---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 129.550"
title: "46"
number: "129.550"
heading: "Power for cooking and heating."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/129.550"
---

# §129.550. Power for cooking and heating.

- (a) Equipment for cooking and heating must be suitable for marine use. Equipment designed and installed to comply with ABYC Standards A-3 and A-7 or Chapter 6 of NFPA 302 meets this requirement.
- (b) **The use of gasoline for cooking, heating, or lighting is prohibited.**
- (c) The use of liquefied petroleum gas for cooking, heating, or other purposes must comply with [subpart 58.16](/cfr/46/subpart58.16.md) of this chapter.
- (d) Each electric space-heater must be provided with a thermal cut-out to prevent overheating.
- (e) Each element of an electric space-heater must be enclosed, and the case or jacket of the element made of a corrosion-resistant material.
- (f) Each electrical connection for a cooking appliance must be drip-proof.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49332, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.