---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 127.1509"
title: "33"
number: "127.1509"
heading: "Equipment for controlling and extinguishing fires."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/127.1509"
---

# §127.1509. Equipment for controlling and extinguishing fires.

- (a) Within each marine transfer area for LHG of each waterfront facility handling LHG that transfers a flammable LHG, portable or wheeled fire extinguishers suitable for gas fires, preferably dry chemical extinguishers, must be available at strategic sites, as determined by the evaluation required by [§ 127.1501(a)](/cfr/33/127.1501.md?p=a).
- (b) Fixed systems for extinguishing or controlling fires may be appropriate for protection against particular hazards. The evaluation required by [§ 127.1501(a)](/cfr/33/127.1501.md?p=a) may specify the use of one or more of the following fixed systems:
  - (1) **Low-, medium-, or high-expansion foam.**
  - (2) **Dry chemicals.**
  - (3) **Water applied as deluge, spray, or sprinkle.**
  - (4) **Carbon dioxide.**
  - (5) **Other NFPA approved fire extinguishing media.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504(j)(2); 46 U.S.C. 70011 and 70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, unless otherwise noted.