46 CFR 108.493
§ 108.493 Location.
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- 46 CFR 108.493, § 108.493 Location, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/226832
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(a) Each unit must have the hand portable and semiportable fire extinguishers prescribed in Table 108.495(a) of this subpart and installed in the locations prescribed in the table.
(b) Each portable and semi-portable fire extinguisher must be visible and readily accessible.
(c) The location, size, and number of each portable and semiportable fire extinguisher on a unit must be acceptable to the appropriate OCMI. The OCMI may require extinguishers in addition to those prescribed in Table 108.495(a) if he considers them necessary for fire protection on the unit.
(d) Each hand portable and semiportable fire extinguisher that has a nameplate which states that it is to be protected from freezing, must be located where freezing temperatures do not occur.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.