---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 28.330"
title: "46"
number: "28.330"
heading: "Galley hood and other fire protection equipment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/28.330"
---

# §28.330. Galley hood and other fire protection equipment.

- (a) Each vessel must be fitted with a grease extraction hood complying with UL 710 above each grill, broiler, and deep fat fryer.
- (b) Each grease extraction hood must be equipped with a pre-engineered dry or wet chemical fire extinguishing system meeting the applicable sections of NFPA 17 or 17A and must be listed by an independent laboratory.
- (c) A vessel 79 feet (24 meters) or more in length must have at least one fire axe located in or adjacent to the operating station.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3316, 4502, 4505, 4506, 6104, 8103, 10603; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, unless otherwise noted.