---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 183.440"
title: "33"
number: "183.440"
heading: "Secondary circuits of ignition systems."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/183.440"
---

# §183.440. Secondary circuits of ignition systems.

- (a) Each conductor in a secondary circuit of an ignition system must meet SAE Standard J557.
- (b) The connection of each ignition conductor to a spark plug, coil, or distributor must have a tight fitting cap, boot, or nipple.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 73-217, 42 FR 5944, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by USCG-1999-5832, 64 FR 34716, June 29, 1999]

### 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 USCG-1999-5832, 64 FR 34716, June 29, 1999]