[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: 46CFR111.05-3]



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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 111.05_Equipment Ground, Ground Detection, and Grounded Systems

 

Sec. 111.05-3  Design, construction, and installation; general.



    (a) An electric apparatus must be designed, constructed, and 

installed to prevent any person from accidentally contacting energized 

parts.

    (b) Exposed, noncurrent-carrying metal parts of fixed equipment that 

may become energized because of any condition must be grounded.

    (c) Exposed, noncurrent-carrying metal parts of portable equipment 

must be grounded through a conductor in the supply cable to the 

grounding pole in the receptacle.



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    (d) If the installation of the electrical equipment does not ensure 

a positive ground to the metal hull or equivalent conducting body, the 

apparatus must be grounded to the hull with a grounding conductor.