  1. That they be permanently and clearly marked, on a thickened portion of the cylinder, with characters not less than 6 mm high, if space permits, but in any case not less than 3 mm high, displaying the following information:
    (a) The specification to which the cylinder was manufactured.
    (b) The manufacturer’s name or mark, and the serial number of the cylinder.
    (c) The date of the original cylinder inspection and the identification mark of the inspection authority who made the inspection.


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