CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER L—WATERFRONT FACILITIES (parts 125 to 128) > PART 127—WATERFRONT FACILITIES HANDLING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED HAZARDOUS GAS > SUBPART C—Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Hazardous Gas (§127.1101 to §127.1605) > 127.1509—Equipment for controlling and extinguishing fires.

127.1509—Equipment for controlling and extinguishing fires.

(a) Within each marine transfer area for LHG of each waterfront facility handling LHG that transfers a flammable LHG, portable or wheeled fire extinguishers suitable for gas fires, preferably dry chemical extinguishers, must be available at strategic sites, as determined by the evaluation required by § 127.1501(a).
(b) Fixed systems for extinguishing or controlling fires may be appropriate for protection against particular hazards. The evaluation required by § 127.1501(a) may specify the use of one or more of the following fixed systems:
(1) Low-, medium-, or high-expansion foam.
(2) Dry chemicals.
(3) Water applied as deluge, spray, or sprinkle.
(4) Carbon dioxide.
(5) Other NFPA approved fire extinguishing media.