CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER O—CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES (parts 150 to 155) > PART 153—SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS > SUBPART B—Design and Equipment (§153.190 to §153.812) > 153.216—Shower and eyewash fountains.

153.216—Shower and eyewash fountains.

(a) Each non-self-propelled ship must have a fixed or portable shower and eyewash fountain that operates during cargo transfer and meets paragraph (c) of this section.
(b) Each self-propelled ship must have a shower and eyewash fountain that operates at all times and meets paragraph (c) of this section.
(c) The shower and eyewash fountains required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section must—
(1) Operate in any ambient temperature;
(2) Dispense water at a temperature between 0 °C and 40 °C (approx. 32 °F and 104 °F);
(3) Be located on the weatherdeck; and
(4) Be marked “EMERGENCY SHOWER” as described in § 153.955 (c), (d), and (e), so that the marking is visible from work areas in the part of the deck where the cargo containment systems are located.
[CGD 81-101, 52 FR 7781, Mar. 12, 1987]