[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: 46CFR181.320]

[Page 261]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 181_FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart C_Fire Main System
 
Sec. 181.320  Fire hoses and nozzles.

    (a) A fire hose with a nozzle must be attached to each fire hydrant 
at all times. For fire hydrants located on open decks or cargo decks, 
where no protection is provided, hoses may be temporarily removed during 
heavy weather or cargo handling operations, respectively. Hoses so 
removed must be stored in nearby accessible locations.
    (b) On a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length 
carrying more than 49 passengers, and on a vessel of more than 19.8 
meters (65 feet) in length, each hose must:
    (1) Be lined commercial fire hose that conforms to Underwriters 
Laboratory (UL) 19 ``Lined Fire Hose and Hose Assemblies,'' or hose that 
is listed and labeled by an independent laboratory recognized by the 
Commandant as being equivalent in performance;.
    (2) Be 15.25 meters (50 feet) in length and 40 millimeters (1.5 
inches) in diameter; and
    (3) Have fittings of brass or other suitable corrosion-resistant 
material that comply with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 
1963 ``Standard for Fire Hose Connections,'' or other standard specified 
by the Commandant.
    (c) Each fire hose on a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 
feet) in length carrying not more than 49 passengers must:
    (1) Comply with paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(3) of this section or be 
garden type hose of not less than 16 millimeters (0.625 inches) nominal 
inside diameter;
    (2) Be of one piece not less than 7.6 meters (25 feet) and not more 
than 15.25 meters (50 feet) in length; and
    (3) If of the garden type, be of a good commercial grade constructed 
of an inner rubber tube, plies of braided fabric reinforcement, and an 
outer cover of rubber or equivalent material, and of sufficient strength 
to withstand the maximum pressure that can be produced by the fire pump. 
All fittings on the hose must be of suitable corrosion-resistant 
material.
    (d) Each nozzle must be of corrosion-resistant material and be 
capable of being changed between a solid stream and a spray pattern. A 
nozzle on a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length 
carrying more than 49 passengers, and on a vessel of more than 19.8 
meters (65 feet) in length, must:
    (1) Be of a type approved in accordance with approval series 
162.027; or
    (2) Be of a type recognized by the Commandant as being equivalent in 
performance.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 982, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 20557, May 7, 1996; 61 FR 
24464, May 15, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51358, Sept. 30, 1997]