(a) The provisions of this subpart shall apply to all tankships.
(b) [Reserved]
(a) All tankships shall carry at least the minimum number of fire axes as set forth in table 34.60-5(a). Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as limiting the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, from requiring such additional fire axes as he deems necessary for the proper protection of the tankship.
| Gross tons
| Number of axes
|
|---|
| Over
| Not over
|
|---|
| 50 | 1
|
| 50 | 200 | 2
|
| 200 | 500 | 3
|
| 500 | 1,000 | 4
|
| 1,000 | | 5 |
(b) [Reserved]
(a) Fire axes shall be distributed throughout the spaces so as to be most readily available in the event of emergency.
(b) If fire axes are not located in the open, or behind glass, so that they may readily be seen, they may be placed in enclosures together with the fire hose, provided such enclosures are marked as required by § 35.40-15 of this subchapter.
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: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16694, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 34.60-5