46 CFR 153.216

§ 153.216 Shower and eyewash fountains.

United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective

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Citation: 46 CFR 153.216, § 153.216 Shower and eyewash fountains, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228634
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(a) Each non-self-propelled ship must have a fixed or portable shower and eyewash fountain that operates during cargo transfer and meets paragraph (c) of this section. (b) Each self-propelled ship must have a shower and eyewash fountain that operates at all times and meets paragraph (c) of this section. (c) The shower and eyewash fountains required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section must— (1) Operate in any ambient temperature; (2) Dispense water at a temperature between 0 °C and 40 °C (approx. 32 °F and 104 °F); (3) Be located on the weatherdeck; and (4) Be marked “EMERGENCY SHOWER” as described in § 153.955 (c), (d), and (e), so that the marking is visible from work areas in the part of the deck where the cargo containment systems are located.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.