[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR167.40-5]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 167_PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 167.40_Certain Equipment Requirements
 
Sec. 167.40-5  Alarm bells.

    All nautical school ships over 100 gross tons shall have all 
sleeping accommodations, public spaces, and machinery spaces equipped 
with a sufficient number of alarm bells so located

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as to warn all occupants. The system shall operate from a continuous 
source of electric energy capable of supplying the system for a period 
of at least 8 hours without being dependent upon the main, auxiliary or 
emergency generating plants. Each bell shall produce a signal of a tone 
distinct from that of other bell signals in the vicinity and shall be 
independently fused, with each of these fuses located above the bulkhead 
deck. The bells shall be controlled by a manually-operated contact maker 
located in the pilothouse. The characteristics of the contact maker 
shall be such that it possesses:
    (a) Positive contact;
    (b) Watertightness (when located in open spaces subject to weather);
    (c) Means whereby its electrically open or closed position can be 
determined by sense of touch;
    (d) Means to affect a make-or-break circuit for signaling; and
    (e) Self-maintaining contacts.