{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-98.30-37","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 98.30-37","heading":"-37 Firefighting requirements.","body":"No person may lift a portable tank on or off a vessel, or transfer a product with a flashpoint of less than 300 °F to or from a portable tank or IBC unless—\n(a) Water pressure is maintained on the firemain;\n(b) Firehoses, fitted with a Coast Guard-approved combination nozzle, are attached to each fire hydrant in the vicinity of the portable tanks;\n(c) Except as provided in § 98.30-39, fire extinguishers of a dry chemical type are—\n(1) Located to protect the deck area 10 feet in any horizontal direction from each portable tank and its associated cargo handling system;\n(2) Coast Guard approved; and\n(3) Capable of covering the deck area without being moved;\n(d) In a deck area of 500 square feet or less, there are two or more dry chemical fire extinguishers of 300 pounds or more total capacity of extinguishing agent; and\n(e) In a deck area of more than 500 square feet, there are three or more dry chemical fire extinguishers of 450 pounds or more total capacity of extinguishing agent.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER I—CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS","PART 98—SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION, ARRANGEMENT, AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN DANGEROUS CARGOES IN BULK","Subpart 98.30—Portable Tanks and Intermediate Bulk Containers"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"f04079fae22a6cb4f2bee51ae81053ad3687f5e962ce1058f7f4b09e27dc40ed","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-98.30-35","next":"us/46-cfr-98.30-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}