46 CFR § 95.16-50 - Instructions.

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title: "46 CFR § 95.16-50 - Instructions."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "95.16-50"
section_name: "Instructions."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS"
part_number: "95"
part_name: "FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17001, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
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# 95.16-50 Instructions.

(a) Simple, complete operating instructions must be conspicuously located at or near any release station and in the extinguishing agent cylinder storage room.

(b) On a system in which extinguishing agent cylinders are stored outside the protected space, operating instructions must also:

(1) Include a schematic diagram of the system; and

(2) Describe alternate methods of discharging the extinguishing agent into protected spaces should the manual releases or stop valve controls fail to operate.