---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 150.520"
title: "33"
number: "150.520"
heading: "When must fire extinguishing equipment be tested and inspected?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/150.520"
---

# §150.520. When must fire extinguishing equipment be tested and inspected?


The operations manual must specify how and when the operator will test and inspect each portable fire extinguisher, semi-portable fire extinguisher, and fixed fire extinguishing system. These specifications must accord with [46 CFR 31.10-18](/cfr/46/31.10-18.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), (j)(5), (j)(6), (m)(2), 1509(a); 46 U.S.C. 70034; E.O. 12777, sec. 2; E.O. 13286, sec. 34, 68 FR 10619; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

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