{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-169.677","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 169.677","heading":"Equipment protection and enclosure.","body":"(a) Except as provided in this section, all electrical equipment including motors, generators, controllers, distribution panels, consoles, etc., must be at least dripproof and protected.\n(b) Equipment mounted on a hinged door of an enclosure must be constructed or shielded so that no live parts of the door mounted equipment will be exposed to accidental contact by a person with the door open and the circuit energized.\n(c) Any cabinet, panel, or box containing more than one source of potential in excess of 50 volts must be fitted with a sign warning personnel of this condition and identifying the circuits to be disconnected to remove all the potentials in excess of 50 volts.\n(d) Each distribution panelboard must be enclosed.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER R—NAUTICAL SCHOOLS","PART 169—SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS","Subpart 169.600—Machinery and Electrical"],"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":"9d6566158848234060a35fd69406b27e6007928ab2bc9640ff7b05588b92605b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-169.676","next":"us/46-cfr-169.678"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}