(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]