ยง 56. Fire pump. Every public vessel permitted by her certificate to
carry one hundred passengers or more, shall be provided with a fire pump
or other equivalent apparatus for throwing water, the same to be at all
times during the navigation of such vessel, kept ready for immediate
use, having hose of suitable size and sufficient strength to stand a
pressure of at least seventy-five pounds to the square inch, and of a
length to be specified by the inspector. The inspector may require the
installation of an approved fixed fire extinguishing system as defined
in subdivision five of section sixty-seven in lieu of, or in addition
to, the fire pump required by this section.
Structure New York Laws
50 - Owners to Notify Inspector and Apply for Inspection.
54 - Construction Against Fire.
55 - Stairways and Passageways.
57 - Identification Number of Vessel.
58-A - Unauthorized Boarding of Vessels.
59 - Manning of Public Vessels.
60 - Inability to Provide Licensed Officer.
61 - Repairs and Modifications.
62 - Loss of Life by Misconduct of Officers.
63 - Certificate of Inspection.
64-A - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses.
65 - Fees for Vessel Inspections and for the Issuance of Licenses.
66 - Inflammable or Explosive Articles Prohibited.