(a) All nautical school ships shall be provided with fire axes, as follows:
Number of axes
Gross tons of nautical school ships:
All not over 50 tons
1
All over 50 tons and not over 200 tons
2
All over 200 tons and not over 500 tons
4
All over 500 tons and not over 1,000 tons
6
All over 1,000 tons
8
(b) All fire axes shall be located so as to be readily found in time of need, shall not be used for general purposes, and shall be kept in good condition.