15Portable fire extinguishers

15 Portable fire extinguishers

(1) A ship shall be furnished with not less than 2 portable fire extinguishers in each part of the passenger space, and each part of the crew space (other than the galley), that is enclosed when all watertight doors, and all doors in the main fire-resisting bulkheads, are closed.

(2) Not less than one-half of the total number of fire extinguishers required to be furnished under subregulation (1) shall be fire extinguishers containing liquid.

(3) The portable fire extinguishers referred to in subregulation (1) shall be so placed that there is at least one extinguisher on each side of the space in which they are to be carried by virtue of that subregulation.

(4) The galley of a ship shall be furnished with 2 portable fire extinguishers.