46 CFR § 71.25-45 - Fire hazards.

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title: "46 CFR § 71.25-45 - Fire hazards."
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title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "71.25-45"
section_name: "Fire hazards."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_number: "71"
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# 71.25-45 Fire hazards.

(a) At each annual inspection, the inspector shall examine the tank tons and bilges in the machinery spaces to see that there is no accumulation of oil which might create a fire hazard.

(b) [Reserved]