---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 118.310"
title: "46"
number: "118.310"
heading: "Fire main and hydrants."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/118.310"
---

# §118.310. Fire main and hydrants.

- (a) Except as required by [paragraph (d)](#d) of this section, a vessel must have a sufficient number of fire hydrants to reach any part of the vessel using a single length of firehose.
- (b) Piping, valves, and fittings in a fire main system must comply with [part 119](/cfr/46/part119.md), [subpart G](/cfr/46/subpartG.md) of this subchapter.
- (c) Each fire hydrant must have a valve installed to allow the firehose to be removed while the fire main is under pressure.
- (d) On a vessel carrying more than 600 passengers or with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers, the fire main and hydrants must meet [§ 76.10-10](/cfr/46/76.10-10.md) of this chapter.
- (e) Spanner wrenches must be provided for each fire hydrant required by this regulation. Existing vessels must comply with this requirement by January 18, 2017.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 917, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51351, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48270, July 22, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 917, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 917, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51351, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48270, July 22, 2016]