[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: 46CFR183.324]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 183--ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C--Power Sources and Distribution Systems
 
Sec. 183.324  Dual voltage generators.

    (a) A dual voltage generator installed on a vessel shall be of the 
grounded type, where:
    (1) The neutral of a dual voltage system must be solidly connected 
at the switchboard's neutral bus; and
    (2) The neutral bus shall be connected to ground.
    (b) The neutral of a dual voltage system must be accessible for 
checking the insulation resistance of the generator to ground before the 
generator is connected to the bus.
    (c) Ground detection must be provided that:
    (1) For an alternating current system, meets Sec. 111.05-27 in 
subchapter J of this chapter; and
    (2) For a direct current system, meets Sec. 111.05-29 in subchapter 
J of this chapter.