---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 28.250"
title: "46"
number: "28.250"
heading: "High water alarms."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/28.250"
---

# §28.250. High water alarms.


On a vessel 36 feet (11.8 meters) or more in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces:

- (a) A space with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load waterline, such as the lazarette;
- (b) A machinery space bilge, bilge well, shaft alley bilge, or other space subject to flooding from sea water piping within the space; and
- (c) **A space with a non-watertight closure, such as a space with a non-watertight hatch on the main deck.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3316, 4502, 4505, 4506, 6104, 8103, 10603; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, unless otherwise noted.