46 CFR § 112.30-5 - Transfer of emergency loads.

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title: "46 CFR § 112.30-5 - Transfer of emergency loads."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "112.30-5"
section_name: "Transfer of 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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 112.30-5 Transfer of emergency loads.

If there is a reduction of potential of the normal source by 15 to 40 percent, the emergency loads under § 112.15-5 must transfer automatically from the normal source to the emergency power source.