---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 34.50-80"
title: "46"
number: "34.50-80"
heading: "Location and number of fire extinguishers required for vessels constructed prior to August 22, 2016—TB/ALL."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/34.50-80"
---

# §34.50-80. Location and number of fire extinguishers required for vessels constructed prior to August 22, 2016—TB/ALL.


Vessels contracted for prior to August 22, 2016, must meet the following requirements:

- (a) Previously installed extinguishers with extinguishing capacities smaller than as required in table 34.50-10(a) need not be replaced and may be continued in service so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
- (b) All new equipment and installations must meet the applicable requirements in this subpart for new vessels.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48250, July 22, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16694, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48250, July 22, 2016]