46 CFR § 118.520 - Installation and location.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s118.520"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 118.520 - Installation and location."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "118.520"
section_name: "Installation and location."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS CARRYING MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS"
part_number: "118"
part_name: "FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 85-080, 61 FR 917, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "118"
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# 118.520 Installation and location.

Portable fire extinguishers must be located so that they are clearly visible and readily accessible from the space being protected. The installation and location must be to the satisfaction of the cognizant OCMI.