---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 183.430"
title: "33"
number: "183.430"
heading: "Conductors in circuits of less than 50 volts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/183.430"
---

# §183.430. Conductors in circuits of less than 50 volts.

- (a) **Each conductor in a circuit that has a nominal voltage of less than 50 volts must—**
  - (1) Meet the requirements of [§ 183.435](/cfr/33/183.435.md); or
  - (2) **Meet—**
    - (i) The insulating material temperature rating requirements of SAE Standard J378; and
    - (ii) **SAE Standard J1127, or SAE Standard 1128.**
- (b) This section does not apply to communication systems; electronic navigation equipment; resistance conductors that control circuit amperage; and pigtails of less than seven inches of exposed length.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 73-217, 42 FR 5944, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 87-009, 53 FR 36971, Sept. 23, 1988]

### Source

Source: CGD 73-217, 42 FR 5944, Jan. 31, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. II, (92)(b). Subpart E is also authorized by Pub. L. 114-120, 130 Stat. 27

### Source

Source: CGD 72-61R, 37 FR 15782, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 73-217, 42 FR 5944, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 87-009, 53 FR 36971, Sept. 23, 1988]