--- kind: "range" citation: "46 C.F.R. §§ 97.37-5–97.37-50" title: "46" from: "97.37-5" to: "97.37-50" count: 15 url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/97.37-5..97.37-50" --- # §97.37-5. General alarm bell contact maker. Each general alarm contact maker must be marked in accordance with requirements in subchapter J (Electrical Engineering Regulations) of this chapter. # §97.37-7. General alarm bells. - (a) All general alarm bells shall be identified by red lettering at least 1/2 inch high: - (b) [Reserved] # §97.37-9. Carbon dioxide and clean agent alarms. Each carbon dioxide or clean agent fire extinguishing alarm must be conspicuously marked: “WHEN ALARM SOUNDS VACATE AT ONCE. CARBON DIOXIDE OR CLEAN AGENT BEING RELEASED.”. # §97.37-10. Fire extinguishing system branch lines. - (a) The branch line valves of all fire extinguishing systems shall be plainly and permanently marked indicating the spaces served. - (b) [Reserved] # §97.37-11. Carbon dioxide warning signs. Each entrance to a space storing carbon dioxide cylinders, a space protected by carbon dioxide systems, or any space into which carbon dioxide might migrate must be conspicuously marked as follows: - (a) **Spaces storing carbon dioxide—** “CARBON DIOXIDE GAS CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. VENTILATE THE AREA BEFORE ENTERING. A HIGH CONCENTRATION CAN OCCUR IN THIS AREA AND CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION.”. - (b) **Spaces protected by carbon dioxide—** “CARBON DIOXIDE GAS CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. WHEN ALARM OPERATES OR WINTERGREEN SCENT IS DETECTED, DO NOT ENTER UNTIL VENTILATED. LOCK OUT SYSTEM WHEN SERVICING.” The reference to wintergreen scent may be omitted for carbon dioxide systems not required to have odorizing units and not equipped with such units. - (c) **Spaces into which carbon dioxide might migrate—** “CARBON DIOXIDE GAS CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. DISCHARGE INTO NEARBY SPACE CAN COLLECT HERE. WHEN ALARM OPERATES OR WINTERGREEN SCENT IS DETECTED VACATE IMMEDIATELY.” The reference to wintergreen scent may be omitted for carbon dioxide systems not required to have odorizing units and not equipped with such units. # §97.37-13. Fire extinguishing system controls. The control cabinets or spaces containing valves or manifolds for the various fire extinguishing systems must be distinctly marked in conspicuous red letters at least 2 inches high: “[STEAM/CARBON DIOXIDE/CLEAN AGENT/FOAM/WATER SPRAY—as appropriate] FIRE APPARATUS.”. # §97.37-15. Fire hose stations. - (a) Each fire hydrant shall be identified in red letters and figures at least two inches high “FIRE STATION NO. 1,” “2,” “3,” etc. Where the hose is not stowed in the open or behind glass so as to be readily seen, this identification shall be so placed as to be readily seen from a distance. - (b) [Reserved] # §97.37-20. Self-contained breathing apparatus. - (a) Lockers or spaces containing self-contained breathing apparatus shall be marked “SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.” - (b) [Reserved] # §97.37-23. Hand portable fire extinguishers. - (a) Each hand portable fire extinguisher shall be marked with a number and the location where stowed shall be marked with a corresponding number at least 1/2 inch high. Where only one type and size of hand portable fire extinguisher is carried, the numbering may be omitted. - (b) [Reserved] # §97.37-25. Emergency lights. - (a) All emergency lights shall be marked with a letter “E” at least 1/2 inch high. - (b) [Reserved] # §97.37-33. Instructions for changing steering gear. - (a) Instructions in at least 1/2 inch letters and figures shall be posted in the steering engine room, relating in order, the different steps to be taken in changing to the emergency steering gear. Each clutch, gear, wheel, lever, valve, or switch which is used during the changeover shall be numbered or lettered on a metal plate or painted so that the markings can be recognized at a reasonable distance. The instructions shall indicate each clutch or pin to be “in” or “out” and each valve or switch which is to be “opened” or “closed” in shifting to any means of steering for which the vessel is equipped. Instructions shall be included to line up all steering wheels and rudder amidship before changing gears. - (b) [Reserved] # §97.37-35. Rudder orders. - (a) At all steering stations, there shall be installed a suitable notice on the wheel or device or in such other position as to be directly in the helmsman's line of vision, to indicate the direction in which the wheel or device must be turned for “right rudder” and for “left rudder.” - (b) [Reserved] # §97.37-42. Markings for lifesaving appliances, instructions to passengers, and stowage locations. Lifesaving appliances, instructions to passengers, and stowage locations must be marked in accordance with subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter. # §97.37-47. Portable magazine chests. - (a) Portable magazine chests shall be marked in letters at least 3 inches high: - (b) [Reserved] # §97.37-50. Ventilation alarm failure. - (a) The alarm required by [§ 92.15-10(d)(4)](/cfr/46/92.15-10.md?p=d-4) of this subchapter, which indicates the loss of required ventilation in spaces specially suitable for vehicles, shall be marked with a conspicuous sign in at least 1/4-inch letters “VENTILATION FAILURE IN VEHICULAR SPACE.” - (b) [Reserved]