(a) The minimum number of portable fire extinguishers required on each vessel is determined by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in accordance with Table 169.567(a) and other provisions of this subpart.
Table 169.567(a)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total number Type extinguishers permitted
Space protected extinguishers ------------------------------------------------ Coast Guard
required Medium Minimum size classification----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Living space and open boats.. 1 per 1000 cu. Halon 1211 of 1301...... 2\1/2\ pounds.......
ft. of space.
Foam.................... 1\1/4\ gallons...... ................
Carbon dioxide.......... 4 pounds............ B-I.
Dry chemical............ 2 pounds............Propulsion machinery space 1.............. Foam.................... 1\1/4\ gallons......
with fixed CO2 or halon
system.
Carbon dioxide.
4 pounds.......
B-I............
Dry chemical............ 2 pounds............
Halon 1211 or 1301...... 2\1/2\ pounds.......Propulsion machinery space 2.............. Foam.................... 2\1/2\ gallons......
without fixed CO2 or halon
system.
Carbon dioxide.
15 pounds......
B-II...........
Dry chemical............ 10 pounds........... ................
Halon 1211 or 1301...... 10 pounds........... ................Galley (without fixed system) 1 per 500 cu. Foam.................... 2\1/2\ gallons......
ft.
Carbon dioxide.......... 15 pounds........... B-II.
Dry chemical............ 10 pounds...........
Halon 1211 or 1301...... 10 pounds........... ................----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may permit the use of any approved fire extinguishers, including semiportable extinguishers, which provide equivalent fire protection.
(c) All portable fire extinguishers installed on vessels must be of an approved type.
(d) Portable fire extinguishers must be stowed in a location convenient to the space protected.
(e) Portable fire extinguishers must be installed and located to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
(f) Portable fire extinguishers which are required to be protected from freezing must not be located where freezing temperatures may be expected.
(g) Each vessel must carry spare charges for at least 50 percent of each size and variety of hand portable extinguishers required. For units that cannot be readily recharged on the vessel, one spare extinguisher for each classification carried onboard must be provided in lieu of spare charges. [CGD 83-005, 51 FR 897, Jan. 9, 1986; 51 FR 3785, Jan. 30, 1986, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58287, Sept. 29, 2014]