(a) A fixed carbon dioxide, Halon 1301, or clean agent extinguishing system must be installed to protect the following spaces:
- (1) Any vessel machinery or fuel tank space, except where the space is so open to the atmosphere as to make the use of a fixed system ineffective;
- (2) Any paint or oil room, or similar hazardous space; and
- (3) Any galley stove area on a vessel greater than 90 feet in length and certificated for exposed or partially protected water service.
- (b) Each fixed extinguishing system must be of an approved carbon dioxide, Halon 1301, halogenated, or clean agent type and installed to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
[USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33890, June 7, 2012]