Section 14(1) in The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction And Survey) Rules, 1974
(1)In every ship, every boiler or other pressure vessel and its respective mountings shall, before being put into service for the first time, be subjected to a hydraulic test to a pressure suitably in excess of the working pressure of that boiler or the pressure vessel, as the case may be so as to ensure that the boiler or any other pressure vessel together with its mountings is adequate in strength and design for the service for which it is intended having regard to---(a)the design and the material of which it is constructed;(b)the purpose for which it is intended to be used; and(c)the working conditions under which it is intended to be used.
