[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR132.230]



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                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 132_FIRE-PROTECTION EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents

 

         Subpart B_Portable and Semiportable Fire Extinguishers

 

Sec.  132.230  Spare charges.



    (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, each 

vessel must carry spare charges for 50 percent of the portable fire 

extinguishers required by Sec.  132.220 of this subpart.

    (b) Rather than comply with paragraph (a) of this section, a vessel 

may carry one extra portable extinguisher of the same classification.

    (c) If extinguishers of a particular classification cannot be 

readily recharged by crew members, a vessel must--rather than comply 

with paragraph (a) of this section--carry one more extinguisher of that 

classification.

    (d) Each spare charge must be packaged so as to minimize the hazards 

to personnel recharging the extinguishers.