46 CFR § 167.45-75 - Fire extinguishers for emergency powerplants.

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title: "46 CFR § 167.45-75 - Fire extinguishers for emergency powerplants."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "167.45-75"
section_name: "Fire extinguishers for emergency powerplants."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "NAUTICAL SCHOOLS"
part_number: "167"
part_name: "PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 6101, 8105; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 167.45-75 Fire extinguishers for emergency powerplants.

In compartments where emergency lighting and wireless units are located, two fire extinguishers approved by the Coast Guard, of either carbon dioxide or dry chemical type, shall be permanently located at the most accessible points. In addition, two fire extinguishers of the above types, or foam type, shall be permanently located so as to be readily accessible to the emergency fuel tanks containing gasoline, benzene or naphtha.

[CGFR 58-29, 23 FR 6882, Sept. 6, 1958, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51217, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58286, Sept. 29, 2014; USCG-2020-0519, 89 FR 76706, Sept. 18, 2024]