15 Bilge high level alarms
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15 Bilge high level alarms

  15.1 On a vessel 8 m (26 feet) or more in length, a visual and audible alarm shall be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces:

  • .1 a space with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load waterline, such as a lazarette;

  • .2 a machinery space bilge, bilge well, shaft alley bilge, or other spaces subject to flooding from sea water piping within the space; and

  • .3 a space with a non-watertight closure, such as a space with a non-watertight hatch on the main deck.

  15.2 Vessels constructed of wood shall, in addition to IV/15.1, provide bilge level alarms in all watertight compartments except buoyancy chambers of less than 0.25 m3.

  15.3 A visual indicator shall be provided at the operating station to indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating.

Parent topic: Part C - Bilge Systems
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