[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: 46CFR177.405]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 177_CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart D_Fire Protection
 
Sec. 177.405  General arrangement and outfitting.


    (a) Fire hazards to be minimized. The general construction of the 
vessel must be such as to minimize fire hazards insofar as it is 
reasonable and practicable.
    (b) Combustibles insulated from heated surfaces. Internal combustion 
engine exhausts, boiler and galley uptakes, and similar sources of 
ignition must be kept clear of and suitably insulated from combustible 
material. Dry exhaust systems for internal combustion engines on wooden 
or fiber reinforced plastic vessels must be installed in accordance with 
American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) Standard P-1 ``Installation of 
Exhaust Systems for Propulsion and Auxiliary Engines.''
    (c) Separation of machinery and fuel tank spaces from accommodation 
spaces. Machinery and fuel tank spaces must be separated from 
accommodation spaces by boundaries that prevent the passage of vapors.
    (d) Paint and flammable liquid lockers. Paint and flammable liquid 
lockers must be constructed of steel or equivalent material, or wholly 
lined with steel or equivalent material.
    (e) Vapor barriers. Vapor barriers must be provided where insulation 
of any type is used in spaces where flammable and combustible liquids or 
vapors are present, such as machinery spaces and paint lockers.
    (f) Waste receptacles. Unless other means are provided to ensure 
that a potential waste receptacle fire would be limited to the 
receptacle, waste receptacles must be constructed of noncombustible 
materials with no openings in the sides or bottom.
    (g) Mattresses. All mattresses must comply with either:
    (1) The U.S. Department of Commerce ``Standard for Mattress 
Flammability'' (FF 4-72.16), 16 CFR Part

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1632, Subpart A and not contain polyurethane foam; or
    (2) International Maritime Organization Resolution A.688(17) ``Fire 
Test Procedures For Ignitability of Bedding Components.'' Mattresses 
that are tested to this standard may contain polyurethane foam.