---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 181.520"
title: "46"
number: "181.520"
heading: "Installation and location."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/181.520"
---

# §181.520. Installation and location.


Portable fire extinguishers must be located so that they are clearly visible and readily accessible from the space being protected. The installation and location must be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 982, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.