[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: 46CFR195.09-5]

[Page 394]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 195--VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart 195.09--Scientific Equipment
 
Sec. 195.09-5  General.

    (a) All scientific equipment shall be designed to good commercial 
standards for such appliances, where applicable. Their electrical and 
pressure connections to the ship's supply shall be designed to marine 
standards.
    (b) It shall be the responsibility of the owner to assure that the 
scientific equipment and their electrical or pressure connections to the 
ship's supply are maintained in such a manner as to be free of personnel 
hazards which may be caused by shock, temperature extremes, and moving 
parts.