Fire extinguishers under this entry may include installed actuating cartridges (cartridges, power device of Division 1.4C or 1.4S), without changing the classification of Division 2.2 provided the total quantity of deflagrating (propellant) explosives does not exceed 3.2 grams per extinguishing unit.

Fire extinguishers must be manufactured, tested, approved and labelled according to the provisions applied in the State of Manufacture. Fire extinguishers under this entry include:

Note.- Provisions applied in the State of Manufacture means the provisions applicable in the State of Manufacture or those applicable in the State of use.

a) portable fire extinguishers for manual handling and operation;

Note.- Fire extinguishers may be considered portable even if some components that are necessary for their proper functioning (e.g. hoses and nozzles) are temporarily detached, as long as the safety of the pressurized extinguishing agent containers is not compromised and the fire extinguishers continue to be identified as a portable fire extinguisher.

b) fire extinguishers for installation in aircraft;

c) fire extinguishers mounted on wheels for manual handling;

d) fire extinguishing equipment or machinery mounted on wheels or wheeled platforms or units transported similar to (small) trailers; and

e) fire extinguishers composed of a non-rollable pressure drum and equipment, and handled, for example, by fork lift or crane when loaded or unloaded.

Cylinders which contain gases for use in the above-mentioned extinguishers or for use in stationary firefighting installations must meet the requirements in Part 6;5 and all requirements applicable to the relevant dangerous goods when these cylinders are transported separately.
