46 CFR §182.530
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- (a)On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length, a visual and audible alarm must 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.
- (b)Vessels constructed of wood must, in addition to paragraph (a), provide bilge level alarms in all watertight compartments except small buoyancy chambers.
- (c)A visual indicator must be provided at the operating station to indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating.