[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: 46CFR111.60-2]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (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;

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    (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]