46 C.F.R. § 28.250

High water alarms.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 95 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 28.250 (2026)

On a vessel 36 feet (11.8 meters) or more in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces: (a) A space with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load waterline, such as the lazarette; (b) A machinery space bilge, bilge well, shaft alley bilge, or other space subject to flooding from sea water piping within the space; and (c) A space with a non-watertight closure, such as a space with a non-watertight hatch on the main deck.
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