(a) Smoke accumulators must be located overhead in each compartment. Where liable to physical damage, the accumulators and piping must be suitably protected.
(b) No spot on the overhead of a protected space may be more than 40 feet from an accumulator.
(c) Accumulators must not be located closer to the opening of a ventilator than three times the diameter or equivalent diameter of the opening.
[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16940, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48259, July 22, 2016]
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
source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16940, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 76.33-10