CFR > 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 (parts 114 to 123) > PART 120—ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION > SUBPART E—Miscellaneous Systems and Requirements (§120.520 to §120.550) > 120.550—General alarm systems.

120.550—General alarm systems.

(a) All vessels with overnight accommodations must be equipped with a general alarm system.
(b) A vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers must have a general alarm that meets the requirements of § 113.25 in subchapter J of this chapter.
(c) The public address system required by § 121.610 of this chapter may be used to sound the general alarm signal.