46 CFR § 111.60-11 - Wire.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s111.60-11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 111.60-11 - Wire."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "111.60-11"
section_name: "Wire."
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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# 111.60-11 Wire.
(a) Wire must be in an enclosure.
(b) Wire must be component insulated.
(c) Wire, other than in switchboards, must meet the requirements in ANSI/UL 44, ANSI/UL 83, MIL-DTL-76E (all three standards incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter), or equivalent standard.
(d) Switchboard wire must meet subpart 111.30 of this part.
(e) Wire must be of the copper stranded type.
[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28281, June 4, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 23908, May 1, 1997; 62 FR 27659, May 20, 1997; USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65198, Oct. 31, 2008; USCG-2020-0075, 88 FR 16364, Mar. 16, 2023]