[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR250.114]

[Page 252-253]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
                CHAPTER II--MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE,
                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 250.114  How must I install and operate electrical equipment?

    The requirements in this section apply to all electrical equipment 
on all platforms, artificial islands, fixed structures, and their 
facilities.
    (a) You must classify all areas according to API RP 500, Recommended 
Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at 
Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, 
or API RP 505, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for 
Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, 
Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2.
    (b) Employees who maintain your electrical systems must have 
expertise

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in area classification and the performance, operation and hazards of 
electrical equipment.
    (c) You must install all electrical systems according to API RP 14F, 
Recommended Practice for Design and Installation of Electrical Systems 
for Offshore Production Platforms. You do not have to comply with 
Sections 7.4, Emergency Lighting, and 9.4, Aids to Navigation Equipment.
    (d) On each engine that has an electric ignition system, you must 
use an ignition system designed and maintained to reduce the release of 
electrical energy.

[64 FR 72775, Dec. 28, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 219, Jan. 4, 2000]