---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 169.672"
title: "46"
number: "169.672"
heading: "Wiring for power and lighting circuits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/169.672"
---

# §169.672. Wiring for power and lighting circuits.

- (a) Wiring for power and lighting circuits must have copper conductors, of 14 AWG or larger, and—
  - (1) Meet Article 310-8 and Table 310-13 of the National Electrical Code;
  - (2) Be listed as “50 volt boat cable”; or
  - (3) Meet [subpart 111.60](/cfr/46/subpart111.60.md) of this chapter.
- (b) Wiring for power and lighting circuits on new vessels must have stranded conductors.
- (c) Conductors must be sized so that—
  - (1) They are adequate for the loads carried; and
  - (2) **The voltage drop at the load terminals is not more than 10 percent.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

### Source

Source: CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted.