---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 153.216"
title: "46"
number: "153.216"
heading: "Shower and eyewash fountains."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/153.216"
---

# §153.216. Shower and eyewash fountains.

- (a) Each non-self-propelled ship must have a fixed or portable shower and eyewash fountain that operates during cargo transfer and meets [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.
- (b) Each self-propelled ship must have a shower and eyewash fountain that operates at all times and meets [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.
- (c) **The shower and eyewash fountains required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section must—**
  - (1) Operate in any ambient temperature;
  - (2) **Dispense water at a temperature between 0 °C and 40 °C (approx.** 32 °F and 104 °F);
  - (3) Be located on the weatherdeck; and
  - (4) Be marked “EMERGENCY SHOWER” as described in § [153.955 (c)](/cfr/46/153.955.md?p=c), [(d)](/cfr/46/153.955.md?p=d), and [(e)](/cfr/46/153.955.md?p=e), so that the marking is visible from work areas in the part of the deck where the cargo containment systems are located.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 81-101, 52 FR 7781, Mar. 12, 1987]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b).

### Source

Source: CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 81-101, 52 FR 7781, Mar. 12, 1987]