---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s153.216"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 153.216 - Shower and eyewash fountains."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "153.216"section_name: "Shower and eyewash fountains."chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "O"subchapter_name: "CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES"part_number: "153"part_name: "SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b)."regulatory_source: "CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "153"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s153.216
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
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Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Authority
46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153... 46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b).
# 153.216 Shower and eyewash fountains.(a) Each non-self-propelled ship must have a fixed or portable shower and eyewash fountain that operates during cargo transfer and meets paragraph (c) of this section.(b) Each self-propelled ship must have a shower and eyewash fountain that operates at all times and meets paragraph (c) of this section.(c) The shower and eyewash fountains required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section must—(1) Operate in any ambient temperature;(2) Dispense water at a temperature between 0 °C and 40 °C (approx. 32 °F and 104 °F);(3) Be located on the weatherdeck; and(4) Be marked “EMERGENCY SHOWER” as described in § 153.955 (c), (d), and (e), so that the marking is visible from work areas in the part of the deck where the cargo containment systems are located.[CGD 81-101, 52 FR 7781, Mar. 12, 1987]