46 CFR § 76.60-5 - Number required.

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title: "46 CFR § 76.60-5 - Number required."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "76.60-5"
section_name: "Number required."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "PASSENGER VESSELS"
part_number: "76"
part_name: "FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306; 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 16940, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
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# 76.60-5 Number required.

(a) All vessels except barges shall carry at least the minimum number of fire axes as set forth in table 76.60-5(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 76.60-5(**a**)

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

(b) Covered barges shall carry at least three fire axes and uncovered barges shall carry at least two fire axes.