33 CFR § 175.315 - Fixed fire extinguishing systems.

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title: "33 CFR § 175.315 - Fixed fire extinguishing systems."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "175.315"
section_name: "Fixed fire extinguishing systems."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "175"
part_name: "EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 4302; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3."
regulatory_source: "CGD 72-120R, 38 FR 8115, Mar. 28, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 175.315 Fixed fire extinguishing systems.

(a) A fixed fire extinguishing system must be of a type approved by the Coast Guard under 46 CFR part 162.

(b) A carbon dioxide system must be designed and installed in accordance with 46 CFR part 76, subpart 76.15.

(c) An automatic sprinkler system must be designed and installed in accordance with 46 CFR 25.30-15(c).