---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 78.47-17"
title: "46"
number: "78.47-17"
heading: "Fire extinguishing system controls."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/78.47-17"
---

# §78.47-17. Fire extinguishing system controls.


Each control cabinet or space containing valves or manifolds for a fire extinguishing system must be distinctly marked in conspicuous red letters at least 2 inches high: “[CARBON DIOXIDE/STEAM/FOAM/WATER SPRAY/MANUAL SPRINKLING/AUTOMATIC SPRINKLING/CLEAN AGENT—as appropriate] FIRE SYSTEM.”.


## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33877, June 7, 2012]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 6101; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16955, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33877, June 7, 2012]