---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 132.100"
title: "46"
number: "132.100"
heading: "General; preemptive effect."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/132.100"
---

# §132.100. General; preemptive effect.

- (a) Except as provided by paragraphs [(b)](#b) and [(c)](#c) of this section, each vessel must be equipped with a fire main that complies with this subpart.
- (b) Each vessel of less than 100 gross tons and not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length may have, instead of a fire main that complies with this subpart, a hand-operated pump and a hose capable of providing an effective stream of water to each part of the vessel.
- (c) A garden hose of nominal inside diameter of at least 16 millimeters (5/8-inch) complies with [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section if the hose is—
  - (1) Of good commercial grade and is constructed of an inner rubber tube, plies of braided-fabric reinforcement, and an outer cover made of rubber or equivalent fire-resistant material; and
  - (2) Fitted with a commercial garden-hose nozzle of high-grade bronze or equivalent metal capable of providing a solid stream and a spray pattern.
- (d) Each OSV of at least 6,000 GT ITC (500 GRT if GT ITC is not assigned) must, in addition to complying with the requirements necessary to satisfy § [125.105(a)](/cfr/46/125.105.md?p=a) and [(b)](/cfr/46/125.105.md?p=b) of this subchapter—
  - (1) Have two fire pumps, each capable of delivering water simultaneously from the two highest outlets at a pitot tube pressure of approximately 75 p.s.i.; and
  - (2) Have fire hoses and nozzles that comply with [§ 34.10-10](/cfr/46/34.10-10.md) of this chapter.
- (e) **The regulations in this part have preemptive effect over State or local regulations in the same field.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49348, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended by USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33884, June 7, 2012; USCG-2012-0208, 79 FR 48937, Aug. 18, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49348, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49348, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended by USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33884, June 7, 2012; USCG-2012-0208, 79 FR 48937, Aug. 18, 2014]