---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 142.226"
title: "46"
number: "142.226"
heading: "Firefighter's outfit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/142.226"
---

# §142.226. Firefighter's outfit.


Each towing vessel 79 feet or more in length operating on oceans and coastwise routes that does not have an installed fixed fire-extinguishing system must have the following:

- (a) At least two firefighter's outfits that meet NFPA 1971 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 136.112](/cfr/46/136.112.md) of this subchapter); and
- (b) Two self-contained breathing apparatus of the pressure demand, open circuit type, approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under [42 CFR part 84](/cfr/42/part84.md). The breathing apparatus must have a minimum 30-minute air supply and full facepiece.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.