[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]



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                            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.