§ 27.101 Definitions.
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Title 46 CFR: Shipping › Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › Part 27: TOWING VESSELS › Subpart A: General Provisions for Fire-Protection Measures and Fire-Suppression Equipment on Towing Vessels › § 27.101: § 27.101 Definitions.
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As used in this part—
Accommodation
includes any:
(1) Messroom.
(2) Lounge.
(3) Sitting area.
(4) Recreation room.
(5) Quarters.
(6) Toilet space.
(7) Shower room.
(8) Galley.
(9) Berthing facility.
(10) Clothing-changing room.
Engine room
means the enclosed area where any main-propulsion engine is located. It comprises all deck levels within that area.
Fixed fire-extinguishing system
means:
(1) A carbon dioxide system that satisfies 46 CFR 76.15 and the system labeling requirements in 46 CFR 78.47-9 and 78.47-11 and that is approved by the Commandant; or
(2) A clean-agent system that satisfies 46 CFR 95.16 and is approved by the Commandant; or
(3) A manually-operated water-mist system that satisfies NFPA 750 (incorporated by reference; see § 27.102) and that is approved by the Commandant; or
Fleeting-area
means a separate location where individual barges are moored or assembled to make a tow. The barges are not in transport, but are temporarily marshaled, waiting for pickup by different vessels that will transport them to various destinations. A fleeting-area is a limited geographic area.
Harbor-assist
means docking and undocking ships.
Limited geographic area
means a local area of operation, usually within a single harbor or port. The local Captain of the Port (COTP) determines the definition of local geographic area for each zone.
Operating station
means the principal steering station on the vessel, from which the vessel is normally navigated.
Towing vessel
means a commercial vessel engaged in, or intending to engage in, pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside.
Towing vessel in inland service
means a towing vessel that is not in ocean or coastal service.
Towing vessel in ocean or coastal service
means a towing vessel that operates beyond the baseline of the U.S. territorial sea.
We
means the United States Coast Guard.
Work space
means any area on the vessel where the crew could be present while on duty and performing their assigned tasks
uling alongside.
Towing vessel in inland service
means a towing vessel that is not in ocean or coastal service.
Towing vessel in ocean or coastal service
means a towing vessel that operates beyond the baseline of the U.S. territorial sea.
We
means the United States Coast Guard.
Work space
means any area on the vessel where the crew could be present while on duty and performing their assigned tasks.
You
means the owner of a towing vessel, unless otherwise specified.
[USCG-2000-6931, 69 FR 34069, June 18, 2004, as amended by USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33872, June 7, 2012; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60145, Sept. 30, 2013]
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