[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: 46CFR193.10-15]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 193_FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart 193.10_Fire Main System, Details
 
Sec. 193.10-15  Piping.

    (a) All piping, valves, and fittings, shall meet the applicable 
requirements of Subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.
    (b) All distribution cut-off valves shall be marked as required by 
Sec. 196.37-10 of this subchapter.
    (c) For vessels on an international voyage, the diameter of the fire 
main shall be sufficient for the effective distribution of the maximum 
required discharge from two fire pumps operating simultaneously. This 
requirement is in addition to Sec. 193.10-5(c). The discharge of this 
quantity of water through hoses and nozzles at a sufficient number of 
adjacent hydrants must be at a minimum Pitot tube pressure of 50 pounds 
per square inch.

[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1145, Jan. 27, 1968, as amended by CGD 75-031, 40 FR 
48349, Oct. 15, 1975]