46 CFR 25.30-1: Applicability of fire safety equipment subpart

Last reviewed: November 2, 2026

This section says which vessels the subpart applies to, based on when they were contracted for. Vessels contracted for on or after August 22, 2016 are covered by this subpart. Older vessels must meet 46 CFR 25.30-80 or 46 CFR 25.30-90. Recreational vessels are excepted.

Applies toVessels, other than recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3, according to the date they were contracted for.

What it says

  1. This subpart applies to all vessels contracted for on or after August 22, 2016, except recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3.

    46 CFR 25.30-1(a)“This subpart applies to all vessels contracted for on or after August 22, 2016, except for recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3”

  2. Recreational vessels are governed by the fire safety equipment requirements at 33 CFR part 175, subpart E.

    46 CFR 25.30-1(a)“which are governed by fire safety equipment requirements at 33 CFR part 175, subpart E”

  3. Vessels contracted for before August 22, 2016, and after November 19, 1952, must meet the requirements of 46 CFR 25.30-80, except recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3.

    46 CFR 25.30-1(b)“All vessels contracted for before August 22, 2016, and after November 19, 1952, except recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3, must meet the requirements of 46 CFR 25.30-80.”

  4. Vessels contracted for before November 19, 1952, must meet the requirements of 46 CFR 25.30-90, except recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3.

    46 CFR 25.30-1(c)“All vessels, contracted for before November 19, 1952, except recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3, must meet the requirements of 46 CFR 25.30-90.”

Common questions

Which vessels does 46 CFR 25.30-1 cover under this subpart?

This subpart applies to all vessels contracted for on or after August 22, 2016. Recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3 are excepted.

“This subpart applies to all vessels contracted for on or after August 22, 2016, except for recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3”

What fire safety rules apply to vessels contracted for between 1952 and 2016?

Vessels contracted for before August 22, 2016, and after November 19, 1952, must meet the requirements of 46 CFR 25.30-80. Recreational vessels are excepted.

“All vessels contracted for before August 22, 2016, and after November 19, 1952, except recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3, must meet the requirements of 46 CFR 25.30-80.”

Which fire safety rules apply to recreational vessels?

Recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3 are governed by fire safety equipment requirements at 33 CFR part 175, subpart E.

“which are governed by fire safety equipment requirements at 33 CFR part 175, subpart E”

The text of 46 CFR 25.30-1

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Applicability

(a) This subpart applies to all vessels contracted for on or after August 22, 2016, except for recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3, which are governed by fire safety equipment requirements at 33 CFR part 175, subpart E.

(b) All vessels contracted for before August 22, 2016, and after November 19, 1952, except recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3, must meet the requirements of 46 CFR 25.30-80.

(c) All vessels, contracted for before November 19, 1952, except recreational vessels as defined in 33 CFR 175.3, must meet the requirements of 46 CFR 25.30-90.

Sections it refers to

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