---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 119.520"
title: "46"
number: "119.520"
heading: "Bilge pumps."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/119.520"
---

# §119.520. Bilge pumps.

- (a) Each vessel must be provided with bilge pumps in accordance with [§ 56.50-55](/cfr/46/56.50-55.md) in subchapter F of this chapter, with the following exceptions:
  - (1) Note 1 in Table 56.50-55(a) is not applicable and should be disregarded; and
  - (2) A non-self-propelled vessel must comply with [§ 56.50-55(a)](/cfr/46/56.50-55.md?p=a) in subchapter F of this chapter instead of [§ 56.50-55(b)](/cfr/46/56.50-55.md?p=b).
- (b) In addition to the requirements of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length must have a portable hand bilge pump that must be:
  - (1) Capable of pumping water, but not necessarily simultaneously, from all watertight compartments; and
  - (2) Provided with suitable suction and discharge hoses capable of reaching the bilges of each watertight compartment, and discharging overboard.
- (c) A second power pump is an acceptable alternative to a hand pump if it is supplied by a source independent of the first power bilge pump.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 922, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.