New U.S. Coast Guard fire extinguisher regulation effective April 20
12-year expiration for disposables and different carriage requirements for older, newer model year vessels. USA – 3/2022 – By BoatUS – A rite of passage for every boater is the annual spring commissioning. Newly added to the boat owners’ to-do list this spring will be to check all disposable (non-rechargeable) fire extinguisher dates of manufacture, as well as the label for their U.S. Coast Guard classification. That’s because a new U.S. Coast Guard regulation beginning April 20 for disposable fire extinguishers mandates a 12-year expiration date from the date of manufacture. Boaters can find the manufacture date stamped into the bottom of […]