TITLE 46 - SHIPPING

CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER K - SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS CARRYING MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS

PART 118 - FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

subpart c - FIRE MAIN SYSTEM

118.300 - Fire pumps.

  (a) A self priming, power driven fire pump must be installed on each vessel.

  (b) On a vessel without overnight accommodations, or with overnight accommodations for not more than 49 passengers, the fire pump must be capable of delivering a single hose stream from the highest hydrant, through the hose and nozzle required by 118.320 of this part, at a pitot tube pressure of 345 kPa (50 psi).

  (c) On a vessel carrying more than 600 passengers or with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers, the fire pump must meet 76.105 of this chapter.

  (d) A fire pump may be driven by a propulsion engine. A fire pump must be permanently connected to the fire main and may be connected to the bilge system to meet the requirements of 119.520 of this subchapter.

  (e) A fire pump must be capable of both remote operation from the operating station and local operation at the pump.

[CGD 85080, 61 FR 917, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 20556, May 7, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51351, Sept. 30, 1997]