[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: 46CFR27.201]

[Page 317]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 27_TOWING VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart B_Fire-Protection Measures for Towing Vessels
 
Sec. 27.201  What are the requirements for general alarms on towing vessels?


    (a) You must ensure that your vessel is fitted with a general alarm 
that:
    (1) Has a contact-maker at the operating station that can notify 
persons on board in the event of an emergency.
    (2) Is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work 
space, and the engine room.
    (3) Has installed, in the engine room and any other area where 
background noise makes a general alarm hard to hear, a supplemental 
flashing red light that is identified with a sign that reads:

Attention General Alarm--When Alarm Sounds or Flashes Go to Your 
Station.

    (4) Is tested at least once each week.
    (b) You or the operator may use a public-address (PA) system or 
other means of alerting all persons on your towing vessel instead of a 
general alarm, if the system--
    (1) Is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work 
space, and the engine room;
    (2) Is tested at least once each week;
    (3) Can be activated from the operating station; and
    (4) Complies with paragraph (a)(3) of this section.