CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER C—UNINSPECTED VESSELS (parts 24 to 28) > PART 28—REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS > SUBPART B—Requirements for All Vessels (§28.100 to §28.165) > 28.160—Portable fire extinguishers.

28.160—Portable fire extinguishers.

(a) Each vessel must meet the requirements of part 25, subpart of this chapter.
(b) Each vessel 65 feet (19.8 meters) or more in length must be equipped with the minimum number, location, and type of portable fire extinguishers specified in table 28.160.
Table 28.160—Portable Fire Extinguishers for Vessels 65 Feet (19.8 Meters) or More in Length
Space Classification Quantity and location
Safety areas, communicating corridors A-II 1 in each main corridor not more than 150 feet (49.2 meters) apart. (May be located in stairways.)
Pilothouse C-I 2 in vicinity of exit.
Service spaces, galleys B-II or C-II 1 for each 2,500 square feet (269.1 sq. meters) or fraction thereof suitable for hazards involved.
Paint lockers B-II 1 outside space in vicinity of exit.
Accessible baggage and storerooms A-II 1 for each 2,500 square feet (269.1 sq. meters) or fraction thereof located in the vicinity of exits, either inside or outside the spaces.
Work shops and similar spaces A-II 1 outside the space in vicinity of exit.
Machinery spaces; Internal combustion propelling machinery B-II 1 for each 1,000 brake horsepower or fraction thereof but not less than 2 nor more than 6.
Electric propulsion motors or generator unit of open type C-II 1 for each propulsion motor generator unit.
Auxiliary spaces B-II 1 outside the space in the vicinity of exit.
Internal combustion machinery B-II 1 outside the space in the vicinity of exit.
Electric emergency motors or generators C-II 1 outside the space in the vicinity of exit.
[CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991; 56 FR 47679, Sept. 20, 1991]