46 CFR § 167.45-80
Fire axes
April 15, 2021
(a) All nautical school ships shall be provided with fire axes, as follows:
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Number of axes | |
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Gross tons of nautical school ships: | |
All not over 50 tons | 1 |
All over 50 tons and not over 200 tons | 2 |
All over 200 tons and not over 500 tons | 4 |
All over 500 tons and not over 1,000 tons | 6 |
All over 1,000 tons | 8 |
(b) All fire axes shall be located so as to be readily found in time of need, shall not be used for general purposes, and shall be kept in good condition.