[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR183.352]

[Page 293]
 
                           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. 183.352  Battery categories.

    This section applies to batteries installed to meet the requirements 
of Sec. 183.310 for secondary sources of power to vital loads, or 
sources of power to final emergency loads.
    (a) Large. A large battery installation is one connected to a 
battery charger having an output of more than 2 kilowatts (kw), computed 
from the highest possible charging current and the rated voltage of the 
battery installation.
    (b) Small. A small battery installation is one connected to a 
battery charger having an output of 2 kw or less, computed as above.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 997, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 
51050, Sept. 30, 1997]