---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 108.421"
title: "46"
number: "108.421"
heading: "Location of fire pumps and associated equipment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/108.421"
---

# §108.421. Location of fire pumps and associated equipment.


Each fire pump required by [§ 108.415](/cfr/46/108.415.md), and the source of power, controls, sea connections for the fire pump, and booster pumps, if installed, must be installed in locations where, if a fire occurs in an enclosed space, all of the fire pumps on the unit are not made inoperative, except that if compliance with this requirement is impracticable, a gas type extinguishing system may be installed to protect at least one of the fire pumps, its source of power, and controls.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3102, 3306; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted.