{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-111.106-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 111.106-5","heading":"-5 Cable and wiring.","body":"(a) Cable and wiring in hazardous locations must meet the cable construction and testing provisions of IEEE 1580; ANSI/UL 1309; MIL-DTL-24640C; MIL-DTL-24643C; or 60092-350:2014 and IEC 60092-353:2016 (incorporated by reference, see § 110.10-1), including the respective flammability tests contained therein, and must be of a copper-stranded type.\n(b) Type MC cables, when used, must meet the requirements in § 111.60-23 of this part.\n(c) For intrinsically safe systems under the standards cited in § 111.106-3(b)(1) and (b)(2) of this subpart, the wiring methods must meet Section 504.30 of NFPA 70 (incorporated by reference, see § 110.10-1). For intrinsically safe systems under the standards cited in § 111.106-3(b)(3) of this subpart, the installation and wiring must meet Clause 7, except for Clause 7.3.1, of IEC 60092-502:1999 (incorporated by reference, see § 110.10-1).","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER J—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING","PART 111—ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS","Subpart 111.106—Hazardous Locations on OSVs"],"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":"97dcfe928cc7c9df118843f14f2cb8ed42aa1e145173f762b81a0dfe28b6f1ec","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-111.106-3","next":"us/46-cfr-111.106-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}