[Title 46 CFR 110.10]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - October 1, 1996 Edition]
[Title 46 - SHIPPING]
[Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF]
[Subchapter J - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING]
[Part 110 - GENERAL PROVISIONS]
[Subpart 110.10 - Reference Specifications, Standards, and Codes]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




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    GENERAL PROVISIONS
  


     Subpart 110.10--Reference Specifications, Standards, and Codes



Sec. 110.10-1  Incorporation by reference.

    (a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this 
subchapter with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register 
under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. To enforce any edition other 
than that specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard 
must publish notice of change in the Federal Register; and the material 
must be available to the public. All approved material is available for 
inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol 
Street NW., suite 700, Washington, DC, and at the U.S. Coast Guard, (G-
MSE), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, and is 
available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this 
subchapter and the sections affected are as follows:

                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) American                              
 Bureau of Shipping, Two World Trade Center,                            
 106th Floor, New York, NY 10048:                                       
    Rules for Building and Classing Steel      110.15-1; 111.12-1(a);   
     Vessels, 1995.                             111.12-3; 111.12-5;     
                                                111.12-7; 111.33-11;    
                                                111.35-1; 111.70-1(a);  
                                                111.105-31(n); 111.105- 
                                                39(a); 111.105-40(a);   
                                                113.05-7.               
    Rules for Building and Classing Mobile     111.12-1(a); 111.12-3;   
     Offshore Drilling Units, 1994.             111.12-5; 111.12-7;     
                                                111.33-11; 111.35-1;    
                                                111.70-1(a).            
American National Standards Institute (ANSI),                           
 American National Standards Institute, 11                              
 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036:                                  
    ANSI/ASME A17.1, Safety Code for           111.91-1                 
     Elevators and Escalators, 1993.                                    
    ANSI/ASME A17.1A, Addenda to ANSI/ASME     111.91-1.                
     A17.1, Safety Code for Elevators and                               
     Escalators (including Errata, 1995),                               
     1994.                                                              
    ANSI/IEEE C37.04, Rating Structure for AC  111.54-1(c).             
     High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Rated on a                           
     Symmetrical Current Basis, 1979.                                   
    ANSI C37.12, For AC High-Voltage Circuit   111.54-1(c).             
     Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current                            
     Basis--Specification Guide, 1991.                                  
American Society for Testing and Materials                              
 (ASTM), ASTM International Headquarters, 100                           
 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA                               
 19428-2959:                                                            
    ASTM B 117-95, Standard Practice for       110.15-1(b).             
     Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus,                              
     1996.                                                              
    ASTM D 4066-94b, Standard Specification    111.60-1(c)              
     for Nylon Injection and Extrusion                                  
     Materials (PA), 1994.                                              
Institute of Electrical and Electronic                                  
 Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Service Center, 445                             
 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854:                                       

