Regulations last checked for updates: Apr 30, 2025

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Mar 17, 2025
§ 113.25-25 - General emergency alarm systems for manned ocean and coastwise barges.

A manned ocean or coastwise barge of more than 100 gross tons, if it is one that operates with the crew divided into watches for steering the vessel, must have an emergency alarm signal installation. The system must:

(a) Have an automatically charged battery as the power source;

(b) Have a manually operated contact maker at the steering station and in the crew accommodation area; and

(c) Must meet the requirements of § 113.25.7 and §§ 113.25-9 through 113.25-20 of this subpart.

authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306,3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2
source: CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15272, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 113.25-25