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46 CFR 111.05-23: -23 Location of ground indicators.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 46—Shipping
  2. CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  3. SUBCHAPTER J—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  4. PART 111—ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  5. Subpart 111.05—Equipment Ground, Ground Detection, and Grounded Systems

Ground indicators must:

(a) Be at the vessel's ship's service generator distribution switchboard for the normal power, normal lighting, and emergency lighting systems;

(b) Be at the propulsion switchboard for propulsion systems; and

(c) Be readily accessible.

(d) Be provided (at the distribution switchboard or at another location, such as a centralized monitoring position for the circuit affected) for each feeder circuit that is isolated from the main source by a transformer or other device.

Note to paragraph (d):

An alarm contact or indicating device returned to the main switchboard via a control cable, that allows the detecting equipment to remain near the transformer or other isolating device for local troubleshooting, is allowed.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:26:22Z. Source file · JSON

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