[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR111.01-9]



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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 111_ELECTRIC SYSTEMS_GENERAL REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart 111.01_General

 

Sec. 111.01-9  Degrees of protection.



    (a) Interior electrical equipment exposed to dripping liquids or 

falling solid particles must be manufactured to at least NEMA 250 Type 2 

or IEC IP 22 degree of protection as appropriate for the service 

intended.

    (b) Electrical equipment in locations requiring exceptional degrees 

of protection as defined in Sec. 110.15-1 of this chapter must be 

enclosed to meet at least the minimum degrees of protection in ABS Rules 

for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, table 4/5B.1, or appropriate 

NEMA 250 Type for the service intended. Each enclosure must be designed 

in such a way that the total rated temperature of the equipment inside 

the enclosure is not exceeded.

    (c) Central control consoles and similar control enclosures must be 

manufactured to at least NEMA 250 Type 2 or IEC IP 22 degree of 

protection regardless of location.

    (d) Equipment for interior locations not requiring exceptional 

degrees of protection must be manufactured to at least NEMA 250 Type 1 

with dripshield or IEC IP 11.

    Note to Sec. 111.01-9: The degrees of protection specified in this 

section are described in NEMA Standards Publication No. 250 and IEC IP 

Code 529 and designated in ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel 

Vessels, table 4/5B.1.



[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28275, June 4, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 23907, May 

1, 1997]