Current through September 16, 2024
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,
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
NRS
488.045,
488.193,
501.181
