---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 169.567"
title: "46"
number: "169.567"
heading: "Portable fire extinguishers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/169.567"
---

# §169.567. Portable fire extinguishers.

- (a) The minimum number of portable fire extinguishers required on each vessel is determined by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in accordance with table 1 to [§ 169.567(a)](#a) and other provisions of this subpart.
- (b) Table 1 to [§ 169.567(a)](#a) indicates the minimum required classification for each space listed. Extinguishers with larger numerical ratings or multiple letter designations may be used if the extinguishers meet the requirements of the table.
- (c) All portable fire extinguishers installed on vessels must be of an approved type.
- (d) Portable fire extinguishers must be stowed in a location convenient to the space protected.
- (e) Portable fire extinguishers must be installed and located to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
- (f) Portable fire extinguishers which are required to be protected from freezing must not be located where freezing temperatures may be expected.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 83-005, 51 FR 897, Jan. 9, 1986; 51 FR 3785, Jan. 30, 1986, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58287, Sept. 29, 2014; USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48295, July 22, 2016; USCG-2020-0519, 89 FR 76706, Sept. 18, 2024]

### 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

[CGD 83-005, 51 FR 897, Jan. 9, 1986; 51 FR 3785, Jan. 30, 1986, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58287, Sept. 29, 2014; USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48295, July 22, 2016; USCG-2020-0519, 89 FR 76706, Sept. 18, 2024]