Table 25.30-20(a)(1)
Length, feet | Minimum number of 5-B portable fire extinguishers required1 | |
No fixed fire extinguishing system in machinery space | Fixed fire extinguishing system in machinery space | |
Under 16 | 1 | 0 |
16 and over, but under 26 | 1 | 0 |
26 and over, but under 40 | 2 | 1 |
40 and over, but not over 65 | 3 | 2 |
1 One 20-B portable fire extinguisher may be substituted for two 5-B portable fire extinguishers.
Figure 25.30-20( a 1)
Fire extinguishers are required if any one or more of the following conditions exist (numbers identifying conditions are the same as those placed in Figure 25.30-20 (a1)):
Figure 25.30-20( a 2)
The following conditions do not, in themselves, require that fire extinguishers be carried (numbers identifying conditions are the same as those placed in Figure 25.30-20(a2)):
Table 25.30-20(b)(1)
Gross tonnage- | Minimum number of 20-B portable fire extinguishers | |
Over | Not over | |
50 | 1 | |
50 | 100 | 2 |
100 | 500 | 3 |
500 | 1,000 | 6 |
1,000 | 8 |
46 C.F.R. §25.30-20