33 CFR § 183.402 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s183.402"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 183.402 - Definitions."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "183.402"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "183"
part_name: "BOATS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 4302; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. II, (92)(b). Subpart E is also authorized by Pub. L. 114-120, 130 Stat. 27"
regulatory_source: "CGD 72-61R, 37 FR 15782, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "183"
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# 183.402 Definitions.
As used in this subpart—
*AWG* means American Wire Gauge.
*Electrical component* means electrical equipment such as, but not limited to, conductors, solenoids, motors, generators, alternators, distributors, resistors, appliances and electrical control devices.
*Pigtails* means external power conductors or wires that are part of electrical components and appliances, such as bilge pumps, blowers, lamps, switches, solenoids, and fuses.
*Sheath* means a material used as a continuous protective covering, such as electrical tape, molded rubber, molded plastic, or flexible tubing, around one or more insulated conductors.
[CGD 73-217, 42 FR 5944, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 85-098, 52 FR 19728, May 27, 1987; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33670, June 28, 1996]