1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i3
  4. part 127
  5. subpart F
  6. § 127.640

View all text of Subpart F [§ 127.600 - § 127.650]

§ 127.640 - Fire-protection requirements.

(a) Except as provided in this section, each OSV must comply with the fire-protection provisions of chapter II-2 of SOLAS, 1974, as amended (incorporated by reference, see § 125.180) applicable to passenger vessels carrying more than 36 passengers.

(b) OSVs authorized for carriage of 240 or fewer persons may comply with the fire-protection provisions of chapter II-2 of SOLAS, 1974, as amended, applicable to passenger vessels carrying not more than 36 passengers but need not comply with regulations II-2/21 and II-2/22.

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 3306; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

SOURCE: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49328, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 127.640