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46 CFR 112.50-5: -5 Electric starting.

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  1. Title 46—Shipping
  2. CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  3. SUBCHAPTER J—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  4. PART 112—EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND POWER SYSTEMS
  5. Subpart 112.50—Emergency Diesel and Gas Turbine Engine Driven Generator Sets

An electric starting system must have a starting battery with sufficient capacity for at least six consecutive starts. A second, separate source of starting energy may provide three of the required six starts. If a second source is provided, the electrical starting system need only provide three consecutive starts.

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