---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 129.200"
title: "46"
number: "129.200"
heading: "Design, installation, and maintenance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/129.200"
---

# §129.200. Design, installation, and maintenance.


Electrical equipment on a vessel must be designed, installed, and maintained to—

- (a) Provide services necessary for safety under normal and emergency conditions;
- (b) Protect crew members, offshore workers, and the vessel from electrical hazards, including fire, caused by or originating in electrical equipment and electrical shock;
- (c) Minimize accidental personal contact with energized parts; and
- (d) **Prevent electrical ignition of flammable vapors.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49332, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.