[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR185.612]

[Page 312]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 185--OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart F--Markings Required
 
Sec. 185.612  Fire protection equipment.

    (a) Complete but simple instructions for the operation of a fixed 
gas fire extinguishing system must be located in a conspicuous place at 
or near each pull box and stop valve control and in the space where the 
extinguishing agent cylinders are stored. If the storage cylinders are 
separate from the protected space, the instructions must also include a 
schematic diagram of the system and instructions detailing alternate 
methods of releasing the extinguishing agent should the local manual 
release or stop valve controls fail to operate. Each control valve to a 
distribution line must be marked to indicate the space served.
    (b) An alarm for a fixed gas fire extinguishing system must be 
clearly and conspicuously marked ``WHEN ALARM SOUNDS-VACATE AT ONCE. 
CARBON DIOXIDE BEING RELEASED''. Where a different extinguishing agent 
is installed, that agent shall be marked in place of ``carbon dioxide.''
    (c) Each distribution line valve of a fixed gas fire extinguishing 
system and the fire main, must be plainly, conspicuously, and 
permanently marked indicating the space served.
    (d) An alarm for an automatic sprinkler system must be conspicuously 
marked in clearly legible letters ``SPRINKLER ALARM''.
    (e) An alarm bell for a smoke detecting system must be conspicuously 
marked in clearly legible letters ``SMOKE DETECTION ALARM''.
    (f) A control cabinet or space containing valves, manifolds, or 
controls for any fixed gas fire extinguishing system must be 
conspicuously marked in clearly legible letters ``CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE 
EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS'', or as otherwise required by the cognizant 
OCMI. Where a different extinguishing agent is installed, that agent 
shall be marked in place of ``carbon dioxide.''