---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 111.81-3"
title: "46"
number: "111.81-3"
heading: "Cables entering boxes."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/111.81-3"
---

# §111.81-3. Cables entering boxes.


Each cable entering a box or fitting must be protected from abrasion and must meet the following:

- (a) Each opening through which a conductor enters must be closed.
- (b) Cable armor must be secured to the box or fitting.
- (c) Each cable entrance in a damp or wet location must be made watertight by a terminal or stuffing tube.

## Notes

### 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.