---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 169.564"
title: "46"
number: "169.564"
heading: "Fixed extinguishing system, general."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/169.564"
---

# §169.564. Fixed extinguishing system, general.

- (a) A fixed carbon dioxide, Halon 1301, or clean agent extinguishing system must be installed to protect the following spaces:
  - (1) Any vessel machinery or fuel tank space, except where the space is so open to the atmosphere as to make the use of a fixed system ineffective;
  - (2) Any paint or oil room, or similar hazardous space; and
  - (3) Any galley stove area on a vessel greater than 90 feet in length and certificated for exposed or partially protected water service.
- (b) Each fixed extinguishing system must be of an approved carbon dioxide, Halon 1301, halogenated, or clean agent type and installed to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33890, June 7, 2012]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

### Source

Source: CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33890, June 7, 2012]