---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 183.200"
title: "46"
number: "183.200"
heading: "General design, installation, and maintenance requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/183.200"
---

# §183.200. General design, installation, and maintenance requirements.


Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to:

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

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 997, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.