---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 127.601"
title: "33"
number: "127.601"
heading: "Fire equipment: General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/127.601"
---

# §127.601. Fire equipment: General.

- (a) Fire equipment and systems provided in addition to the requirements in this subpart must meet the requirements of this subpart.
- (b) The following must be red or some other conspicuous color and be in locations that are readily accessible:
  - (1) **Hydrants and standpipes.**
  - (2) **Hose stations.**
  - (3) **Portable fire extinguishers.**
  - (4) **Fire monitors.**
- (c) Fire equipment, if applicable, must bear the approval of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., the Factory Mutual Research Corp., or the Coast Guard.

## Notes

### 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.