14 A vessel to which Part 2, 4 or 5 applies may carry on board a portable fire extinguisher that is not marked with a classification set out in column 1 of the table to this section if the fire extinguisher contains an extinguishing agent set out in column 2, 3 or 4 of a net weight that corresponds to the classification set out in column 1, and if the fire extinguisher meets the requirements of these Regulations in all other respects.
table of equivalents
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | |||
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Multi-purpose Dry Chemical (ammonium phosphate) | Regular Dry Chemical (sodium bicarbonate) (Class B and C fires only) | Carbon Dioxide (Class B and C fires only) | |||||
Net Weight | Net Weight | Net Weight | |||||
Classification | kg | lbs. | kg | lbs. | kg | lbs. | |
1 | 1A:5B:C | 1.5 | 3 | ||||
2 | 2A:10B:C | 2.25 | 5 | ||||
3 | 2A:20B:C | 4.5 | 10 | ||||
4 | 5B:C | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.25 | 5 |
5 | 10B:C | 2.25 | 5 | 2.25 | 5 | 4.5 | 10 |
6 | 20B:C | 4.5 | 10 | 4.5 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
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