Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 46  /  Part 28  /  Sec. 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 corridor

corridors. 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 square

storerooms. 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 brake

combustion propelling horsepower or fraction

machinery. 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 in

generators. the vicinity of exit.------------------------------------------------------------------------ [CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991; 56 FR 47679, Sept. 20, 1991]