BACKFIRE FLAME CONTROL
APPLIES TO:
ALL VESSELS WITH INSTALLED GASOLINE ENGINES (EXCEPT
VESSELS EQUIPPED WITH OUTBOARD ENGINES)
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REQUIREMENTS:
Installed gasoline engines must be equipped with backfire flame
control of a type listed below.
-Backfire flame arrester - CG Approval 162.015 or 162.041
Marine type - SAE J1928 or UL 1111
-Engine air and fuel induction systems -
CG Approval 162.015 or 162.042
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STANDARD:
-Devices must be marked with the CG approval number or marine type
complying with SAE J1928 or UL 1111.
-Devices must be installed on the engine and in good and serviceable
condition.
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INSTRUCTORS NOTES:
The Coast Guard has discontinued approval of backfire flame control
device by incorporating the SAE J1928 and UL 1111 standards into
regulations and deleting the approval specifications previously
found in 46 CFR 162.
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REFERENCES: 46 CFR 25.35-1, 46 CFR 58.10-5
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