46 CFR § 183.210 - Protection from wet and corrosive environments.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s183.210"
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title: "46 CFR § 183.210 - Protection from wet and corrosive environments."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "183.210"
section_name: "Protection from wet and corrosive environments."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "T"
subchapter_name: "SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS)"
part_number: "183"
part_name: "ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 85-080, 61 FR 997, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 183.210 Protection from wet and corrosive environments.

(a) Electrical equipment used in the following locations must be dripproof:

(1) A machinery space;

(2) A location normally exposed to splashing, water washdown, or other wet conditions within a galley, a laundry, or a public washroom or toilet room that has a bath or shower; or

(3) Another space with a similar moisture level.

(b) Electrical equipment exposed to the weather must be watertight.

(c) Electrical equipment exposed to corrosive environments must be of suitable construction and corrosion-resistant.