---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 129.356"
title: "46"
number: "129.356"
heading: "Battery installations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/129.356"
---

# §129.356. Battery installations.

- (a) **Large.** Each large battery-installation must be located in a locker, room, or enclosed box dedicated solely to the storage of batteries. Ventilation must be provided in accordance with [§ 111.15-10](/cfr/46/111.15-10.md) of this chapter. Electrical equipment located within the battery enclosure must be approved by an independent laboratory for hazardous locations of Class I, Division 1, Group B, and must meet [subpart 111.105](/cfr/46/subpart111.105.md) of this chapter.
- (b) **Small.** Each small battery-installation must be located in a well-ventilated space and protected from falling objects. No small battery-installation may be in a closet, storeroom, or similar space.

## 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.