[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR105.35-5]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 105--COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS DISPENSING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 105.35--Fire Extinguishing Equipment
 
Sec. 105.35-5  Fire pumps.

    (a) All vessels shall be provided with a hand operated portable fire 
pump having a capacity of at least 5 gallons per minute. This fire pump 
shall be equipped with suction and discharge hose suitable for use in 
firefighting. This pump may also serve as a bilge pump.
    (b) A power-driven fire pump shall be installed on each vessel of 
more than 65 feet in length overall.
    (1) The power fire pump shall be self-priming and of such size as to 
discharge an effective stream from a hose connected to the highest 
outlet.
    (2) The minimum capacity of the power fire pump shall be 50 gallons 
per minute at a pressure of not less than 60

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pounds per square inch at the pump outlet. The pump outlet shall be 
fitted with a pressure gage.
    (3) The power fire pump may be driven off a propulsion engine or 
other source of power and shall be connected to the fire main. This pump 
may also be connected to the bilge system so that it can serve as either 
a fire pump or a bilge pump.