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    IEEE Std C37.13, IEEE Standard for Low-    111.54-1(c).             
     Voltage AC Power Circuit Breakers used                             
     in Enclosures, 1990.                                               
    IEEE Std C37.14, IEEE Standard for Low-    111.54-1(c).             
     Voltage DC Power Circuit Breakers Used                             
     in Enclosures, 1992.                                               
    IEEE Std 45-1983, IEEE Recommended         111.05-7; 111.15-2(b);   
     Practice for Electric Installations on     111.30-1; 111.30-5(a);  
     Shipboard, 1983.                           111.30-19(a); 111.33-   
                                                3(a); 111.33-5(a);      
                                                111.60-1(a); 111.60-2;  
                                                111.60-3; 111.60-5(a);  
                                                111.60-6(a); 111.60-    
                                                11(c); 111.60-13(a);    
                                                111.60-19(b); 111.60-21;
                                                111.60-23(d); 111.105-3;
                                                111.105-31(e); 111.105- 
                                                41; 111.107-1(c); 113-65-
                                                5.                      
    IEEE Std 100-1992, The New IEEE Standard   110.15-1(a).             
     Dictionary of Electrical and Electronics                           
     Terms, 1992.                                                       
    IEEE Std 320, Application Guide for AC     111.54-1(c).             
     High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Rated on a                           
     Symmetrical Current Basis (ANSI/IEEE                               
     C37.010-79), 1979.                                                 
    IEEE Std 331, Application Guide for Low-   111.54-1(c).             
     Voltage AC Nonintegrally Fused Power                               
     Circuit Breakers (Using Separately                                 
     Mounted Current-Limiting Fuses) (ANSI/                             
     IEEE C37.27), 1987.                                                
    IEEE Std 1202-1991, IEEE Standard for      111.60-2; 111.60-6(a);   
     Flame Testing of Cables for Use in Cable   111.107-1(c).           
     Tray in Industrial and Commercial                                  
     Occupancies, 1991.                                                 
International Association of Drilling                                   
 Contractors (IADC), International                                      
 Association of Drilling Contractors, PO Box                            
 4287, Houston, TX 77210-4287:                                          
    IADC-DCCS-1/1991, Guidelines for           111.60-1(f).             
     Industrial System DC Cable for Mobile                              
     Offshore Drilling Units, 1991.                                     
International Electrotechnical Commission                               
 (IEC), (Also available from ANSI--address                              
 above.) International Electrotechnical                                 
 Commission, 1, Rue de Varembe, Geneva,                                 
 Switzerland:                                                           
    IEC 68-2-52, Basic Environmental Testing   110.15-1(b).             
     Procedures, Part 2: Tests. Test KB: Salt                           
     Mist, Cyclic (Sodium Chloride Solution),                           
     1984.                                                              
    IEC 79-0, Electrical Apparatus for         111.105-1; 111.105-3;    
     Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 0:         111.105-5; 111.105-7;   
     General Requirements, 1983 (Including      111.105-15(b); 111.105- 
     Amendment 2, 1991).                        17(b).                  
    IEC 79-1, Electrical Apparatus for         111.105-3; 111.105-5;    
     Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 1:         111.105-9; 111.105-     
     Construction and Test of Flameproof        15(b); 111.105-17(b).   
     Enclosures of Electrical Apparatus, 1990                           
     [Including the First Supplement to the                             
     Second Edition (1971), 1975, and                                   
     Amendment 1 to the Third Edition (1990),                           
     1993].                                                             
    IEC 79-2, Electrical Apparatus for         111.105-3; 111.105-5;    
     Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 2:         111.105-7(b); 111.105-  
     Electrical Apparatus--Type of Protection   15(b); 111.105-17(b).   
     ``p'', 1983.                                                       
    IEC 79-5, Electrical Apparatus for         111.105-3; 111.105-5;    
     Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 5: Sand-   111.105-15(a); 111.105- 
     Filled Apparatus. First Edition (1967),    15(b); 111.105-17(b).   
     Incorporating the First Supplement,                                
     (1969).                                                            
    IEC 79-6, Electrical Apparatus for         111.105-3; 111.105-5;    
     Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 6: Oil-    111.105-15(a); 111.105- 
     Immersion ``o'', 1995.                     15(b); 111.105-17(b).   
    IEC 79-7, Electrical Apparatus for         111.105-3; 111.105-5;    
     Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 7:         111.105-15(a); 111.105- 
     Increased Safety ``e'', 1990 (Including    15(b); 111.105-17(b).   
     Amendment 1, 1991, and Amendment 2 1993).                          
    IEC 79-11, Electrical Apparatus for        111.105-3; 111.105-5;    
     Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 11:        111.105-11(a); 111.105- 
     Intrinsic Safety ``i'', 1991.              15(b); 111.105-17(b).   
    IEC 79-15, Electrical Apparatus for        111.105-3; 111.105-5;    
     Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 15:        111.105-15(a); 111.105- 
     Electrical Apparatus with Type of          5(b); 111.105-17(b).    
     Protection ``n'', 1987.                                            
    IEC 79-18, Electrical Apparatus for        111.105-3; 111.105-5;    
     Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 18:        111.105-15(a); 111.105- 
     Encapsulation ``m'', 1992.                 15(b); 111.105-17(b).   

