---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 130.470"
title: "46"
number: "130.470"
heading: "Fire alarms."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/130.470"
---

# §130.470. Fire alarms.

- (a) Each fire detector and control unit must be of a type specifically approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG).
- (b) No fire-alarm circuit for the engine room may contain a fire detector for any other space.
- (c) The number and placement of fire detectors must be approved by the cognizant OCMI.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49337, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49235, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59782, Oct. 1, 2012]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Sections 130.140 and 130.400 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49337, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49337, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49235, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59782, Oct. 1, 2012]