(a) Each alarm required by § 130.460 of this subpart must be of the self-monitoring type that will both show visibly and sound audibly upon an opening or break in the sensing circuit.
(b) The visible alarm must show until it is manually acknowledged and the condition is corrected.
(c) The audible alarm must sound until it is manually silenced.
(d) No silenced alarm may prevent any other audible alarm from sounding.
(e) Each OSV must be provided with means for testing each visible and audible alarm.
(f) Each OSV must provide battery power for the alarm required by § 130.460(a)(8) of this subpart.
authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Sections 130.140 and 130.400 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905
source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49337, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 130.450