46 CFR § 193.60-5 - Number required.

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title: "46 CFR § 193.60-5 - Number required."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "193.60-5"
section_name: "Number required."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "U"
subchapter_name: "OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS"
part_number: "193"
part_name: "FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 2213, 3102, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
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# 193.60-5 Number required.

(a) All vessels shall carry at least the minimum number of fire axes as set forth in Table 193.60-5(a). Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as limiting the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, from requiring such additional fire axes as he deems necessary for the proper protection of the vessel.

Table 193.60-5(**a**)

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 50 | 1 |
| 50 | 200 | 2 |
| 200 | 500 | 4 |
| 500 | 1,000 | 6 |
| 1,000 |  | 8 |