{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-105.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 105.13","heading":"Electrical fittings and fixtures.","body":"(a) In compartments or areas containing tanks or pumps handling petroleum products other than Grade E products, no electrical fittings, fixtures, or equipment may be installed or used unless approved for a Class I, Group D hazardous location and labeled as such by UL or another recognized laboratory.\n(b) All electrical equipment, fixtures, and fittings located within 10 feet of a vent outlet or a dispensing outlet must be explosion-proof and labeled as such by UL or another recognized laboratory, as suitable for Class I, Group D atmospheres.\n(c) All electrical equipment must be grounded to the vessel's common ground.\n(d) Tanks, containers, and associated piping systems in use prior to December 1, 1969, on a vessel the construction of which was contracted for before May 31, 1976, are exempt from the requirements of this section provided they are maintained in a condition that the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, finds satisfactory, and provided that major repairs or replacement of exempted equipment and systems is in accordance with this part.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER I—CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS","PART 105—COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS DISPENSING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"37494e584be763c8eb8ebbaad55aa5168c178f53669f15e9dc2c90ae1afa6dbf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-105.12","next":"us/46-cfr-105.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}