[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR77.35-5]

[Page 92]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 77_VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT--Table 
of Contents
 
                     Subpart 77.35_Fireman's Outfit
 
Sec.  77.35-5  General.

    (a) All flame safety lamps shall be of an approved type, constructed 
in accordance with subpart 160.016 of subchapter Q (Specifications) of 
this chapter.
    (b) Each self-contained breathing apparatus must be of the pressure-
demand, open-circuit type, approved by the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health (NIOSH), and have at a minimum a 30-minute air supply and a 
full facepiece.
    (c) Flashlights shall be Type II or Type III, constructed and marked 
in accordance with ASTM F 1014 (incorporated by reference, see Sec.  
77.01-3).
    (d) All lifelines shall be of steel or bronze wire rope. Steel wire 
ropes shall be either inherently corrosion resistent, or made so by 
galvanizing or tinning. Each end shall be fitted with a hook with keeper 
having throat opening which can be readily slipped over a \5/8\-inch 
bolt. The total length of the lifeline shall be dependent upon the size 
and arrangement of the vessel, and more than one line may be hooked 
together to achieve the necessary length. No individual length of 
lifeline may be less than 50 feet in length. The assembled lifeline 
shall have a minimum breaking strength of 1,500 pounds.
    (e) All equipment shall be maintained in an operative condition, and 
it shall be the responsibility of the master and chief engineer to 
ascertain that a sufficient number of the crew are familiar with the 
operation of the equipment.
    (f) Boots and gloves shall be of rubber or other electrically 
nonconducting material.
    (g) The helmet shall provided effective protection against impact.
    (h) Protective clothing shall be of material that will protect the 
skin from the heat of fire and burns from scalding steam. The outer 
surface shall be water resistant.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16953, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 67-87, 32 FR 
19181, Dec. 20, 1967; CGD 82-042, 53 FR 17704, May 18, 1988; CGD 86-036, 
57 FR 48325, Oct. 23, 1992; USCG-1999-5151, 64 FR 67181, Dec. 1, 1999]