[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR28.240]

[Page 344-345]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 28_REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS--Table 
 
 Subpart C_Requirements for Documented Vessels That Operate Beyond the 
 Boundary Lines or With More Than 16 Individuals On Board, or for Fish 
              Tender Vessels Engaged in the Aleutian Trade
 
Sec. 28.240  General alarm system.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, each vessel 
with an accommodation space or a work space which is not adjacent to the 
operating station, must have an audible general alarm system with a 
contact-maker at the operating station suitable for notifying 
individuals on board in the event of an emergency.
    (b) The general alarm system must be capable of notifying an 
individual in any accommodation space or work space where they may 
normally be employed.
    (c) In a work space where background noise makes a general alarm 
system

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difficult to hear, a flashing red light must also be installed.
    (d) Each general alarm bell and flashing red light must be 
identified with red lettering at least \1/2\ inch (13 millimeters) high 
as follows:

                                Attention

    General Alarm--When Alarm Sounds Go to Your Station.

    (e) A general alarm system must be tested prior to operation of the 
vessel and at least once each week thereafter.
    (f) A public address system or other means of alerting all 
individuals on board may be used in lieu of a general alarm system 
provided it complies with paragraphs (b), (c), and (e) of this section 
and can be activated from the operating station.

[CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, as amended by CGD 95-012, 60 FR 
48048, Sept. 18, 1995]