[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: 46CFR111.60-2]



[Page 232]

 

                            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 111.60_Wiring Materials and Methods

 

Sec.  111.60-2  Specialty cable for communication and RF applications.



    Specialty cables that cannot pass the flammability test contained in 

IEEE Std 45, IEEE Std 1202, ANSI/UL 1581 test VW-1, or IEC 332-3 

Category A due to unique construction properties, such as certain 

coaxial cables, must--

    (a) Be installed physically separate from all other cable; and

    (b) Have fire stops installed--

    (1) At least every 7 meters (21.5 feet) vertically, up to a maximum 

of 2 deck heights;

    (2) At least every 15 meters (46 feet) horizontally;

    (3) At each penetration of an A or B Class boundary;

    (4) At each location where the cable enters equipment; or

    (5) In a cableway that has an A-60 fire rating.



[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28280, June 4, 1996]