46 CFR 153.460
§ 153.460 Fire protection systems.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 153.460, § 153.460 Fire protection systems, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228700
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Each self-propelled ship and each manned non-self-propelled ship must meet the following:
(a) With the exception of the vent riser, each part of a cargo containment system exposed on the weatherdeck must be covered by the fire protection system listed beside the cargo in Table 1 and described in the footnotes to Table 1.
(b) The Commandant (CG-ENG) approves the substitution of a dry chemical (D) type fire protection system for an A or B type on a case by case basis.
(c) A fire protection system required by this part must meet part 34 of this chapter or be specifically approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.