46 C.F.R. § 28.160   Portable fire extinguishers.


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Title 46: Shipping
PART 28—REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS
Subpart B—Requirements for All Vessels

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§ 28.160   Portable fire extinguishers.

(a) Each vessel must meet the requirements of part 25, subpart 25.30 of this chapter.

(b) Each vessel 65 feet (19.8 meters) or more in length must be equipped with the minimum number, location, and type of portable fire extinguishers specified in table 28.160.

   Table 28.160_Portable Fire Extinguishers for Vessels 65 Feet (19.8                        Meters) or More in Length------------------------------------------------------------------------             Space                Classification   Quantity and location------------------------------------------------------------------------Safety areas, communicating     A-II.............  1 in each main corridors.                                         corridor not more                                                    than 150 feet (49.2                                                    meters) apart. (May                                                    be located in                                                    stairways.)Pilothouse....................  C-I..............  2 in vicinity of                                                    exit.Service spaces, galleys.......  B-II or C-II.....  1 for each 2,500                                                    square feet (269.1                                                    sq. meters) or                                                    fraction thereof                                                    suitable for hazards                                                    involved.Paint lockers.................  B-II.............  1 outside space in                                                    vicinity of exit.Accessible baggage and          A-II.............  1 for each 2,500 storerooms.                                        square feet (269.1                                                    sq. meters) or                                                    fraction thereof                                                    located in the                                                    vicinity of exits,                                                    either inside or                                                    outside the spaces.Work shops and similar spaces.  A-II.............  1 outside the space                                                    in vicinity of exit.Machinery spaces; Internal      B-II.............  1 for each 1,000 combustion propelling                              brake horsepower or machinery.                                         fraction thereof but                                                    not less than 2 nor                                                    more than 6.Electric propulsion motors or   C-II.............  1 for each propulsion generator unit of open type.                       motor generator                                                    unit.Auxiliary spaces..............  B-II.............  1 outside the space                                                    in the vicinity of                                                    exit.Internal combustion machinery.  B-II.............  1 outside the space                                                    in the vicinity of                                                    exit.Electric emergency motors or    C-II.............  1 outside the space generators.                                        in the vicinity of                                                    exit.------------------------------------------------------------------------

[CGD 88–079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991; 56 FR 47679, Sept. 20, 1991]

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