46 CFR § 112.20-10 - Diesel or gas turbine driven emergency power source.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s112.20-10"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 112.20-10 - Diesel or gas turbine driven emergency power source."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "112.20-10"
section_name: "Diesel or gas turbine driven emergency power source."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING"
part_number: "112"
part_name: "EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND POWER SYSTEMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2."
regulatory_source: "CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15267, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "112"
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# 112.20-10 Diesel or gas turbine driven emergency power source.

Simultaneously with the operation of the transfer means under § 112.20-5, the diesel engine or gas turbine driving the final emergency power source must start automatically with no load on the final emergency power source.