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    IEC 92-3, Electrical Installation in       111.05-7; 111.60-1(a);   
     Ships, Part 3: Cables (construction,       111.60-3(a); 111.60-    
     testing and installations) Second          3(c); 111.81-1(d).      
     Edition, 1965, as amended through                                  
     August, 1982.                                                      
    IEC 92-101, Electrical Installations in    110.15-1(a); 111.81-1(d).
     Ships, Part 101: Definitions and General                           
     Requirements, 1994 (Including Amendment                            
     1, 1995).                                                          
    IEC 92-201, Electrical Installations in    111.70-3(a); 111.81-1(d).
     Ships, Part 201: System Design--General                            
     1994.                                                              
    IEC 92-202, Electrical Installations in    111.50-3(c); 111.50-3(e);
     Ships, Part 202: System Design--           111.50-3(g); 111.53-    
     Protection, 1994.                          1(a); 111.54-1(a);      
                                                111.81-1(d).            
    IEC 92-301, Electrical Installations in    111.25-5(a); 111.70-1(a);
     Ships, Part 301: Equipment--Generators     111.81-1(d).            
     and Motors, 1980 (Including Amendment 1,                           
     1994, and Amendment 2, 1995).                                      
    IEC 92-302, Electrical Installations in    111.30-1; 111.30-5(a);   
     Ships, Part 302: Equipment--Switchgear     111.30-19(a); 111.81-   
     and Controlgear Assemblies, 1980           1(d).                   
     (Including Amendment 1, 1989, and                                  
     Amendment 2, 1994).                                                
    IEC 92-303, Electrical Installations in    111.20-15; 111.81-1(d).  
     Ships, Part 303: Equipment--Transformers                           
     for Power and Lighting, 1980.                                      
    IEC 92-304, Electrical Installations in    111.33-3(a); 111.33-5(b);
     Ships, Part 304: Equipment--               111.81-1(d).            
     Semiconductor Converters, 1980                                     
     (Including Amendment 1, 1995).                                     
    IEC 92-306, Electrical Installations in    111.75-20(a); 111.81-    
     Ships, Part 306: Equipment--Luminaires     1(d).                   
     and Accessories, 1980.                                             
    IEC 92-352, Electrical Installations in    111.60-3(a); 111.60-3(c);
     Ships, Part 352: Choice and Installation   111.60-5; 111.81-1(d).  
     of Cables for Low-Voltage Power Systems,                           
     1979, (Including Amendment 1, 1987, and                            
     Amendment 2, 1994).                                                
    IEC 92-501, Electrical Installations in    111.81-1(d).             
     Ships, Part 501: Special Features--                                
     Electric Propulsion Plant, 1984.                                   
    IEC 92-502, Electrical Installations in    111.81-1(d); 111.105-    
     Ships, Part 502: Tankers--Special          31(e).                  
     Features, 1994.                                                    
    IEC 92-503, Electrical Installations in    111.30-5(a); 111.81-1(d).
     Ships, Part 503: Special Features--A.C.                            
     Supply systems with Voltages in the                                
     Range Above 1KV up to and including                                
     11KV, 1975.                                                        
    IEC 92-504, Electrical Installations in    111.81-1(d).             
     Ships, Part 504: Special Features--                                
     Control and Instrumentation, 1994.                                 
    IEC 331, Fire resisting characteristics    113.30-25(i).            
     of electric cables, 1970.                                          
    IEC 332-1, Tests on Electric Cables Under  111.30-19(b).            
     Fire Conditions, Part 1: Test on a                                 
     Single Vertical Insulated Wire or Cable,                           
     1993.                                                              
    IEC 332-3, Tests on Electric Cables Under  111.60-1(b); 111.60-2;   
     Fire Conditions, Part 3: Test on bunched   111.60-6(a); 111.107-   
     wires or cables, 1992.                     1(c).                   
    IEC 363, Short-Circuit Current Evaluation  111.52-5(c).             
     with Special Regard to Rated Short-                                
     Circuit Capacity of Circuit-Breakers in                            
     Installations in Ships, 1972.                                      
    IEC 529, Degrees of protection provided    111.01-9(a); 111.01-9(b);
     by enclosures (IP Code) 1989.              111.01-9(c); 111.01-    
                                                9(d); 111.01-9 (Note);  
                                                113.10-7; 113.20-3;     
                                                113.25-11; 113.30-25(c);
                                                113.30-25(h); 113.40-   
                                                10(b).                  
    IEC 533, Electromagnetic Compatibility of  113.05-7.                
     Electrical and Electronic Installations                            
     in Ships, 1977.                                                    
    IEC 947-2, Low-Voltage Switchgear and      111.54-1(b); 111.54-1(c).
     Controlgear, Part 2: Circuit Breakers,                             
     1989 (Including Amendment 1, 1992 and                              
     Amendment 2, 1993).                                                
    IEC IP Code, see IEC 529.                                           
International Maritime Organization (IMO),                              
 International Maritime Organization, 4                                 
 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, England:                            
    International Convention for the Safety    111.99-5; 111.105-31(n); 
     of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 74)            112.15-1(r); 113.25-6.  
     Consolidated Edition, (Including 1992                              
     Amendments to SOLAS 74, and 1994                                   
     Amendments to SOLAS 74), 1992.                                     

