(a) Each portable fire extinguisher on a vessel must be of an approved type. 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 181.500(a) and other provisions of this section.
Table 181.500(a)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type extinguisher permitted
Space protected Minimum No. ------------------------------------------------------------------
required CG class Medium Min size----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Operating Station........... 1.............. B-I, C-I....... Halon.................... 1.1 kg (2.5 lb).
CO2...................... 1.8kg (4 lb).
Dry Chemical............. 0.9 kg (2 lb).Machinery Space............. 1.............. B-II, C-II CO2...................... 6.8 kg (15 lb).
located just
outside exit.
Dry chemical............. 4.5 kg (10 lb).Open Vehicle Deck........... 1 for every 10 B-II........... Foam..................... 9.5 L (2.5 gal).
vehicles.
Halon.................... 4.5 kg (10 lb).
CO2...................... 6.8 kg (15 lb).
Dry Chemical............. 4.5 kg (10 lb).Accommodation Space......... 1 for each A-II........... Foam..................... 9.5 L (2.5 gal).
232.3 square Dry Chemical............. 4.5 kg (10 lb).
meters (2,500
square feet)
or fraction
thereof.Galley, Pantry, Concession 1.............. A-II, B-II..... Foam..................... 9.5 L (2.5 gal).
Stand.
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 982, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 24464, May 15, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51358, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58288, Sept. 29, 2014]