SUBPART 75.55-PORTABLE RADIO APPARATUS § 75.55-1 Required on international voyage. (a) Any vessel on an international voyage carrying less than 20 lifeboats shall be provided with a portable radio apparatus complying with the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission unless at least one lifeboat on each side of the vessel is fitted with a fixed radio installation. The apparatus shall be so designed that it may be used by an unskilled person. Such apparatus shall be kept in the radio room, chart room, or other suitable location ready to be moved to one or other of the lifeboats in the event of an emergency. SUBPART 75.90—SHIP'S DISTRESS SIGNALS § 75.90-1 Application. (a) The provisions of this subpart shall apply to all vessels, except as specifically noted. § 75.90-5 Vessels in ocean or coastwise service. (a) All vessels in ocean and coastwise service shall carry within the pilothouse or on the navigator's bridge, 12 approved hand-held rocket-propelled parachute red flare distress signals contained in a portable watertight container, constructed in accordance with Subpart 160.036 of Subchapter Q (Specifications) of this chapter. Service use of the distress signals shall be limited to a period of 3 years from date of manufacture. § 75.90-10 Vessels in Great Lakes service. (a) All vessels of 150 gross tons and over in Great Lakes service shall carry within the pilothouse or on the navigator's bridge, 12 approved handheld red flare distress signals contained in a portable watertight container constructed in accordance with Subpart 160.021 or 160.023 of Subchapter Q (Specifications) of this chapter. Service use of the distress signals shall be limited to a period of 3 years from date of manufacture. Part 76-Fire Protection Subpart 76.01-Application Discharge outlets. Additional protection required. Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952. Subpart 76.23-Manual Sprinkling System, Details Application. Zoning. 76.23-1 76.23-5 76.23-10 76.23-15 AUTHORITY: §§ 76.01-1 to 76.60-10 issued under R. S. 4405, as amended, 4462, as amended; 46 U. S. C. 375, 416. Interpret or apply R. S. 4417, 4418, 4426, 4470, 4471, 4477, 4479, 4483, as amended, 49 Stat. 1544, sec. 17. 54 Stat. 166, sec. 3, 54 Stat. 346, sec. 2, 54 Stat. 1028, sec. 5, 55 Stat. 244, 245, ES amended; 46 U. S. C. 391, 392, 404, 463, 464. 470, 472, 476, 367, 526p, 1333, 463a, 50 U. S. C. App. 1275; E. O. 10402, 17 F. R. 9917; 3 CFR 1952 Supp. SOURCE: §§ 76.01-1 to 76.60-10 contained in CGFR 52-43, 17 F. R. 9420, Oct. 18, 1952; CGFR 52-62, 17 F. R. 11878, Dec. 31, 1952. SUBPART 76.01—APPLICATION § 76.01-1 General. (a) The provisions of this part shall apply to all vessels except as specifically noted in this part § 76.01–5 Equipment installed but not required. (a) Where fire detecting or extinguishing systems or equipment are not required, but are installed, the system or equipment and its installation shall meet the requirements of this part SUBPART 76.05-FIRE DETECTING AND EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT, WHERE REQUIRED § 76.05-1 Fire detecting systems. (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 arrangement and details of the fire detecting systems shall be as set forth in Subparts 76.25 through 76.33. § 76.05-5 Manual alarm system. (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 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. 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. Required only if nitro-cellulose film is used; if slow-burning film is used, an electrical or pneumatic detecting system may be substituted. 3 On vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, electric or pneumatic detecting may be substituted. Protection of auxiliary boilers, fuel oil units, valves, and manifolds not required on vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952. Not required on motorboats or vessels under 300 gross tons (except on an international voyage) using fuel with a flash point higher than 110 degrees F. Not required on vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952. Not required on vessels under 300 gross tons nor on vessels contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, except where fuel, including starting fuel, has a flash point of 110 degrees F. or less. Where fuel having a flash point of 110 degrees F. or lower is used, the space containing the fuel tanks shall be protected by a carbon dioxide system. § 76.05-10 Supervised patrol system. (a) An approved supervised patrol system shall be maintained in all spaces other than main machinery spaces and sleeping rooms, which are normally accessible to the passengers and crew on any vessel having sleeping accommodations for passengers or any vessel on an international voyage. (b) The arrangement and details of the supervised patrol system shall be as set forth in § 78.30-10. § 76.05-15 Fire main system. (a) Fire pumps, hydrants, hose, and nozzles shall be installed on all vessels other than barges. (b) The arrangement and details of the fire main system shall be as set forth in Subpart 76.10. § 76.05-20 Fixed fire extinguishing systems. (a) Approved fixed fire extinguishing systems shall be installed on all vessels other than barges as required by Table 76.05-1 (a). (b) The arrangements and details of the fixed fire extinguishing systems shall be as set forth in Subparts 76.13 through 76.25. § 76.05-25 Hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguisher systems. (a) Approved hand portable fire extinguishers and semiportable fire extinguishing systems shall be installed on all vessels as set forth in Subpart 76.50. § 76.05-30 Sand. (a) On vessels of over 1,000 gross tons there shall be in each space containing oil fired boilers a metal receptacle containing not less than 10 cubic feet of sand, sawdust impregnated with soda, or other approved dry materials together with a scoop or shaker for distributing the same. On vessels of 1,000 gross tons or less, at least 5 cubic feet of such materials shall be similarly carried. SUBPART 76.10 FIRE MAIN SYSTEM, DETAILS § 76.10-1 Application. (a) The provisions of this subpart, with the exception of § 76.10–90, shall apply to all fire main installations contracted for on or after November 19, 1952. Installations contracted for prior to November 19, 1952, shall meet the requirements of § 76.10-90. § 76.10-5 Fire pumps. (a) Vessels shall be equipped with independently driven fire pumps in accordance with Table 76.10-5 (a). 