(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]
authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306,
3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16694, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 34.60-5