[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR183.402]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 183--BOATS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart I--Electrical Systems
 
Sec. 183.402  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart--
    AWG means American Wire Gauge.

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    Electrical component means electrical equipment such as, but not 
limited to, conductors, solenoids, motors, generators, alternators, 
distributors, resistors, appliances and electrical control devices.
    Pigtails means external power conductors or wires that are part of 
electrical components and appliances, such as bilge pumps, blowers, 
lamps, switches, solenoids, and fuses.
    Sheath means a material used as a continuous protective covering, 
such as electrical tape, molded rubber, molded plastic, or flexible 
tubing, around one or more insulated conductors.

[CGD 73-217, 42 FR 5944, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 85-098, 52 FR 
19728, May 27, 1987; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33670, June 28, 1996]