[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: 46CFR183.432]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 183--ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart D--Lighting Systems
 
Sec. 183.432  Emergency lighting.

    (a) Each vessel must have adequate emergency lighting fitted along 
the line of escape to the main deck from all passenger and crew 
accommodation spaces located below the main deck.
    (b) The emergency lighting required by paragraph (a) of this section 
must automatically actuate upon failure of the main lighting system. If 
a vessel is not equipped with a single source of power for emergency 
lighting, it must have individual battery powered lights that:
    (1) Are automatically actuated upon loss of normal power;
    (2) Are not readily portable;
    (3) Are connected to an automatic battery charger; and
    (4) Have sufficient capacity for a minimum of 2 hours of continuous 
operation.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 997, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51358, Sept. 
30, 1997]