46 CFR § 118.120 - Equipment installed but not required.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s118.120"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 118.120 - Equipment installed but not required."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "118.120"
section_name: "Equipment installed but not required."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS CARRYING MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS"
part_number: "118"
part_name: "FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 85-080, 61 FR 917, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "118"
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# 118.120 Equipment installed but not required.
(a) Fire extinguishing equipment installed on a vessel in excess of the requirements of §§ 118.400 and 118.500 must be designed, constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner acceptable to the Commandant.
(b) Use of non-approved fire detection systems may be acceptable as excess equipment provided that:
(1) Components are listed and labeled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) as set forth in 29 CFR 1910.7, and are designed, installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with an appropriate industry standard and the manufacturer's specific guidance;
(2) Installation conforms to the requirements of 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter J (Electrical Engineering), especially the hazardous location electrical installation regulations in 46 CFR 111.105; and
(3) Coast Guard plan review is completed for wiring plans.
[USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48270, July 22, 2016]