---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 112.43-1"
title: "46"
number: "112.43-1"
heading: "Switches."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/112.43-1"
---

# §112.43-1. Switches.


An emergency lighting system must not have a switch, except:

- (a) In a distribution panel;
- (b) As required in [§ 112.43-7](/cfr/46/112.43-7.md); or
- (c) In a circuit that serves a hazardous space such as a paint room or cargo handling room if the switch is located outside of the hazardous location.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15267, Apr. 8, 1982, as amended by CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28287, June 4, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15267, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15267, Apr. 8, 1982, as amended by CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28287, June 4, 1996]