NAC488.415. Fire extinguishers: Number and types required.

     1. Each motorboat having:

     (a) A closed compartment under a thwart or seat wherein a portable fuel tank may be stored;

     (b) A double bottom which is not sealed to the hull or which is not completely filled with flotation material;

     (c) A closed living space;

     (d) A closed storage compartment in which combustible or flammable material is stored; or

     (e) A permanently installed fuel tank,

Ê must carry the type and number of fire extinguishers described in subsections 2 and 3, each of which must be fully charged and serviceable.

     2. Each motorboat which lacks a system built within its engine compartment for extinguishing a fire and which is a:

     (a) Class A or class 1 motorboat must carry one B-I fire extinguisher.

     (b) Class 2 motorboat must carry two B-I fire extinguishers or one B-II fire extinguisher.

     (c) Class 3 motorboat must carry:

          (1) Three B-I fire extinguishers; or

          (2) One B-I and one B-II fire extinguisher.

     3. Each motorboat which has a system built within its engine compartment for extinguishing a fire and which is a:

     (a) Class A or class 1 motorboat is not required to carry a portable fire extinguisher.

     (b) Class 2 motorboat must carry one B-I fire extinguisher.

     (c) Class 3 motorboat must carry two B-I fire extinguishers or one B-II fire extinguisher.

     4. The classes of motorboats identified in this section are as described in NRS 488.185.

     5. For the purposes of this section:

     (a) “B-I fire extinguisher” means a portable marine extinguisher containing at least:

          (1) One and one-quarter gallons of a concentrated liquid foam;

          (2) Two pounds of a dry chemical, fire extinguishing agent; or

          (3) Four pounds of carbon dioxide; and

     (b) “B-II fire extinguisher” means a portable marine extinguisher containing at least:

          (1) Two and one-half gallons of a concentrated liquid foam;

          (2) Ten pounds of a dry chemical, fire extinguishing agent; or

          (3) Fifteen pounds of carbon dioxide.

     [Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, Motorboat Reg. No. 100 § 32, eff. 2-10-82]—(NAC A by R114-02, 1-21-2003)