[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: 46CFR111.12-9]

[Page 221]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 111--ELECTRIC SYSTEMS--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart 111.12--Generator Construction and Circuits
 
Sec. 111.12-9  Generator cables.

    (a) The current-carrying capacity of generator cables must not be:
    (1) Less than 115 percent of the continuous generator rating; or
    (2) Less than 115 percent of the overload for a machine with a 2 
hour or greater overload rating.
    (b) Generator cables must not be in the bilges.