§182.530. Bilge high level alarms.
46 C.F.R. § 182.530
On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces:
A space with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load waterline, such as a lazarette;
A machinery space bilge, bilge well, shaft alley bilge, or other spaces subject to flooding from sea water piping within the space; and
A space with a non-watertight closure, such as a space with a non-watertight hatch on the main deck.
Vessels constructed of wood must, in addition to paragraph (a), provide bilge level alarms in all watertight compartments except small buoyancy chambers.
A visual indicator must be provided at the operating station to indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.
Source
Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 986, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.