[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: 46CFR130.460]

[Page 451]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 130--VESSEL CONTROL, AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart D--Automation of Unattended Machinery Spaces
 
Sec. 130.460  Placement of machinery alarms.

    (a) Visible and audible alarms must be installed at the pilothouse 
to indicate the following:
    (1) Loss of power for propulsion control.
    (2) Loss of power to the steering motor or for control of the main 
steering gear.
    (3) Engine-room fire.
    (4) High bilge-level.
    (5) Low lube-oil pressure for each main propulsion engine and each 
prime mover of a generator.
    (6) For each main propulsion engine and each prime mover of a 
generator--
    (i) High lube-oil temperature; and
    (ii) High jacket-water temperature.
    (7) For each reduction gear and each turbocharger with a pressurized 
oil system--
    (i) Low lube-oil pressure; and
    (ii) High lube-oil temperature.
    (8) Loss of normal power for the alarms listed in paragraphs (a)(1) 
through (a)(7) of this section.
    (b) Sensors for the high-bilge-level alarm required by paragraph 
(a)(4) of this section must be installed in--
    (1) Each space below the deepest load waterline that contains pumps, 
motors, or electrical equipment; and
    (2) The compartment that contains the rudder post.
    (c) Centralized displays must be installed in the machinery spaces 
to allow rapid evaluation of each problem detected by the alarms 
required by paragraph (a) of this section. Equipment-mounted gauges or 
meters are acceptable for this purpose, if they are grouped at a central 
site.