1 On vessels of 65 feet in length or less, not on intern & tional voyage, 34-inch hose of good commercial gue together with a commercial garden hose nozzle may used. The pump may be hand operated and the tera of hose shall be sufficient to assure coverage of all parts of the vessel. 275 feet of 13-inch hose and 4-inch nozzles may used where specified by $76.10-10(b). (b) Vessels on an international voyage shall have a minimum total fire pump capacity at least equal to 2% of the required total bilge pump capacity, but in no case less than that required by this section. (c) Each pump shall be capable of delivering water simultaneously from the two highest outlets at a Pitot tube pressure of approximately 50 p. s. i. Where one or both of these outlets is a 114-inch siamese fitting, both branches of the siamese fitting at each such outlet shall be utilized for the purpose of this requirement. Where 34-inch hose is permitted by Table 76.10-5 (a), the Pitot tube pressure need be only 35 p. s. i. (d) Fire pumps shall be fitted on the discharge side with relief valves set to relieve at 25 p. s. i. in excess of the pressure necessary to maintain the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section or 125 p. s. i., whichever is greater. Relief valves may be omitted if the pumps, operating under shutoff conditions, are not capable of developing a pressure exceeding this amount. (e) Fire pumps shall be fitted with a pressure gauge on the discharge side of the pumps. (f) Fire pumps may be used for other purposes provided at least one of the required pumps is kept available for use on the fire system at all times. Unless specifically approved by the Commandant, no branch lines shall be connected to the fire mains for other than fire and deck wash purposes. Other discharge lines shall lead from a discharge manifold near the fire pump. In no case shall a pump having connection to an oil line be used as a fire pump. (g) The total area of the pipes leading from a pump shall not be less than the discharge area of the pump. (h) On vessels with oil fired boilers, either main or auxiliary, or with internal combustion propulsion machinery, where 2 fire pumps are required, they shall be located in separate spaces and the arrangement of pumps, sea connections, and sources of power shall be such as to insure that a fire in any one space will not put all of the fire pumps out of operation. However, in vessels of less than 300 feet in length, where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commandant that it is unreasonable or impracticable to meet this requirement due to the size or arrangement of the vessel, or for other reasons, the installation of a total flooding carbon dioxide system may be accepted as an alternate method of extinguishing any fire which would affect the powering and operation of at least one of the required fire pumps. § 76.10-10 Fire hydrants and hose. (a) The size of fire hydrants, hose, and nozzles and the length of hose required shall be as noted in Table 76.10-5 (a). (b) In lieu of the 21⁄2-inch hose and hydrants specified in Table 76.10-5 (a), on vessels over 1,500 gross tons, the hydrants in interior locations may have siamese connections for 11⁄2-inch hose. In these cases the hose shall be 75 feet in length, and only one hose will be required at each fire station; however, if all such stations can be satisfactorily served with 50-foot lengths, 50-foot hose may be used. (c) On vessels over 1,000 gross tons there shall be at least one shore connection to the fire main available to each side of the vessel in an accessible location. Suitable cut-out valves and check valves shall be provided, and adapters shall, if practicable, be available where necessary to provide the shore connections with coupling threads corresponding to the shore fire lines. (d) Fire hydrants shall be of sufficient number and so located that any part of the vessel, other than main machinery spaces, accessible to the passengers or crew while the vessel is being navigated and all cargo holds may be reached with at least two streams of water from separate outlets, at least one of which shall be from a single length of hose. For the purpose of this requirement, all watertight doors and all doors in main vertical zone bulkheads and stairway enclosures shall be closed, although hose ports may be installed in doors other than watertight doors and doors in main vertical zone bulkheads for the passage of the hose. In main machinery spaces, all portions at such spaces shall be capable of being reached by at least two streams of water, each of which shall be from a single length of hose from separate outlets; however, this requirement need not apply to shaft alleys containing no assigned space for the stowage of combustibles. Fire hydrants shall be numbered as required by § 78.47-20. (e) All parts of the fire main located on exposed decks shall either be protected against freezing or be fitted with cut-out valves and drain valves so that the entire exposed parts of such piping may be shut off and drained in freezing weather. Except when closed to prevent freezing, such valves shall be sealed open. (f) The outlet at the fire hydrant shall be limited to any position from the horizontal to the vertical pointing downward, so that the hose will lead horizontally or downward to minimize the possibility of kinking. (g) Each fire hydrant shall be provided with a single length of hose with nozzle attached and a spanner. A suitable hose rack or other device shall be provided for the proper stowage of the hose. If the hose is not stowed in the open or behind glass so as to be readily seen, the enclosure shall be marked in accordance with § 78.47-20. (h) Fire hose shall be connected to the outlets at all times. However, on open decks where no protection is afforded to the hose in heavy weather, or where the hose may be liable to damage from the handling of cargo the hose may be temporarily removed from the hydrant and stowed in an accessible nearby location. (i) Fire hose shall not be used for any other purpose than fire extinguishing and fire drills. (j) Hose nozzle requirements: (1) All nozzles shall be of good grade bronze or equivalent metal. (2) Where smooth bore type nozzles are used, they shall have an orifice of the size indicated in Table 76.10-5 (a). (3) Where combination nozzles are used, they shall be approved, and shall be |