---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 142.230"
title: "46"
number: "142.230"
heading: "Portable fire extinguishers and semi-portable fire-extinguishing systems."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/142.230"
---

# §142.230. Portable fire extinguishers and semi-portable fire-extinguishing systems.

- (a) Towing vessels of 65 feet or less in length must carry at least the minimum number of portable fire extinguishers set forth in table 142.230(a).
- (b) Towing vessels of more than 65 feet in length must carry—
  - (1) At least the minimum number of portable fire extinguishers set forth in table 142.230(b); and
  - (2) One 40-B portable fire extinguisher fitted in the engine room for each 1,000 brake horsepower of the main engines or fraction thereof. A towing vessel is not required to carry more than six additional 40-B portable fire extinguishers in the engine room for this purpose, regardless of horsepower.
- (c) The frame or support of any semi-portable fire extinguisher fitted with wheels must be welded or otherwise permanently attached to a steel bulkhead or deck to prevent it from rolling under heavy sea conditions.
- (d) Extinguishers with larger numerical ratings or multiple letter designations may be used if the extinguishers meet the minimum requirements of this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2017-1060, 83 FR 8180, Feb. 26, 2018]

### 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.

### Amendments

[USCG-2017-1060, 83 FR 8180, Feb. 26, 2018]