46 CFR § 111.105-39 - Additional requirements for vessels carrying vehicles with fuel in their tanks.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s111.105-39"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 111.105-39 - Additional requirements for vessels carrying vehicles with fuel in their tanks."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "111.105-39"
section_name: "Additional requirements for vessels carrying vehicles with fuel in their tanks."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING"
part_number: "111"
part_name: "ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS"
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. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2. Section 111.05-20 and Subpart 111.106 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905."
regulatory_source: "CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15236, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "111"
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# 111.105-39 Additional requirements for vessels carrying vehicles with fuel in their tanks.
Each vessel that carries a vehicle with fuel in its tank must meet the requirements of ABS Marine Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10-1), section 5C-10-4/3, except as follows:
(a) If the ventilation requirements of ABS Steel Vessel Rules section 5-10-4/3 are not met, all installed electrical equipment must be suitable for a Class I, Division 1; Zone 0; or Zone 1 hazardous location.
(b) If the vessel is fitted with an approved fixed gas detection system set at 25 percent the LEL, each item of the installed electrical equipment must meet the requirements for a Class I, Division 1; Class I, Division 2; Zone 0; Zone 1; or Zone 2 hazardous location.
[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28285, June 4, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 23909, May 1, 1997; USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65200, Oct. 31, 2008; USCG-2020-0075, 88 FR 16367, Mar. 16, 2023]