---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.402"
title: "33"
number: "149.402"
heading: "What firefighting and fire protection equipment must be approved by the Coast Guard?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.402"
---

# §149.402. What firefighting and fire protection equipment must be approved by the Coast Guard?


Except as permitted under [§ 149.403](/cfr/33/149.403.md), § [149.415(c)](/cfr/33/149.415.md?p=c) or [(d)](/cfr/33/149.415.md?p=d), [§ 149.419(a)(1)](/cfr/33/149.419.md?p=a-1), or [§ 149.420](/cfr/33/149.420.md) of this part, all required firefighting and fire protection equipment on a deepwater port must be approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG). Firefighting and fire protection equipment that supplements required equipment must also be approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG), unless approval by the Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) is requested and granted pursuant to [§ 149.403](/cfr/33/149.403.md) of this subpart.


## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39179, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39179, July 1, 2013]