{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-119.530","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 119.530","heading":"Bilge high level alarms.","body":"(a) Each vessel must be provided with a visual and audible alarm at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces:\n(1) A space with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load waterline, such as a lazarette;\n(2) A machinery space bilge, bilge well, shaft alley bilge, or other spaces subject to flooding from sea water piping within the space; and\n(3) A space with a non-watertight closure , such as a space with a non-watertight hatch on the main deck.\n(b) A visual indicator must be provided at the operating station to indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER K—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS CARRYING MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS","PART 119—MACHINERY INSTALLATION","Subpart E—Bilge and Ballast 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":"f24d07750eb2562b6c9ed6e1c30acff6599d6017df8f3e1641519b673928723d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-119.520","next":"us/46-cfr-119.540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}