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46 CFR § 28.330 - Galley hood and other fire protection equipment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s28.330"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 28.330 - Galley hood and other fire protection equipment."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "28.330"
section_name: "Galley hood and other fire protection equipment."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "UNINSPECTED VESSELS"
part_number: "28"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3316, 4502, 4505, 4506, 6104, 8103, 10603; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "28"
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# 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.