---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s169.559"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 169.559 - Fire pumps."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "169.559"section_name: "Fire pumps."chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "R"subchapter_name: "NAUTICAL SCHOOLS"part_number: "169"part_name: "SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507."regulatory_source: "CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "169"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s169.559
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Authority
33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued unde... 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.
# 169.559 Fire pumps.(a) Each sailing school vessel must be equipped with fire pumps as required in Table 169.559(a).Table 169.559(**a**)—Fire Pumps| Length | Exposed and partially protected water service | Protected water service || --- | --- | --- || 65 feet but less than 90 feet | 1 | 0 || 90 feet but less than 120 feet | 1 | 1 || 120 feet or greater | 2 | 1 || May be driven off a propulsion engine and may be used as a bilge pump. | | || Must be driven by a source of power independent of the propulsion engine and may be used as a bilge pump. | | || One pump may be driven off a propulsion unit and one pump may be used as a bilge pump. Pumps must be located in separate spaces. | | |(b) Fire pump capacity must be in accordance with the following:| Vessel length | Minimum capacity || --- | --- || Less than 90 ft | 5.5 m/hr (25 gpm). || 90 feet but less than 120 ft | 11.0 m/hr (50 gpm). || Greater than 120 ft | 14.3 m/hr (66.6 gpm). |(c) Each fire pump must be fitted with a pressure gage on the discharge side of the pump.(d) Each vessel must have a hand operated portable fire pump having a capacity of at least 1.1 m<sup>3</sup>/hr (5 gpm). This pump must be equipped with suction and discharge hose suitable for use in firefighting.