Section 149.60  Requirements

a)         PMCs shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 101 and NFPA 307.

b)         The intact and damage stability characteristics for each PMC shall comply with the applicable provisions of:

1)         46 CFR 170; and

2)         46 CFR 171, except that all PMCs shall only be required to comply with a one-compartment standard of flooding, as outlined in that regulation, regardless of the passenger capacity of the PMC.

c)         If a PMC does not meet the prescriptive code requirements of NFPA 101, the owner may elect to prove that equivalent or higher safety is being achieved through a fire safety evaluation system using NFPA 101A, if an evaluation is available for that occupancy.