| | Type Extinguisher Permitted |
Space Protected | Minimum # Required | CG Class | Medium | Minimum Size |
Operating station | 1 | B-I, C-I | Halon CO2 Dry chemical | 2.5 lb. 4 lb. 2 lb. |
Machinery space | 1 Located just outside exit | B-II, C-II | CO2 Dry chemical | 15 lb. 10 lb. |
Open vehicle deck | 1 for every 10 vehicles | B-II | Foam Halon CO2 Dry chemical | 2.5 gal. 10 lb. 15 lb. 10 lb. |
Accommodation space | 1 for each 2,500 sq. ft. or fraction thereof | A-II | Foam Dry chemical | 2.5 gal. 10 lb. |
Galley, pantry, concession stand | 1 | A-II, B-II | Foam Dry chemical | 2.5 gal. 10 lb. |
(6) Means of escape.
(a) All vessels must have at least two avenues of escape from all general areas accessible to the passengers or where the crew may be quartered or normally employed. The avenues must be located so that if one is not available the other may be. At least one of the avenues should be independent of watertight doors.
(b) One vertical means of escape is acceptable where the length of the compartment is less than twelve feet under the following conditions:
(i) There is no source of fire in the space, such as a galley stove or heater and the vertical escape is remote from the engine and fuel tank space; or
(ii) The arrangement is such that the installation of two means of escape does not materially improve the safety of the vessel or those aboard.
(7) Ventilation.
(a) All enclosed spaces within the vessel must be properly vented or ventilated. Where such openings would endanger the vessel under adverse weather conditions, means must be provided to close them.
(b) All crew and passenger space must be adequately ventilated in a manner suitable to the purpose of the space.
(8) Crew and passenger accommodations.
(a) Vessels with crew members living aboard must have suitable accommodations.
(b) Vessels carrying passengers must have fixed seating for the maximum number of passengers permitted, installed as follows:
(i) Spacing that provides for ready escape in case of fire or other casualty.
(ii) Aisles not over fifteen feet long must be not less than twenty-four inches wide.
(iii) Aisles over fifteen feet long must be not less than thirty inches wide.
(iv) Where seats are in rows the distance from seat front to seat front must be not less than thirty inches.
(v) The assistant director may grant special exception to fixed seating spacing requirements if escape over the side can be readily accomplished through windows or other openings in the way of the seats.
(c) Portable or temporary seating may be installed but must be arranged as provided for fixed seating.
(9) Toilet facilities and drinking water.
(a) Vessels must be provided with toilets and wash basins as specified in WAC
296-800-230 unless vessels are used exclusively on short runs of approximately thirty minutes or less.
(b) All toilets and wash basins must be fitted with adequate plumbing. Facilities for men and women must be in separate compartments, except in the case of vessels carrying forty-nine passengers and less, the assistant director may approve other arrangements.
(c) Potable drinking water must be provided for all passengers and crew according to WAC
296-800-23005.
(d) Covered trash containers must be provided in passenger areas.
(10) Rails and guards.
(a) Rails or equivalent protection must be installed near the periphery of all weather decks accessible to passengers and crews. Where space limitations make deck rails impractical for areas designed for crew only, such as at narrow catwalks in the way of deckhouse sides, hand grabs may be substituted.
(b) Rails must consist of evenly spaced courses. The spacing must not be greater than four inches except as provided in WAC 296-115-050 (10)(d). Lower rail courses may not be required if all or part of the space below the upper rail course is fitted with a bulwark, chain link fencing, wire mesh or the equivalent.
(c) On passenger decks of vessels engaged in ferry or excursion type operation, rails must be at least forty-two inches high. The top rail must be pipe, wire, chain, or wood and must withstand at least two hundred pounds of side loading. The space below the top rail must be fitted with bulwarks, chain link fencing, wire mesh, or the equivalent.
(d) On vessels engaged in other than passenger service, the rails must be not less than thirty-six inches high. Where vessels are used in special service, the assistant director may approve other arrangements, but in no case less than thirty inches high.
(e) Suitable storm rails or hand grabs must be installed where necessary in all passageways, at deckhouse sides, and at ladders and hatches where passengers or crew might have normal access.
(f) Suitable covers, guards, or rails must be installed in the way of all exposed and hazardous places such as gears or machinery. (See chapter
296-806 WAC, Machine safety for detailed requirements.)
(11) Machinery installation.
(a) Propulsion machinery.
(i) Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for the propulsion requirements of the hull of the vessel in which it is installed. Installations meeting the requirements of the USCG or USCG-recognized classification society are considered acceptable to the assistant director.
(ii) Installations using gasoline or diesel as a fuel must meet the requirements of applicable USCG standards.
(b) Auxiliary machinery and bilge systems.
(i) All vessels must be provided with a suitable bilge pump, piping, and valves for removing water from the vessel.
(ii) Vessels carrying more than forty-nine passengers must have a power operated bilge pump. The source of power must be independent of the propulsion machinery. Other vessels must have a hand operated bilge pump, but may have a power operated pump if it is operated by an independent power source.
(c) Steering apparatus and miscellaneous systems.
(i) All vessels must be provided with a suitable steering apparatus.
(ii) All vessels must be provided with navigation lights and shapes, whistles, fog horns, and fog bells as required by the USCG rules of navigation.
(iii) All vessels must be equipped with a suitable number of portable battery lights for emergency purposes. There should be at least two, one located at the operating station and the other at the access to the propulsion machinery.
(d) Electrical installations. The electrical installations of all vessels must be at least equal to applicable USCG standards, or as approved by the assistant director.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050, and
49.17.060. WSR 17-16-132, § 296-115-050, filed 8/1/17, effective 9/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060 and 29 C.F.R. 1910 Subpart Z. WSR 14-07-086, § 296-115-050, filed 3/18/14, effective 5/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060,
49.17.210, and
88.04.005. WSR 08-20-123, § 296-115-050, filed 10/1/08, effective 11/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060. WSR 07-03-163, § 296-115-050, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07; WSR 04-14-028, § 296-115-050, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05; WSR 03-18-090, § 296-115-050, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and 1999 c 111. WSR 00-23-100, § 296-115-050, filed 11/21/00, effective 1/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.240, chapters
42.30 and
43.22 RCW. WSR 80-17-014 (Order 80-20), § 296-115-050, filed 11/13/80.]