{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-95.16-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 95.16-1","heading":"-1 Application.","body":"(a) “Clean agent” means a halocarbon or inert gas used as a fire extinguishing agent.\n(b) A clean agent extinguishing system must comply with this part. Systems contracted for prior to July 9, 2012, may, as an alternative, comply with 46 CFR 95.16-90.\n(c) Each clean agent system must:\n(1) Be of a total flooding type to protect against Class B and Class C hazards as defined in 46 CFR 95.50-5;\n(2) Address and minimize any hazard to personnel created by the effects of extinguishing agent decomposition products and combustion products, especially the effects of decomposition product hydrogen fluoride (HF), if applicable;\n(3) Be accompanied by an approved manufacturer's design, installation, operation, and maintenance manual;\n(4) Be used only to protect enclosed spaces;\n(5) Not employ electric power for system actuation or controls; and\n(6) Not use any source of power for alarms in protected spaces, other than the extinguishing agent, gas from pilot cylinders, or gas from cylinders specifically provided to power the alarms.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER I—CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS","PART 95—FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT","Subpart 95.16—Fixed Clean Agent Gas Extinguishing Systems, Details"],"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":"f3add15a0521bdd60e369e83710507134af63093548d7237080a684e2838a96e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-95.15-90","next":"us/46-cfr-95.16-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}