46 C.F.R. Subpart A—General Provisions
Title 46 - Shipping
This part contains requirements for the design, construction, installation, and operation of propulsion and auxiliary machinery, piping and pressure systems, steering apparatus, and associated safety systems. Machinery and equipment installed on each vessel must be suitable for the vessel and its operation and for the purpose intended. All machinery and equipment must be installed and maintained in such a manner as to afford adequate protection from causing fire, explosion, machinery failure, and personnel injury. (a) Except as otherwise required by paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this section, an existing vessel must comply with the regulations on machinery, bilge and ballast system equipment, steering apparatus, and piping systems or components that were applicable to the vessel on March 10, 1996 or, as an alternative, the vessel may comply with the regulations in this part. (b) New installations of machinery, bilge and ballast system equipment, steering equipment, and piping systems or components on an existing vessel, which are completed to the satisfaction of the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) on or after March 11, 1996, must comply with the regulations of this part. Replacement of existing equipment installed on the vessel prior to March 11, 1996, need not comply with the regulations in this part. (c) An existing vessel equipped with machinery powered by gasoline or other fuels having a flash point of 43.3° C (110° F) or lower must comply with the requirements of §182.410(c) on or before March 11, 1999. (d) On or before March 11, 1999, an existing vessel must comply with the bilge high level alarm requirements in §182.530. A vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length carrying not more than 12 passengers propelled by gasoline or diesel internal combustion engines, other than a High Speed Craft, may comply with the following American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) Projects or 33 CFR subchapter S (Boating Safety), where indicated in this part, in lieu of complying with those requirements: (a) H–2—“Ventilation of Boats Using Gasoline”, or 33 CFR 183, subpart K, “Ventilation”; (b) H–22—“DC Electric Bilge Pumps Operating Under 50 Volts”; (c) H–24—“Gasoline Fuel Systems”, or 33 CFR 183, subpart J—“Fuel System”; (d) H–25—“Portable Gasoline Fuel Systems for Flammable Liquids”; (e) H–32—“Ventilation of Boats Using Diesel Fuel”; (f) H–33—“Diesel Fuel Systems”; (g) P–1—“Installation of Exhaust Systems for Propulsion and Auxiliary Engines”; and (h) P–4—“Marine Inboard Engines”.
Title 46: Shipping
PART 182—MACHINERY INSTALLATION
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 182.100 Intent.
§ 182.115 Applicability to existing vessels.
§ 182.130 Alternative standards.
