---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 129.220"
title: "46"
number: "129.220"
heading: "Basic safety."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/129.220"
---

# §129.220. Basic safety.

- (a) Electrical equipment and installations must be suitable for the roll, pitch, and vibration of the vessel under way.
- (b) All equipment, including switches, fuses, and lampholders, must be suitable for the voltage and current used.
- (c) Receptacle outlets of the type providing a grounded pole or a specific direct-current polarity must be of a configuration that does not permit improper connection.
- (d) Electrical equipment and circuits must be clearly marked and identified.
- (e) Any cabinet, panel, box, or other enclosure containing more than one source of power must be fitted with a sign warning persons of this condition and identifying the circuits to be disconnected.

## 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.