[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: 46CFR181.420]

[Page 266-267]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 181_FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart D_Fixed Fire Extinguishing and Detecting Systems
 
Sec. 181.420  Pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing systems.

    (a) A pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system must:
    (1) Be approved by the Commandant;

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    (2) Be capable of manual actuation from outside the space in 
addition to automatic actuation by a heat detector;
    (3) Automatically shut down all power ventilation systems and all 
engines that draw intake air from within the protected space; and
    (4) Be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
    (b) A vessel on which a pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing 
system is installed must have the following equipment at the operating 
station:
    (1) A light to indicate discharge;
    (2) An audible alarm that sounds upon discharge; and
    (3) A means to reset devices used to automatically shut down 
ventilation systems and engines as required by paragraph (a)(3) of this 
section.
    (c) Only one pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system is 
allowed to be installed in each space protected by such a system.