# more than 65 feet in length — Recreational boat safety equipment requirements by vessel length

For more than 65 feet in length, condition or exception is Portable fire extinguishers are set by gross tonnage rather than length: 20-B portable fire extinguishers, 1 up to 50 gross tons, 2 above 50 up to 100, 3 above 100 up to 500, 6 above 500 up to 1,000, and 8 above 1,000; cfr section is § 175.320(b)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **Vessel length band:** more than 65 feet in length _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition or exception:** Portable fire extinguishers are set by gross tonnage rather than length: 20-B portable fire extinguishers, 1 up to 50 gross tons, 2 above 50 up to 100, 3 above 100 up to 500, 6 above 500 up to 1,000, and 8 above 1,000 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **CFR section:** § 175.320(b)(1) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (b) Recreational vessels more than 65 feet in length. (1) A recreational vessel more than 65 feet in length must carry at least the minimum number of portable fire extinguishers specified for its tonnage as set forth in table 4 to <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/section-175.320#p-175.320(b)(1)> § 175.320(b)(1) . Table 4 to <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/section-175.320> § 175.320 (b)(1) Gross tonnage— | Minimum number of 20-B portable fire extinguishers | More than | Not more than | | 50 | 1 | 50 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 500 | 3 | 500 | 1,000 | 6 | 1,000 | | 8 |

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-I/subchapter-S/part-175/subpart-E

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-08-25.
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