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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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