{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-108.423","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 108.423","heading":"Fire hydrants and associated equipment.","body":"(a) A fire main system must have enough fire hydrants so that each accessible space may be sprayed with at least two spray patterns of water.\n(b) In a main machinery space, except a shaft alley with no assigned space for stowage of combustibles, each spray pattern of water must be from one length of fire hose and each must be from a separate outlet. In all other spaces at least one spray pattern of water must be from one length of fire hose.\n(c) No outlet on a fire hydrant may point above the horizontal.\n(d) Each fire hydrant must have at least one spanner and at least one fire hose rack or reel.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER I-A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS","PART 108—DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT","Subpart D—Fire Extinguishing Systems"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"49e686804e8018e8f862ec00db9e2d73cdbb01a224c2434b67653df5d9778cbb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-108.421","next":"us/46-cfr-108.425"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}