---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 143.260"
title: "46"
number: "143.260"
heading: "Fuel shutoff requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/143.260"
---

# §143.260. Fuel shutoff requirements.

- (a) This section does not apply to an excepted towing vessel as defined in [§ 136.110](/cfr/46/136.110.md) of this subchapter.
- (b) To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover.
- (c) The valve must be installed in the fuel piping directly outside of the fuel oil supply tank.
- (d) The valve must be operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed.
- (e) Each remote valve control must be marked in clearly legible letters, at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high, indicating the purpose of the valve and the way to operate it.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.