---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 108.459"
title: "46"
number: "108.459"
heading: "Number and location of outlets."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/108.459"
---

# §108.459. Number and location of outlets.

- (a) A foam extinguishing system in a space must have enough outlets to spread a layer of foam of uniform thickness over the deck or bilge areas of the space.
- (b) A foam extinguishing system in a space that has a boiler on a flat that is open to or can drain into a lower portion of the space must have enough outlets to spread a layer of foam of uniform thickness over the—
  - (1) Flat; and
  - (2) **Deck or bilge areas of the space.**
- (c) A foam extinguishing system for a tank must have enough outlets to spread a layer of foam of uniform thickness over the surface of the liquid in the tank.

## 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.