[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR25.45-1]

[Page 310]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 25_REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart 25.45_Cooking, Heating, and Lighting Systems
 
Sec. 25.45-1  Heating and lighting systems on vessels carrying passengers 
for hire.


    (a) No fuel may be used in any heating or lighting system on any 
vessel carrying passengers for hire without the approval of Commandant 
(G-MSE), except--
    (1) Alcohol, solid,
    (2) Alcohol, liquid, combustible,
    (3) Fuel oil, No. 1, No. 2, or No. 3,
    (4) Kerosene,
    (5) Wood or,
    (6) Coal.
    (b) Heating and lighting systems using alcohol must meet the 
following requirements:
    (1) Containers of solidified alcohol must be properly secured to a 
fixed base.
    (2) Fluid alcohol burners, where wet priming is used, must have--
    (i) A catch pan of not less than \3/4\'' depth secured inside the 
frame of the stove; or
    (ii) The metal protection under the stove flanged up at least \3/
4\'' to form a pan.
    (c) Heating and lighting systems using kerosene or fuel oil must 
meet the following requirements:
    (1) Where wet priming is used, each system must have--
    (i) A catch pan of not less than \3/4\'' depth secured inside the 
frame of the stove; or
    (ii) The metal protection under the stove flanged up at least \3/
4\'' to form a pan.
    (2) Fuel tanks must be--
    (i) Separated from the stove that they serve;
    (ii) Mounted in a location open to the atmosphere or mounted inside 
a compartment that is vented to the atmosphere; and
    (iii) Fitted with an outside fill and vent.
    (d) Heating systems using wood or coal installed after August 9, 
1989, shall be installed in accordance with the guidelines in chapter 6 
of NFPA 302.

[CGD 83-013, 54 FR 6402, Feb. 10, 1989 and CGD 83-013, 55 FR 3959, Feb. 
6, 1990; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50461, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 
50726, Sept. 27, 1996]