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Title 46 → Chapter I → Subchapter K → Part 121
PART 121—VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
§121.100 General requirement.
§121.115 Applicability to existing vessels.
§121.200 General.
§121.300 Ground tackle and mooring lines.
§121.402 Compasses.
§121.404 Radars.
§121.410 Electronic position fixing devices.
§121.420 Charts and nautical publications.
§121.502 Requirements of the Federal Communications Commission.
§121.506 Emergency broadcast placard.
§121.510 Recommended emergency broadcast instructions.
§121.602 Internal communications systems.
§121.610 Public address systems.
§121.620 Propulsion engine control systems.
§121.702 Pollution prevention equipment and procedures.
§121.704 Marine sanitation devices.
§121.710 First-aid kits.
Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 933, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
(a) An existing vessel need not comply with §§121.402(c), 121.404, 121.410, and 121.602 of this part unless the cognizant OCMI specifically requires compliance due to the route or service of the vessel.
(b) An existing vessel need not comply with the requirements of §121.610 of this part until March 11, 2001, or 10 years after its keel was laid or the vessel was at a similar stage of construction, whichever is later.
(c) An existing vessel need not comply with the requirements of §121.710 of this part until March 11, 1997.
Cooking and heating equipment must be suitable for marine use. Equipment designed and installed in accordance with American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) A-3, “Recommended Practices and Standards Covering Galley Stoves,” and A-7, “Recommended Practices and Standards Covering Boat Heating Systems,” or with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 302, “Pleasure and Commercial Motor Craft,” complies with this requirement, except as restricted by §121.202 of this part.
(b) Fireplaces or other space heating equipment with open flames are prohibited on all vessels.
(c) Vessels permitted to use liquefied and non-liquefied gases as cooking fuels by 46 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 147 must meet the requirements of §121.240. The use of these fuels for cooking, heating, and lighting on ferry vessels is prohibited by part 147 in subchapter N of this chapter.
(c) Cooking systems using Chapter 6 of NFPA 302 as the standard must meet the following additional requirements.
(2) LPG or CNG must be odorized in accordance with ABYC A-1, appendix 4, or A-22, appendix 4, respectively;
(3) The marking and mounting of LPG cylinders must be in accordance with ABYC A-1, appendix 7; and
(4) LPG cylinders must be of the vapor withdrawal type as specified in ABYC A-1, section 1.7.
(d) Continuous pilot lights or automatic glow plugs are prohibited for an LPG or CNG installation using ABYC A-1 or A-22 as the standard.
(1) The storage or use of CNG containers within the accommodation area, machinery spaces, bilges, or other enclosed spaces is prohibited:
(2) CNG cylinders, regulating equipment, and safety equipment must meet the installation, stowage, and testing requirements of paragraph 6-5.12 of NFPA 302; and
(f) If the fuel supply line of an LPG or CNG system enters an enclosed space on the vessel, a remote shut off valve must be installed that can be operated from a position adjacent to the appliance. The valve must be located between the fuel tank and the point where the fuel supply line enters the enclosed portion of the vessel. A power operated valve installed to meet this requirement must be of a type that will fail closed.
(1) The storage locker or housing access opening need not be in the top; and
(h) The following variances from NFPA 302 are allowed.
(1) The storage locker or housing for CNG tank installations need not be above the waterline as required by paragraph 6-5.12.1.1(a); and
Note to §121.240: The ABYC and NFPA standards referenced in this section require the posting if placards containing safety precautions for gas cooking systems.
[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 933, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51352, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58463, Sept. 29, 2000; USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58283, Sept. 29, 2014]
(2) A non-self-propelled vessel; and
(a) Except as allowed by paragraph (b) of this section, all self-propelled vessels must be fitted with a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) type accepted general marine radar system for surface navigation with a radar screen mounted at the primary operating station.
(b) The following vessels are not required to carry a radar:
(1) A ferry that operates on a rivers route within one mile of land; and
(2) A vessel operated on a short restricted route, when the cognizant OCMI has determined that a radar is not necessary due to the vessel's route and local weather conditions.
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and Electronic Position Indicating Radiobeacon (EPIRB) installations, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the FCC, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80.
The following emergency broadcast instructions, when placed on a placard, will satisfy the requirement contained in §121.506 for an emergency broadcast placard:
[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 933, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by USCG-2010;-0759, 75 FR 60003, Sept. 29, 2010]
(a) A vessel equipped with pilothouse control must have a fixed means of two-way communications from the operating station to the location where the means of controlling the propulsion machinery, required by §121.620(a), is located. Twin screw vessels with pilothouse control for both engines are not required to have a fixed communications system.
(b) A vessel equipped with auxiliary means of steering, required by §119.600 of this chapter, must have a fixed means of two-way communications from the operating station to the location where the auxiliary means of steering is controlled.
(a) Except as noted in paragraph (d) below, each vessel must be equipped with a public address system.
(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, a vessel must have a reliable means for shutting down a propulsion engine, at the main pilot house control station, which is independent of the engine's speed control.
(d) All microprocessor or computer based systems must meet the requirements of part 62 in subchapter F of this chapter.
[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 933, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 20556, May 7, 1996]
[CGD 85-080, 62 FR 51352, Sept. 30, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 64306, Dec. 5, 1997]