---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 118.425"
title: "46"
number: "118.425"
heading: "Galley hood fire extinguishing systems."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/118.425"
---

# §118.425. Galley hood fire extinguishing systems.

- (a) A grease extraction hood required by [§ 118.400](/cfr/46/118.400.md) of this part must meet UL 710 “Exhaust Hoods for Commercial Cooking Equipment,” or other standard specified by the Commandant.
- (b) A grease extraction hood must be equipped with a dry or wet chemical fire extinguishing system meeting the applicable sections of NFPA 17 “Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems,” 17A “Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems,” or other standard specified by the Commandant, and must be listed by an independent laboratory recognized by the Commandant.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 917, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.