---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 162.161-5"
title: "46"
number: "162.161-5"
heading: "Instruction manual for design, installation, operation, and maintenance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/162.161-5"
---

# §162.161-5. Instruction manual for design, installation, operation, and maintenance.

- (a) The manufacturer must prepare a system instruction manual for design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the system. The manual must be reviewed and accepted by an independent laboratory listed in [46 CFR 162.161-10](/cfr/46/162.161-10.md) and approved by the Coast Guard under [46 CFR 159.005-13](/cfr/46/159.005-13.md).
- (b) The manual must include:
  - (1) The design information as required in the Design Manual as detailed in UL 2166 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 162.161-2](/cfr/46/162.161-2.md)) for halocarbon systems and UL 2127 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 162.161-2](/cfr/46/162.161-2.md)) for inert gas systems;
  - (2) Installation, operation, and maintenance instructions as required in the Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Instruction Manual detailed in UL 2166 for halocarbon systems and UL 2127 for inert gas systems;
  - (3) Identification of the computer program listed or approved by the independent laboratory for designing the system;
  - (4) A sample diagram and calculation for a marine system for a large inspected vessel with several spaces to be protected by the same system;
  - (5) The approval number issued by the Coast Guard for the system under [46 CFR 159.005-13](/cfr/46/159.005-13.md);
  - (6) A parts list with manufacturer's part numbers and a description of each system component;
  - (7) An index of chapters; and
  - (8) **Issue and revision dates for each page.**
- (c) The manufacturer of each system must provide at least one copy of the system manual with each system.

## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33886, June 7, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 4104, 4302; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.