[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: 46CFR28.315]

[Page 342]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 28_REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS
--Table of Contents
 
Subpart D_Requirements for Vessels Which Have Their Keel Laid or Are at 
 
Sec. 28.315  Fire pumps, fire mains, fire hydrants, and fire hoses.

    (a) Each vessel 36 feet (11.8 meters) or more in length must be 
equipped with a self-priming, power driven fire pump connected to a 
fixed piping system.
    (1) A fire pump on a vessel 79 feet (24 meters) or more in length 
must be capable of delivering water simultaneously from the two highest 
hydrants, or from both branches of the fitting if the highest hydrant 
has a siamese fitting, at a pitot tube pressure of at least 50 psi 
(0.345 Newtons per square millimeter) and a flow rate of at least 80 gpm 
(303 liters per minute).
    (2) Each vessel with a power driven fire pump must be equipped to 
permit energizing the fire main from the operating station and from the 
pump.
    (b) Fire main, hydrants, hoses and nozzles.
    (1) A vessel required to have a fixed fire main system must have a 
sufficient number of fire hydrants to reach any part of the vessel using 
a single length of fire hose.
    (2) A fire hose must be connected to each fire hydrant at all times 
the vessel is operating.
    (3) A fire hose on a vessel less than 79 feet (24 meters) in length 
must be at least \5/8\ inch (16 millimeters) nominal diameter, be of 
good commercial grade and be fitted with a nozzle of corrosion resistant 
material capable of providing a solid stream and a spray pattern.
    (4) A fire hose on a vessel 79 feet (24 meters) or more in length 
must be lined commercial fire hose and be fitted with a nozzle made of 
corrosion resistant material capable of providing a solid stream and a 
spray pattern.