46 CFR § 113.25-11 - Contact makers.

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title: "46 CFR § 113.25-11 - Contact makers."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "113.25-11"
section_name: "Contact makers."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING"
part_number: "113"
part_name: "COMMUNICATION AND ALARM SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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 15272, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 113.25-11 Contact makers.

Each contact maker must—

(a) Have normally open contacts and be constructed in accordance with Type 4 or 4X of NEMA 250 or IP 56 of IEC 60529:2013 (both incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subpart) requirements;

(b) Have a switch handle that can be maintained in the “on” position;

(c) Have the “off” and “on” positions of the operating handle permanently marked; and

(d) Have an inductive load rating not less than the connected load or, on large vessels, have auxiliary devices to interrupt the load current.

[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28288, June 4, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 23910, May 1, 1997; USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65201, Oct. 31, 2008; USCG-2020-0075, 88 FR 16369, Mar. 16, 2023]