[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: 46CFR194.10-30]

[Page 387]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 194_HANDLING, USE, AND CONTROL OF EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS 
MATERIALS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart 194.10_Magazines
 
Sec. 194.10-30  Magazine sprinklers.

    (a) Sprinkler system required. (1) A manual control, hydraulic 
control, or automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in each 
magazine or magazine group. The control valve shall generally be in 
accordance with Specification MIL-V-17501 insofar as materials and test 
fittings are concerned. All systems shall be remotely operable from a 
control station on the freeboard deck and manually operable at the 
control valve location.
    (2) Where automatic systems are installed sprinkler heads shall be 
of the open head design so as to permit either manual or automatic 
operation.
    (3) Sprinkler systems shall be designed in accordance with the 
requirements of part 76 of Subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this 
chapter. Minimum total system capacity shall be based on 0.8 gallon per 
minute per square foot of overhead area.
    (4) The normally required fire pumps may be used for magazine 
sprinkling purposes. However, the use of the magazine sprinkling system 
shall not interfere with the simultaneous use of the fire main system.
    (b) Magazine vans. (1) A manual control sprinkler system shall be 
installed in each magazine van. The system shall be connected to the 
nearest fire main outlet by jumper hose. The hose shall be protected 
from physical damage by a grating or similar arrangement. The fire 
station valve shall serve as the sprinkler control valve.
    (2) Sprinkler systems shall be designed in accordance with the 
requirements of part 76 of Subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this 
chapter, except that the system capacity shall be sufficient to provide 
a coverage of 0.4 gallon per minute per square foot of overhead area.

[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1151, Jan. 27, 1968, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 
4783, Feb. 3, 1983]