[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: 46CFR193.05-10]

[Page 370]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 193_FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart 193.05_Fire Detecting and Extinguishing Equipment, Where 
                                Required
 
Sec. 193.05-10  Fixed fire extinguishing systems.

    (a) Approved fire extinguishing systems shall be installed in those 
locations delineated in this section.
    (b) A fixed carbon dioxide or other approved system shall be 
installed in all lamp and paint lockers, oil rooms, and similar spaces.
    (c) Fire extinguishing systems shall be provided for internal 
combustion engine installations in accordance with the following:
    (1) Enclosed spaces containing gasoline engines shall have fixed 
carbon dioxide systems.
    (2) If a fire extinguishing system is installed to protect an 
internal combustion or gas turbine installation, the system shall be of 
the carbon dioxide type.
    (3) On vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over, a fixed carbon dioxide 
system shall be installed in all spaces containing internal combustion 
or gas turbine main propulsion machinery, auxiliaries with an aggregate 
power of 1,000 b. hp. or greater, or their fuel oil units, including 
purifiers, valves, and manifolds.
    (d) A fixed carbon dioxide system shall be installed in all chemical 
storerooms.
    (e) On vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over, a fixed carbon dioxide, 
or foam system shall be installed in all spaces containing oil fired 
boilers, either main or auxiliary, or their fuel oil units, valves, or 
manifolds in the line between the settling tanks and the boilers. The 
arrangement and details of the foam system shall be as set forth in part 
95 of Subchapter I (Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels) of this chapter.
    (f) Where an enclosed ventilating system is installed for electric 
propulsion motors or generators, a fixed carbon dioxide extinguishing 
system shall be installed in such system.
    (g) The arrangements and details of the fixed carbon dioxide 
extinguishing systems shall be as set forth in subpart 193.15.
    (h) Additional specific requirements for fire extinguishing systems 
for spaces containing explosives and other dangerous articles or 
substances are in part 194 of this subchapter.