---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 129.326"
title: "46"
number: "129.326"
heading: "Dual-voltage generators."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/129.326"
---

# §129.326. Dual-voltage generators.


If a dual-voltage generator is installed on an OSV—

- (a) The neutral of the dual-voltage system must be solidly grounded at the switchboard's neutral bus and be accessible for checking the insulation resistance of the generator; and
- (b) Ground detection must be provided that—
  - (1) For an alternating-current system, complies with [§ 111.05-27](/cfr/46/111.05-27.md) of this chapter; and
  - (2) For a direct-current system, complies with [§ 111.05-29](/cfr/46/111.05-29.md) of this chapter.

## 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.