46 CFR § 129.200 - Design, installation, and maintenance.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s129.200"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 129.200 - Design, installation, and maintenance."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "129.200"
section_name: "Design, installation, and maintenance."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS"
part_number: "129"
part_name: "ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS"
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; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49332, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "129"
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# 129.200 Design, installation, and maintenance.

Electrical equipment on a vessel must be designed, installed, and maintained to—

(a) Provide services necessary for safety under normal and emergency conditions;

(b) Protect crew members, offshore workers, and the vessel from electrical hazards, including fire, caused by or originating in electrical equipment and electrical shock;

(c) Minimize accidental personal contact with energized parts; and

(d) Prevent electrical ignition of flammable vapors.