(a) Each portable fire extinguisher on a vessel must be of a type approved by the Commandant. The minimum number of portable fire extinguishers required on a vessel must be acceptable to the cognizant OCMI, but must be not less than the minimum number required by Table 118.500(a) and other provisions of this section.
Table 118.500(a)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type extinguisher permitted
Space protected Minimum number ----------------------------------------------------------
required CG class Medium Min. size----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Operating station............... 1.................. B-I, C-I........... Halon............... 1.1 kg (2.5
lb)
CO2................. 1.8 kg (4 lb)
Dry chemical........ 0.9 kg (2 lb)Machinery space................. 1.................. B-II, C-II located Halon............... 4.5 kg (10 lb)
just outside exit.
CO2................. 6.8 kg (15 lb)
Dry chemical........ 4.5 kg (10 lb)Open vehicle deck............... 1 for every 10 B-II............... Foam................ 9.5 L (2.5
vehicles. gal)
Halon............... 4.5 kg (10 lb)
CO2................. 6.8 kg (15 lb)
Dry chemical........ 4.5 kg (10 lb)Accommodation space............. 1 for each 232.3 A-II............... Foam................ 9.5 L (2.5
square meters gal)
(2,500 square
feet) or fraction
thereof.
Dry chemical........ 4.5 kg (10 lb)
Galley, pantry, concession stand 1.................. A-II............... Foam................ 9.5 L (2.5
gal)
B-II............... Dry chemical........ 4.5 kg (10 lb)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) A vehicle deck without a fixed sprinkler system and exposed to weather must have one B-II portable fire extinguisher for every five vehicles, located near an entrance to the space.
(c) The cognizant OCMI may permit the use of a larger portable fire extinguisher, or a semiportable fire extinguisher, in lieu of those required by this section.
(d) The frame or support of each B-V fire extinguisher permitted by paragraph (c) of this section must be welded or otherwise permanently attached to a bulkhead or deck. [CGD 85-080, 61 FR 917, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51351, Sept. 30, 1997]