[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: 46CFR182.530]

[Page 284]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 182_MACHINERY INSTALLATION--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart E_Bilge and Ballast Systems
 
Sec. 182.530  Bilge high level alarms.

    (a) On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length, a visual 
and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate 
a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces:
    (1) A space with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load 
waterline, such as a lazarette;
    (2) A machinery space bilge, bilge well, shaft alley bilge, or other 
spaces subject to flooding from sea water piping within the space; and
    (3) A space with a non-watertight closure, such as a space with a 
non-watertight hatch on the main deck.
    (b) Vessels constructed of wood must, in addition to paragraph (a), 
provide bilge level alarms in all watertight compartments except small 
buoyancy chambers.
    (c) A visual indicator must be provided at the operating station to 
indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating.