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46 CFR §98.30-37

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No person may lift a portable tank on or off a vessel, or transfer a product with a flashpoint of less than 300 °F to or from a portable tank or IBC unless—
  1. (a)Water pressure is maintained on the firemain;
  2. (b)Firehoses, fitted with a Coast Guard-approved combination nozzle, are attached to each fire hydrant in the vicinity of the portable tanks;
  3. (c)Except as provided in § 98.30-39, fire extinguishers of a dry chemical type are—
    1. (1)Located to protect the deck area 10 feet in any horizontal direction from each portable tank and its associated cargo handling system;
    2. (2)Coast Guard approved; and
    3. (3)Capable of covering the deck area without being moved;
  4. (d)In a deck area of 500 square feet or less, there are two or more dry chemical fire extinguishers of 300 pounds or more total capacity of extinguishing agent; and
  5. (e)In a deck area of more than 500 square feet, there are three or more dry chemical fire extinguishers of 450 pounds or more total capacity of extinguishing agent.