---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 183.220"
title: "46"
number: "183.220"
heading: "General safety provisions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/183.220"
---

# §183.220. General safety provisions.

- (a) Electrical equipment and installations must be suitable for the roll, pitch, and vibration of the vessel underway.
- (b) All equipment, including switches, fuses, lampholders, etc., must be suitable for the voltage and current utilized.
- (c) Receptacle outlets of the type providing a grounded pole or a specific direct current polarity must be of a configuration that will not permit improper connection.
- (d) All 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. 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.