[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR112.55-10]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 112--EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND POWER SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 112.55--Storage Battery Installation
 
Sec. 112.55-10  Storage battery charging.

    (a) Each storage battery installation for emergency lighting and 
power, and starting batteries for an emergency diesel or gas turbine 
driven generator set, must have apparatus to automatically maintain the 
battery fully charged.
    (b) When the ship's service generating plant is available, the 
battery must have a continuous trickle charge, except that after 
discharge the battery must be charged automatically at a higher rate.
    (c) Charging operations must not cause an absence of battery power.
    (d) There must be instruments to show the rate of charge.