33 CFR § 159.71 - Electrical controls and conductors.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s159.71"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 159.71 - Electrical controls and conductors."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "159.71"
section_name: "Electrical controls and conductors."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "POLLUTION"
part_number: "159"
part_name: "MARINE SANITATION DEVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1322(b)(1); 49 CFR 1.45(b). Subpart E also issued under authority of sec. 1(a)(4), Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "159"
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# 159.71 Electrical controls and conductors.

Electrical controls and conductors must be installed in accordance with good marine practice. Wire must be copper and must be stranded. Electrical controls and conductors must be protected from exposure to chemicals and sewage.