Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 13, 2026

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Jan 15, 2026
§ 154.1130 - Sections.

(a) If a water spray system is divided into sections, each section must at least include the entire deck area bounded by the length of a cargo tank and the full beam of the vessel.

(b) If a water spray system is divided into sections, the control valves must be at a single manifold that is aft of the cargo area.

authority: 46 U.S.C. 3703,9101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
source: CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 154.1130