---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 25.45-2"
title: "46"
number: "25.45-2"
heading: "Cooking systems on vessels carrying passengers for hire."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/25.45-2"
---

# §25.45-2. Cooking systems on vessels carrying passengers for hire.

- (a) No fuel may be used in any cooking system on any vessel carrying passengers for hire without the approval of Commandant (CG-ENG) except those listed in [§ 25.45-1](/cfr/46/25.45-1.md), subject to the requirements stated therein, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or compressed natural gas (CNG).
- (b) Cooking systems using LPG or CNG must meet the following requirements:
  - (1) The design, installation, and testing of each LPG system must meet ABYC A-1-78 or chapter 6 of NFPA 302.
  - (2) The design, installation, and testing of each CNG system must meet ABYC A-22-78 or chapter 6 of NFPA 302.
  - (3) Cooking systems using chapter 6 of NFPA 302 as the standard must meet the following additional requirements:
    - (i) The storage or use of CNG containers within the accommodation area, machinery spaces, bilges, or other enclosed spaces is prohibited.
    - (ii) LPG or CNG must be odorized in accordance with ABYC A-1.5.d or A-22.5.b, respectively.
    - (iii) The marking and mounting of LPG cylinders must be in accordance with ABYC A-1.6.b.
    - (iv) LPG cylinders must be of the vapor withdrawal type as specified in ABYC A-1.5.b.
  - (4) Continuous pilot lights or automatic glow plugs are prohibited for an LPG or CNG installation using ABYC A-1 or A-22 as the standard.
  - (5) CNG installations using ABYC A-22 as the standard must meet the following additional requirements:
    - (i) The stowage or use of CNG containers within the accommodation area, machinery spaces, bilges, or other enclosed spaces is prohibited.
    - (ii) The CNG cylinders, regulating equipment, and safety equipment must meet the installation, stowage, and testing requirements specified in paragraph 6-5.12 of NFPA 302.
    - (iii) The use of stowage of stoves with attached CNG cylinders is prohibited as specified in paragraph 6-5.1 of NFPA 302.
  - (6) If the fuel supply line of an LPG or CNG system enters an enclosed space on the vessel, a remote shut-off valve must be installed that can be operated from a position adjacent to the appliance. The valve must be located between the fuel tank and the point where the fuel supply line enters the enclosed portion of the vessel. A power operated valve installed to meet this requirement must be of a type that will fail closed.
  - (7) The following variances from ABYC A-1.11.b(1) are allowed for CNG:
    - (i) **The storage locker or housing access opening need not be in the top.**
    - (ii) **The locker or housing need not be above the waterline.**
  - (8) **The following variances from NFPA 302 are allowed—**
    - (i) The storage locker or housing for CNG tank installations need not be above the waterline as required by paragraph 6-5.12.1.1(a).
    - (ii) Ignition protection need not be provided as required by paragraph 6-5.4.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 83-013, 54 FR 6402, Feb. 10, 1989, as amended by CGD 83-013, 55 FR 3960, Feb. 6, 1990; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50461, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50726, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58458, Sept. 29, 2000; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49225, Sept. 25, 2009]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903(b); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 4102, 4302; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16653, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 83-013, 54 FR 6402, Feb. 10, 1989, as amended by CGD 83-013, 55 FR 3960, Feb. 6, 1990; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50461, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50726, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58458, Sept. 29, 2000; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49225, Sept. 25, 2009]