46 C.F.R. Subpart 76.05—Fire Detecting and Extinguishing Equipment, Where Required
Title 46 - Shipping
(a) Approved fire detecting systems shall be installed in locations as required by table 76.05–1(a) on the following vessels: (1) Any vessel on an international voyage. (2) Any vessel of more than 150 feet in length having sleeping accommodations for passengers. (3) Any vessel of 150 feet or less in length, not on an international voyage, having sleeping accommodations for 50 or more passengers. Vessels in this category are not required to have a detecting system in the cargo spaces. (b) The arrangements and details of the fire detecting systems shall be as set forth in subparts 76.25 through 76.33. [CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16940, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 65–33, 31 FR 15282, Dec. 6, 1966] (a) An approved manual alarm system shall be installed in all areas, other than the main machinery spaces, which are normally accessible to the passengers or crew on any vessel having sleeping accommodations for passengers or on any vessel on an international voyage. (b) The arrangement and details of the manual alarm system shall be as set forth in subpart 76.35. (a) A supervised patrol or watchman system shall be provided on all vessels as set forth in §§78.30–10 and 78.30–15 of this subchapter. (b) [Reserved] (a) Fire pumps, hydrants, hose, and nozzles shall be installed on the following vessels: (1) On all self-propelled vessels. (2) After July 1, 1957, on all barges with sleeping accommodations for more than six persons. (b) The arrangement and details of the fire main system shall be as set forth in subpart 76.10. Approved fire extinguishing systems must be installed, as required by table 76.05–1(a) on all self-propelled vessels and on all barges with sleeping accommodations for more than six persons. Previously approved installations may be retained as long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. [CGD 95–027, 61 FR 35138, July 5, 1996] (a) Approved hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguishing systems shall be installed on all vessels as set forth in subpart 76.50. (b) [Reserved]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 76—FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
Subpart 76.05—Fire Detecting and Extinguishing Equipment, Where Required
§ 76.05-1 Fire detecting systems.
Table 76.05-1(a)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed Space Detecting systems extinguishing systems------------------------------------------------------------------------ Safety areasWheelhouse or fire-control None required \1\........ None required room. \1\Stairway and elevator do \1\.................. Do.\1\ enclosures.Communication corridors....... do \1\.................. Do.\1\Lifeboat embarkation and do...................... Do. lowering stations.Radio room.................... do \1\.................. Do.\1\ AccommodationsStaterooms, toilet spaces, do \1\.................. Do.\1\ isolated pantries, etc.Offices, lockers, and isolated Electric, pneumatic, or Do.\1\ storerooms. automatic sprinkling\1\.Public spaces................. None required with 20- Do.\1\ minute patrol. Electric, pneumatic, or automatic sprinkling with 1 hour patrol\1\.Open decks or enclosed None required............ Do. promenades. Service spacesGalleys....................... do \1\.................. Do.\1\Main pantries................. do \1\.................. Do.\1\Motion picture booths and film Electric, pneumatic, or Do.\1\ \2\ lockers. automatic sprinkling\1\ \2\.Paint and lamp rooms.......... Smoke detecting \3\...... Carbon dioxide. \4\Inaccessible baggage, mail, Smoke detecting \3\...... Carbon and specie rooms and dioxide. \4\ storerooms.Accessible baggage, mail, and Electric, pneumatic, or None specie rooms and storerooms. automatic sprinkling.. required. \1\Refrigerated storerooms....... None required............ Do.Carpenter, valet, Electric, pneumatic, or Do.\1\ photographic, and printing automatic sprinkling.. shops, sales rooms, etc. Machinery spacesCoal fired boilers: Bunker and None required............ Do.\1\ boiler space.Oil fired boilers: Spaces do...................... Carbon containing oil fired boilers dioxide or either main or auxiliary, foam.\5\ their fuel oil service pumps, and/or such other fuel oil units as the heaters, strainers, valves, manifolds, etc., that are subject to the discharge pressure of the fuel oil service pumps, together with adjacent spaces to which oil can drain.Internal combustion or gas do...................... Carbon turbine propelling machinery dioxide.\6\ spaces.Electric propulsive motors or do...................... None generators of open type. required.Enclosed ventilating systems do...................... Carbon for motors and generators of dioxide (in electric propelling machinery. ventilating system) \7\Auxiliary spaces, internal do...................... Carbon combustion or gas turbine. dioxide.\8\Auxiliary spaces, electric do...................... None motors or generators. required.Auxiliary spaces, steam....... do...................... Do.Trunks to machinery spaces.... do...................... Do.Fuel tanks.................... do...................... Do.\9\ Cargo spacesInaccessible during voyage Smoke detecting.......... Carbon (combustible cargo), dioxide.\4\ including trunks (excluding tanks).Accessible during voyage Smoke detecting, Automatic or (combustible cargo). electric, pneumatic or manual automatic sprinkling. sprinkling.Vehicular deck (except where None required............ Manual no overhead deck is 30 feet sprinkling. in length or less).Cargo oil tanks............... do...................... Carbon dioxide or foam.\4\Specially suitable for Smoke detecting, Carbon vehicles. electric, pneumatic or dioxide, automatic sprinkling. automatic or manual sprinkling.------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Vessels of 100 gross tons and over contracted for on or before May 27, 1936, and having combustible joiner work; shall be fitted with an automatic sprinkling system, except in relatively incombustible spaces.\2\ Sprinkler heads may be attached to sanitary system provided electrical or pneumatic detecting is installed.\3\ On vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, electric or pneumatic detecting may be substituted.\4\ On vessels contracted for prior to January 1, 1962, a steam smothering system may be accepted. However, although existing steam smothering systems may be repaired, replaced, or extended, no new system contracted for on or after January 1, 1962, will be permitted.\5\ Protection of auxiliary boilers, fuel oil units, valves and manifolds not required on vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.\6\ Not required on vessels of less than 300 gross tons (except on an international voyage) using fuel with a flashpoint higher than 110 °F., where the space is normally manned.\7\ Not required on vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952.\8\ Not required on vessels of less than 300 gross tons nor on vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, except where fuel, including starting fuel, has a flashpoint of 110 °F. or less.\9\ Where fuel having a flashpoint of 110 °F. or lower is used, the space containing the fuel tanks shall be protected by a carbon dioxide system.
§ 76.05-5 Manual alarm system.
§ 76.05-10 Supervised patrol system.
§ 76.05-15 Fire main system.
§ 76.05-20 Fixed fire extinguishing systems.
§ 76.05-25 Hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguishing systems.
