[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR108.445]
[Page 137]
TITLE 46_SHIPPING
(This book contains parts 90 to 139)
CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
PART 108_DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
Subpart D_Fire Extinguishing Systems
Sec. 108.445 Alarm and means of escape.
(a) Each CO2 system that has a supply of more than 136
kilograms (300 pounds) of CO2, except a system that protects
a tank, must have an alarm that sounds for at least 20 seconds before
the CO2 is released into the space.
(b) Each audible alarm for a CO2 system must have the
CO2 supply for the system as its source of power and must be
in a visible location in the spaces protected.