---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 120.312"
title: "46"
number: "120.312"
heading: "Power sources on vessels of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length carrying more than 600 passengers or with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/120.312"
---

# §120.312. Power sources on vessels of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length carrying more than 600 passengers or with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers.


A vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length carrying more than 600 passengers or with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers must have:

- (a) Two generator sets;
- (b) An electrical power system that complies with the requirements of §§ [111.10-4](/cfr/46/111.10-4.md), [111.10-5](/cfr/46/111.10-5.md), and [111.10-9](/cfr/46/111.10-9.md), in subchapter J of this chapter;
- (c) A final emergency power source, as defined by [§ 112.01-20](/cfr/46/112.01-20.md) in subchapter J of this chapter, with sufficient capacity to power the loads listed in [§ 112.15-5](/cfr/46/112.15-5.md) in subchapter J of this chapter for three hours; and
- (d) **The final emergency power source located outside the machinery space.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 928, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by 62 FR 51352, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2011-0618, 76 FR 60754, Sept. 30, 2011]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 928, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 928, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by 62 FR 51352, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2011-0618, 76 FR 60754, Sept. 30, 2011]