---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 108.427"
title: "46"
number: "108.427"
heading: "International shore connection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/108.427"
---

# §108.427. International shore connection.


A fire main system on a unit in international service must have—

- (a) At least one international shore connection that meets ASTM F 1121 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 105.01-3](/cfr/46/105.01-3.md)).
- (b) A cutoff valve and check valve for each connection; and
- (c) **Facilities available enabling the connection to be used on either side of the unit.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35826, July 29, 1991; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58462, Sept. 29, 2000]

### 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.

### Amendments

[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35826, July 29, 1991; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58462, Sept. 29, 2000]