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-7 -7 Alarms

The exact 46 CFR §63.15-7 text, rendered cleanly with its subsection structure — plus how this rule shows up on the exam.

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(a) An audible alarm must automatically sound when a flame safety system shutdown occurs. A visible indicator must indicate that the shutdown was caused by the flame safety system.

Section 63.15-7 — full text

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(a)An audible alarm must automatically sound when a flame safety system shutdown occurs. A visible indicator must indicate that the shutdown was caused by the flame safety system.

(b)Means must be provided to silence the audible alarm. The visible indicators must require manual reset.

(c)For steam boilers, operation of the lower low water cutoff must automatically sound an audible alarm. A visual indicator must indicate that the shutdown was caused by low water.

(d)For a periodically unattended machinery space, the auxiliary boiler trip alarm required by table 1 to § 62.35-50 of this subchapter satisfies the requirements for the audible alarms specified in this section.

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46 CFR §63.15-7 — -7 -7 Alarms · CaptainsGround