§111.51-1. General.
46 C.F.R. § 111.51-1
Electrical installations must be protected against short circuits, by appropriate devices. The selection, arrangement and performance of various protective devices must provide coordinated automatic protection and selective operation in order to provide continuity of service for equipment vital to the propulsion, control, or safety of the vessel under short-circuit conditions through coordination and selective operation of overcurrent protective devices.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: USCG-2020-0075, 88 FR 16362, Mar. 16, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2. Section 111.05-20 and Subpart 111.106 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905.
Source
Source: CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15236, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted.