TITLE 46 - SHIPPING

CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER T - SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS)

PART 181 - FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

subpart e - PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

181.500 - Required number, type, and location.

  (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).

Accomodation 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 85080, 61 FR 982, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 24464, May 15, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51358, Sept. 30, 1997]