[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR2.75-25]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 2_VESSEL INSPECTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart 2.75_Approvals of Safety Equipment, Materials and Installations, 
              and Qualifications for Construction Personnel
 
Sec. 2.75-25  Portable fire extinguishers.

    (a) The portable fire extinguishers listed and labeled as marine 
type by a recognized laboratory, as provided in subpart 162.028 of part 
162 of subchapter Q (Specifications) of this chapter, will be accepted 
as approved for use on merchant vessels, motorboats, etc., whenever 
required by the regulations in this chapter, and for use on artificial 
islands and fixed structures on the Outer Continental Shelf whenever 
required by the regulations in 33 CFR parts 140 to 146, inclusive.
    (b) The procedures for manufacturers to follow and the requirements 
governing portable fire extinguishers to qualify being listed and 
labeled as marine type by a recognized laboratory are set forth in 
subpart 162.028 of part 162 of subchapter Q (Specifications) of this 
chapter.
    (c) The procedures for a laboratory to qualify as a recognized 
laboratory and to be listed in Sec. 162.028-5 of subchapter Q 
(Specifications) of this chapter are as follows:
    (1) The laboratory shall submit an informal application in writing 
on its usual letterhead paper to the Commandant (G-M), United States 
Coast Guard, Washington, DC 20593, requesting recognition and listing, 
as a recognized laboratory.
    (2) Accompanying the informal application, as identified enclosures, 
shall be:
    (i) A certification that it is a laboratory which has been and is 
regularly engaged in the examination, testing, and evaluation of 
portable fire extinguishers.
    (ii) A certification that it has an established factory inspection, 
listing, and labeling program, together with a complete description of 
it and how it works.
    (iii) A description of its facilities used in the examination, 
testing, and evaluation of portable fire extinguishers, together with 
its name (if different from that of submitter), and location (city, 
street, and state).
    (iv) A list of the names and home and office addresses of its 
principal officers and its managing directors (if any).
    (v) A description of its special standards for listing and labeling 
portable fire extinguishers as marine type, as contemplated by the 
specification in subpart 162.028 of part 162 of subchapter Q 
(Specifications) of this chapter.
    (3) If the Commandant finds that a laboratory qualifies as a 
recognized laboratory, and it is subject to Coast Guard jurisdiction, 
the approval and listing will be published in the Federal Register and 
will be in effect until suspended, canceled or terminated by proper 
authority. The failure of a recognized laboratory to maintain its 
established factory inspection, listing and labeling program as approved 
by the Commandant shall be cause for terminating a listing as a 
recognized laboratory.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16604, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 
FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983]