[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR183.115]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 183--ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 183.115  Applicability to existing vessels.

    (a) Except as otherwise required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section, an existing vessel must comply with the regulations on 
electrical installations, equipment, and material that were applicable 
to the vessel on March 10, 1996, or, as an alternative, the vessel may 
comply with the regulations in this part.
    (b) An existing vessel must comply with the requirements of 
Secs. 183.420 and 183.430.
    (c) New installations of electrical equipment and material, and the 
repair or replacement of wire and cable, on an existing vessel, which 
are completed to the satisfaction of the cognizant Officer in Charge, 
Marine Inspection (OCMI) on or after March 11, 1996, must comply with 
this part. Replacement of existing equipment, not including wire or 
cable, installed on the vessel prior to March 11, 1996 need not comply 
with the regulations in this part.