46 CFR § 181.600 - Fire axe.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s181.600"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 181.600 - Fire axe."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "181.600"
section_name: "Fire axe."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "T"
subchapter_name: "SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS)"
part_number: "181"
part_name: "FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT"
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. 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 982, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "181"
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# 181.600 Fire axe.

A vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length must have at least one fire axe located in or adjacent to the primary operating station.