10.5.1 A bilge alarm should be fitted;
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.1 in any watertight compartment containing propulsion
machinery; or
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.2 in any other compartment likely to accumulate
bilge water, i.e. where a skin fitting is present, excluding void
spaces, where the bilge level cannot be readily seen
10.5.2 To prevent pollution, compartments containing
potential pollutants should not be fitted with auto-start bilge pumps.
10.5.3 An auto-start bilge pump serving a clean
compartment where a significant quantity of water could accumulate
unnoticed, should be fitted with an audible alarm at the control position(s).
Should a number of such locations/alarms be present, then visual alarm
indication should also be fitted to enable rapid location of the source
of the alarm.
10.5.4 The alarm should provide an audible warning,
and preferably a visual warning also, at the control position.