---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s169.569"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 169.569 - Fire axes."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "169.569"section_name: "Fire axes."chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "R"subchapter_name: "NAUTICAL SCHOOLS"part_number: "169"part_name: "SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507."regulatory_source: "CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "169"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s169.569
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Authority
33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued unde... 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.
# 169.569 Fire axes.(a) Each vessel must carry at least the number of fire axes set forth in Table 169.569(a). The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection may require additional fire axes necessary for the proper protection of the vessel.Table 169.569(**a**)| | | || --- | --- | --- || | 65 | 0 || 65 | 90 | 1 || 90 | 120 | 2 || 120 | 150 | 3 || 150 | | 4 |(b) Fire axes must be stowed so as to be readily available in the event of emergency.(c) If fire axes are not located in the open or behind glass, they must be placed in marked enclosures containing the fire hose.