Each particular location must have the number of fire extinguishers required by Table 149.409 of this section.
Table 149.409--Portable and Semi-Portable Extinguishers, Minimum
Quantity and Location------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minimum quantity and
(a) Safety Areas:
(1) Communicating A-II................ One in each main
corridors. corridor or
stairway not more
than 150 feet
apart.
(2) Radio room.......... C-II................ One outside or near
each radio room
exit.(b) Accommodation Spaces:
(1) Sleeping quarters... A-II................ One in each sleeping
space that fits
more than four
persons.(c) Service Spaces:
(1) Galleys............. B-II or CII......... One for each 2,500
square feet or
fraction thereof,
for hazards
involved.
(2) Storerooms.......... A-II................ One for each 2,500
square feet or
fraction thereof,
located near each
exit, either inside
or outside the
space.
(3) Paint room.......... B-II................ One outside each
paint room exit.(d) Machinery Spaces:
(1) Gas-fired boilers... B-II OR C-II........ Two.
(2) Gas-fired boilers... B-V................. One.\1\
(3) Oil-fired boilers... B-II................ Two.
(4) Oil-fired boilers... B-V................. Two.\1\
(5) Internal combustion B-II................ One for each
or gas turbine engines. engine.\2\
(6) Open electric motors C-II................ One for each of two
and generators. motors or
generators.\3\(e) Helicopter Areas:
(1) Helicopter landing B-V................. One at each access
decks. route.
(2) Helicopter fueling B-V................. One at each fuel
facility. transfer
facility.\4\------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Not required if a fixed system is installed.\2\ If the engine is installed on a weather deck or is open to the
atmosphere at all times, one B-II may be used for every three engines.
\3\ Small electrical appliances, such as fans, are exempt.\4\ Not required if a fixed foam system is installed in accordance with
46 CFR 108.489. [USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39179, July 1, 2013]