33 CFR § 149.640 - What are the requirements for fire protection systems?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s149.640"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 149.640 - What are the requirements for fire protection systems?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "149.640"
section_name: "What are the requirements for fire protection systems?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "NN"
subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
part_number: "149"
part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "149"
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# 149.640 What are the requirements for fire protection systems?
Manned deepwater ports built after January 1, 2004, and manned deepwater ports that undergo major conversions, must comply with the requirements for structural fire protection outlined in this part.
[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39180, July 1, 2013]