---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 181.600"
title: "46"
number: "181.600"
heading: "Fire axe."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/181.600"
---

# §181.600. Fire axe.


A vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length must have at least one fire axe located in or adjacent to the primary operating station.


## 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.