33 CFR § 175.380 - Condition and number of fire extinguishers required for recreational vessels built model year 2017 or earlier.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s175.380"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 175.380 - Condition and number of fire extinguishers required for recreational vessels built model year 2017 or earlier."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "175.380"
section_name: "Condition and number of fire extinguishers required for recreational vessels built model year 2017 or earlier."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "175"
part_name: "EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "175"
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# 175.380 Condition and number of fire extinguishers required for recreational vessels built model year 2017 or earlier.
Recreational vessels with a model year between 1953 and 2017 must meet the following requirements:
(a) Previously installed extinguishers with extinguishing capacities that are less than what is required in table 1 to § 175.320(a)(1) or Table 4 to § 175.320(b)(1) need not be replaced but must be maintained in good condition.
(b) All extinguishers installed after August 22, 2016, must meet the applicable requirements in §§ 175.305 through 175.320.
[USCG-2018-0099, 86 FR 58571, Oct. 22, 2021, as amended at Docket No. USCG-2023-0759, 89 FR 22948, Apr. 3, 2024]