[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR111.05-19]



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                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 111_ELECTRIC SYSTEMS_GENERAL REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart 111.05_Equipment Ground, Ground Detection, and Grounded Systems

 

Sec.  111.05-19  Tank vessels; grounded distribution systems.



    (a) If the voltage of a distribution system is less than 1,000 

volts, line to line, a tank vessel must not have a grounded distribution 

system.

    (b) If the voltage of a distribution system on a tank vessel is 

1,000 volts or greater, line to line, and the distribution system is 

grounded (including high-impedance grounding), any resulting current 

must not flow through a hazardous (classified) location.



[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28276, June 4, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 23907, May 

1, 1997]



                            Ground Detection