33 C.F.R. § 149.415   What are the requirements for a fire-main system on a manned deepwater port?


Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters


Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 149—DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT
Subpart D—Firefighting and Fire-Protection Equipment
Firefighting Requirements

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§ 149.415   What are the requirements for a fire-main system on a manned deepwater port?

(a) Each pumping platform complex must have a fixed fire-main system. The system must either:

(1) Comply with 46 CFR 108.415 through 108.429; or

(2) Comply with a national consensus standard, as that term is defined in 29 CFR 1910.2, for such systems and hardware and comply with the standards set by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, as that term is defined in 29 CFR 1910.7, for such systems and hardware.

(b) If the fire-main system meets the requirements outlined in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, it must provide, at a minimum, protection to:

(1) Accommodation spaces;

(2) Accommodation modules;

(3) Control spaces; and

(4) Other areas frequented by port personnel. The hose system must be capable of reaching all parts of these spaces without difficulty.

(c) The fire-main system, under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, may be part of a firewater system in accordance with 30 CFR 250.803.

(d) A fire-main system for a natural gas deepwater port must also comply with 33 CFR 127.607.

[USCG–1998–3884, 69 FR 746, Jan. 6, 2004; 69 FR 3836, Jan. 27, 2004]

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