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33 CFR § 149.412 - How many fire axes are needed?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s149.412"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 149.412 - How many fire axes are needed?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "149.412"
section_name: "How many fire axes are needed?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "NN"
subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
part_number: "149"
part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 149.412 How many fire axes are needed?

Each manned deepwater port must have at least two fire axes as required by 46 CFR 108.499.