§ 56 — Fire pump

§ 56. Fire pump. Every public vessel permitted by her certificate to\ncarry one hundred passengers or more, shall be provided with a fire pump\nor other equivalent apparatus for throwing water, the same to be at all\ntimes during the navigation of such vessel, kept ready for immediate\nuse, having hose of suitable size and sufficient strength to stand a\npressure of at least seventy-five pounds to the square inch, and of a\nlength to be specified by the inspector. The inspector may require the\ninstallation of an approved fixed fire extinguishing system as defined\nin subdivision five of section sixty-seven in lieu of, or in addition\nto, the fire pump required by this section.\n