LARSON Bass - Page 35

SAFETY
© 2003-2018 Ken Cook Co.
SECTION
2
Bass l 2 - 17
FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS
One B-I type (U.S. Coast
Guard-approved)
If the boat meets any one or
more of the following
conditions, the boat must
carry one B-I type USCG-
approved extinguisher on
board:
• Inboard/sterndrive engine
powered
• Has closed compartments
where portable fuel tanks
can be stored
• Has double bottom
construction that has
areas where air or gases
can be open or trapped
• Has an enclosed living
space
• Has compartments where
flammable, combustible
or explosive materials are
stored
• Has permanent fuel tanks
installed
• Boat is 26 ft (7.9 m) or
more in length
One B-II OR
two B-I type
(USCG-
approved)
(A fixed
extinguishing
system is equal
to one B-I.)
One B-II AND
one B-I OR
three B-I type
(USCG-
approved)
(A fixed
extinguishing
system is equal
to one
B-I OR two
B-II.)
LESS THAN
16 FT (4.9 M)
CLASS 1:
16 TO LESS
THAN 26 FT
(4.9 TO LESS
THAN 7.9 M)
CLASS 2:
26 TO LESS
THAN 40 FT
(7.9 TO LESS
THAN 12.2 M)
CLASS 3:
40 TO 65 FT
(12.2 TO 19.8 M)