---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 159.95"
title: "33"
number: "159.95"
heading: "Safety."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/159.95"
---

# §159.95. Safety.

- (a) **Each device must—**
  - (1) Be free of design defects such as rough or sharp edges that may cause bodily injuries or that would allow toxic substances to escape to the interior of the vessel;
  - (2) Be vented or provided with a means to prevent an explosion or over pressurization as a result of an accumulation of gases; and
  - (3) Meet all other safety requirements of the regulations applicable to the type of vessel for which it is certified.
- (b) A chemical that is specified or provided by the manufacturer for use in the operation of a device and is defined as a hazardous material in [46 CFR part 146](/cfr/46/part146.md) must be certified by the procedures in [46 CFR part 147](/cfr/46/part147.md).
- (c) Current carrying components must be protected from accidental contact by personnel operating or routinely servicing the device. All current carrying components must as a minimum be of drip-proof construction or be enclosed within a drip-proof compartment.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1322(b)(1); 49 CFR 1.45(b). Subpart E also issued under authority of sec. 1(a)(4), Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted.