46 CFR § 127.640 - Fire-protection requirements.

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title: "46 CFR § 127.640 - Fire-protection requirements."
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title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "127.640"
section_name: "Fire-protection requirements."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_number: "127"
part_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENTS"
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# 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.