{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-183.530","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 183.530","heading":"Hazardous areas.","body":"(a) Electrical equipment in spaces containing machinery powered by, or fuel tanks for, gasoline or other fuels having a flashpoint of 43.3 °C (110 °F) or lower must be explosion-proof or ignition-protected, or be part of an intrinsically safe system.\n(b) Electrical equipment in lockers used to store paint, oil, turpentine, or other flammable liquids must be explosion-proof or be part of an intrinsically safe system.\n(c) Explosion-proof equipment and intrinsically safe systems must meet the requirements of § 111.105 in subchapter J of this chapter.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER T—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS)","PART 183—ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION","Subpart E—Miscellaneous Systems and Requirements"],"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":"648f034c7f9991255938a5f8e9d54d80ab7c74081d693439ec4b53b3d1220984","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-183.520","next":"us/46-cfr-183.540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}