Designation:F1386−92(Reapproved2010)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforConstructionofSoundingTubeandStrikerPlateforTankSounding1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1386;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversdesignandconstructioncriteriaforstrikerplatesandsoundingtubes,excludingdeckpenetrationsandcaps,forusewithsoundingrodsortapesinfreshwater,saltwater,andoiltanks.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.TheSIunitsgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A36/A36MSpecificationforCarbonStructuralSteelA53/A53MSpecificationforPipe,Steel,BlackandHot-Dipped,Zinc-Coated,WeldedandSeamlessF722SpecificationforWeldedJointsforShipboardPipingSystemsF1155PracticeforSelectionandApplicationofPipingSystemMaterials2.2ANSIStandards:3ANSIB16.5PipeFlangesandFlangeFittingsANSIB16.9FactoryMadeWroughtSteelButtWeldingFittingsANSIB16.11ForgedSteel,SocketWeldingandThreadedFittingsANSIB16.28WroughtSteel,ButtWelding,ShortRadiusElbowsandReturnANSIB31.1PowerPiping2.3ABSStandard:4AmericanBureauofShippingRulesforBuildingandClassingSteelVessels2.4AWSStandard:5AWSD1.1StructuralWeldingCode3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1externalsoundingtube—asoundingtubelocatedout-sidetheboundariesofthetankbeingsounded.3.1.2internalsoundingtube—asoundingtubelocatedin-sidethetankbeingsounded.3.1.3sounding—measurementbysounding;aplaceorpartofabodyofliquidwhereahandsoundinglinewillreachbottom.4.Classification4.1TypeI—Internalsoundin...
