{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-111.05-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 111.05-1","heading":"-1 Purpose.","body":"This subpart contains requirements for the grounding of electric systems, circuits, and equipment.\nNote:\nCircuits are grounded to limit excessive voltage from lightning, transient surges, and unintentional contact with higher voltage lines, and to limit the voltage to ground during normal operation. Conductive materials enclosing electric conductors and equipment, or forming part of that equipment, are grounded to prevent a voltage above ground on the enclosure materials.\nEquipment Ground","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER J—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING","PART 111—ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS","Subpart 111.05—Equipment Ground, Ground Detection, and Grounded Systems"],"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":"00eb0086c70d9c858aced7cb7c8b4a6db2fd6285c702b6e1c1d0878b88a2fadf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-111.01-19","next":"us/46-cfr-111.05-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}