(a) Each of the following on a unit must have an approved fixed gaseous type extinguishing system:
- (1) Each paint locker, oil room, and similar space.
- (2) Each enclosed space containing internal combustion or gas turbine main propulsion machinery.
- (3) Each enclosed space containing internal combustion machinery with an aggregate power of at least 1000 B.H.P.
- (4) Each enclosed space containing a fuel oil unit, including purifiers, valves, or manifolds for main propulsion machinery or internal combustion machinery with an aggregate power of at least 1000 B.H.P.
- (5) Each enclosed ventilation system for electric motors or generators used for vital services including bilge pumps, fire pumps, or propulsion.
- (b) Each space containing an oil fired boiler, the fuel oil unit or valves for the boiler, or manifolds in the line between the fuel settling tanks and the boiler on a unit must have a fixed gas type, foam, or other approved fire extinguishing system.
[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26008, May 23, 1996]