46 CFR § 132.100 - General; preemptive effect.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s132.100"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 132.100 - General; preemptive effect."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "132.100"
section_name: "General; preemptive effect."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS"
part_number: "132"
part_name: "FIRE-PROTECTION EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49348, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "132"
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# 132.100 General; preemptive effect.

(a) Except as provided by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, each vessel must be equipped with a fire main that complies with this subpart.

(b) Each vessel of less than 100 gross tons and not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length may have, instead of a fire main that complies with this subpart, a hand-operated pump and a hose capable of providing an effective stream of water to each part of the vessel.

(c) A garden hose of nominal inside diameter of at least 16 millimeters (5/8-inch) complies with paragraph (b) of this section if the hose is—

(1) Of good commercial grade and is constructed of an inner rubber tube, plies of braided-fabric reinforcement, and an outer cover made of rubber or equivalent fire-resistant material; and

(2) Fitted with a commercial garden-hose nozzle of high-grade bronze or equivalent metal capable of providing a solid stream and a spray pattern.

(d) Each OSV of at least 6,000 GT ITC (500 GRT if GT ITC is not assigned) must, in addition to complying with the requirements necessary to satisfy § 125.105(a) and (b) of this subchapter—

(1) Have two fire pumps, each capable of delivering water simultaneously from the two highest outlets at a pitot tube pressure of approximately 75 p.s.i.; and

(2) Have fire hoses and nozzles that comply with § 34.10-10 of this chapter.

(e) The regulations in this part have preemptive effect over State or local regulations in the same field.

[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49348, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended by USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33884, June 7, 2012; USCG-2012-0208, 79 FR 48937, Aug. 18, 2014]