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CHAPTER 36

MARINAS

User note:
About this chapter: Chapter 36 addresses the fire protection and prevention requirements for marinas. It was developed in response to the
complications encountered by a number of fire departments responsible for the protection of marinas as well as fire loss history in marinas
that lacked fire protection. Compliance with this chapter intends to establish safe practices in marina areas, provide an identification method
for mooring spaces in the marina, and provide fire fighters with safe operational areas and fire protection methods to extend hose lines in a
safe manner.

SECTION 3601 2. Materials that meet a peak rate of heat release not
SCOPE exceeding 300 kW/m where tested in accordance with
2
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3601.1 Scope. Marina facilities shall be in accordance with ASTM E1354 at an incident heat flux of 50 kW/m in
this chapter. the horizontal orientation.
3603.5 Electrical equipment. Electrical equipment shall be
3601.2 Plans and approvals. Plans for marina fire protec-
tion facilities shall be approved prior to installation. The installed and used in accordance with its listing, Section 605
work shall be subject to final inspection and approval after of this code and Chapter 5 of NFPA 303 as required for wet,
installation. damp and hazardous locations.
3603.6 Berthing and storage. Berthing and storage shall be
in accordance with Chapter 7 of NFPA 303.
SECTION 3602
DEFINITIONS 3603.7 Slip identification. Slips and mooring spaces shall be
individually identified by an approved numeric or alphabetic
3602.1 Definitions. The following terms are defined in Chap- designator. Space designators shall be posted at the space.
ter 2: Signs indicating the space designators located on finger piers
FLOAT. and floats shall be posted at the base of all piers, finger piers,
floats and finger floats.
MARINA.
PIER.
SECTION 3604
VESSEL.
FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
WHARF.
3604.1 General. Piers, marinas and wharves with facilities
for mooring or servicing five or more vessels, and marine
SECTION 3603 motor fuel-dispensing facilities shall be equipped with fire
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS protection equipment in accordance with Sections 3604.2
through 3604.6.
3603.1 Combustible debris. Combustible debris and rubbish
shall not be deposited or accumulated on land beneath marina 3604.2 Standpipes. Marinas and boatyards shall be equipped
structures, piers or wharves. throughout with standpipe systems in accordance with NFPA
303. Systems shall be provided with hose connections located
3603.2 Sources of ignition. Open-flame devices used for such that no point on the marina pier or float system exceeds
lighting or decoration on the exterior of a vessel, float, pier or 150 feet (15 240 mm) from a standpipe hose connection.
wharf shall be approved.
3604.2.1 Identification of standpipe outlets. Standpipe
3603.3 Flammable or combustible liquid spills. Spills of hose connection locations shall be clearly identified by a
flammable or combustible liquids at or on the water shall be flag or other approved means designed to be readily visi-
reported immediately to the fire department or jurisdictional ble from the pier accessing the float system.
authorities.
3604.3 Access and water supply. Piers and wharves shall be
3603.4 Rubbish containers. Containers with tight-fitting or provided with fire apparatus access roads and water-supply
self-closing lids shall be provided for temporary storage of systems with on-site fire hydrants where required by the fire
combustible debris, rubbish and waste material. The rubbish code official. Such roads and water systems shall be provided
containers shall be constructed entirely of materials that com- and maintained in accordance with Sections 503 and 507.
ply with any one of the following:
3604.4 Portable fire extinguishers. One portable fire extin-
1. Noncombustible materials. guisher of the ordinary (moderate) hazard type shall be pro-

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