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118.500—Required number, type, and location.

(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)

Space protected	Minimum number required	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)
Code of Federal Regulations 329
Machinery space	1	B-II, C-II located just outside exit	Halon	4.5 kg (10 lb)
			CO2	6.8 kg (15 lb)
			Dry chemical	4.5 kg (10 lb)
Open vehicle deck	1 for every 10 vehicles	B-II	Foam	9.5 L (2.5 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 square meters (2,500 square feet) or fraction thereof	A-II	Foam	9.5 L (2.5 gal)
			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]

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