46 CFR § 112.25-3 - Normal source for emergency loads.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s112.25-3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 112.25-3 - Normal source for emergency loads."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "112.25-3"
section_name: "Normal source for emergency loads."
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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# 112.25-3 Normal source for emergency loads.

(a) The normal source for emergency loads must be the ship's service generating plant.

(b) The power from the ship's service generating plant for the emergency loads must be supplied to the emergency switchboard by an automatic transfer switch located at the emergency switchboard.