46 CFR § 111.53-1 - General.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s111.53-1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 111.53-1 - General."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "111.53-1"
section_name: "General."
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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# 111.53-1 General.
(a) Each fuse must—
(1) Meet the general provisions of Article 240 of NFPA 70 or IEC 60092-202:2016 (both incorporated by reference; see Ҥ 110.10-1 of this subchapter) as appropriate.
(2) Have an interrupting rating sufficient to interrupt the asymmetrical RMS short-circuit current at the point of application; and
(b) Renewable link cartridge-type fuses must not be used.
(c) Each fuse installation must provide for ready access to test the condition of the fuse.
[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28279, June 4, 1996, as amended by61 FR 33045, June 26, 1996; USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65197, Oct. 31, 2008; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60153, Sept. 30, 2013; USCG-2020-0075, 88 FR 16363, Mar. 16, 2023]