(a) Approved fire extinguishing systems must be installed in all lamp and paint lockers, oil rooms, and similar spaces.
(b) A fixed carbon dioxide or clean agent fire extinguishing system complying with 46 CFR subparts 95.15 and 95.16 must be installed for:
(1) Internal combustion engine installations;
(2) Gas turbine installations;
(3) Enclosed spaces containing gasoline engines;
(4) Chemical storerooms;
(5) Any space containing auxiliaries with an aggregate power of 1,000 brake horsepower (b.h.p.) or greater, or their fuel oil units, including purifiers, valves, and manifolds, on vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over; and
(6) Enclosed ventilating systems installed for electric propulsion motors or generators.
(c) On vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over, a fixed carbon dioxide or clean agent fire extinguishing system complying with 46 CFR subparts 95.15 and 95.16 or a foam system complying with 46 CFR subpart 95.17 must be installed for any space containing main or auxiliary oil fired boilers or their associated fuel oil units, valves, or manifolds in the line between the settling tanks and the boilers.
(d) Systems for spaces containing explosives and other dangerous articles or substances must also comply with 46 CFR part 194.
[USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33893, June 7, 2012]