46 CFR § 34.60-5 - Number required—T/ALL.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s34.60-5"
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title: "46 CFR § 34.60-5 - Number required—T/ALL."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "34.60-5"
section_name: "Number required—T/ALL."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TANK VESSELS"
part_number: "34"
part_name: "FIRE FIGHTING 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. 3306, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16694, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
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# 34.60-5 Number required—T/ALL.

(a) All tankships shall carry at least the minimum number of fire axes as set forth in table 34.60-5(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 tankship.

Table 34.60-5(**a**)

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 50 | 1 |
| 50 | 200 | 2 |
| 200 | 500 | 3 |
| 500 | 1,000 | 4 |
| 1,000 |  | 5 |

(b) [Reserved]