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The International Society for Measurement and                           
 Control (ISA), International Society for                               
 Measurement and Control, 67 Alexander Drive.                           
 P.O. Box 12277 Research Triangle Park, NC                              
 27709:                                                                 
    RP 12.6, Wiring Practices for Hazardous    111.105-11(e).           
     (Classified) Locations Instrumentation                             
     Part I: Intrinsic Safety, 1995.                                    
National Electrical Manufacturers Association                           
 (NEMA), National Electrical Manufacturers                              
 Association, 2101 L Street, NW, Washington,                            
 DC 20036:                                                              
    NEMA Standards Publication No. ICS 2,      111.70-3(a).             
     Industrial Control and Systems                                     
     Controllers, Contractors, and Overload                             
     Relays Rated not more than 2000 Volts AC                           
     or 750 Volts DC, 1993.                                             
    NEMA Standards Publication No. 2.3 1983,   111.70-3(a).             
     Instructions for the Handling,                                     
     Installation, Operation, and Maintenance                           
     of Motor Control Centers, 1983.                                    
    NEMA Standards Publication No. 2.4, NEMA   111.70-3(a).             
     and IEC Devices for Motor Service--A                               
     Guide for Understanding the Differences,                           
     1989.                                                              
    NEMA Standards Publication No. 250,        111.01-9(a); 111.01-9(b);
     Enclosures for Electrical Equipment        111.01-9(c); 111.01-    
     (1000 Volts Maximum), 1991.                9(d); 111.01-9 (Note);  
                                                111.10-7; 113.20-3;     
                                                113.25-11; 113.30-25(c);
                                                113.30-25(h); 113.40-   
                                                10(b).                  
    NEMA Standards Publication No. WC-3,       111.60-13(a); 111.60-    
     Rubber Insulated Wire and Cable for the    13(c).                  
     Transmission and Distribution of                                   
     Electrical Energy, 1980 (with revisions                            
     through May 1989).                                                 
    NEMA Standards Publication No. WC-8,       111.60-13(a); 111.60-    
     Ethylene-Propylene-Rubber-Insulated Wire   13(c).                  
     and Cable for the Transmission and                                 
     Distribution of Electrical Energy, 1988                            
     (with revisions through 1992).                                     
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),                            
 National Fire Protection Association, 1                                
 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269:                                   
    NEC, see NFPA 70.........................                           
    NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC),   111.05-33; 111.20-15;    
     1996.                                      111.25-5(a); 111.50-    
                                                3(c); 111.50-7; 111.50- 
                                                9; 111.53-1(a); 111.54- 
                                                1(a); 111.55-1(a);      
                                                111.59-1; Table 111.60- 
                                                7; 111.60-11(f); 111.60-
                                                13(a); 111.60-13(b);    
                                                111.60-13(c); 111.60-23;
                                                111.81-1(d); 111.83-    
                                                3(a); 111.105-1; 111.105-
                                                1 (Note); 111.105-3;    
                                                111.105-5; 111.105-7;   
                                                111.105-9; 111.105-     
                                                15(a); 111.105-17(b);   
                                                111.107-1(b).           
    NFPA 77, Recommended Practice on Static    111.105-27.              
     Electricity, 1993.                                                 
    NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care          111.105-37.              
     Facilities, 1996.                                                  
    NFPA 496, Standard for Purged and          111.105-7(b).            
     Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical                              
     Equipment, 1993.                                                   
Naval Publications and Forms Center (NPFC),                             
 Naval Publications and Forms Center,                                   
 Customer Service--Code 1052, 5801 Tabor                                
 Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19120:                                         
    MIL-W-76D, Military Specification Wire     111.60-11(c).            
     and Cable, Hook-up, Electrical,                                    
     Insulated, General Specification For,                              
     1992.                                                              
    MIL-W-16878F, Military Specification,      111.60-11(c).            
     Wire, Electrical, Insulated, General                               
     Specification For, 1992.                                           
    MIL-C-24640A, Military Specification       111.60-1(a); 111.60-3(c).
     Cables, Light Weight, Electric, Low                                
     Smoke, For Shipboard Use, General                                  
     Specification For, 1995.                                           

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    MIL-C-24643A, Military Specification       111.60-1(a); 111.60-3(c).
     Cables and Cords, Electric, Low Smoke,                             
     For Shipboard Use, General Specification                           
     For, 1994 (Including Amendment 1).                                 
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Sea                           
 Systems Command, Code 55Z, Department of                               
 Navy Washington, DC 20362:                                             
    DDS 300-2, A. C. Fault Current             111.52-5.                
     Calculations, 1988.                                                
    MIL-HDBK-299 (SH), Military Handbook       111.60-3(c).             
     Cable Comparison Handbook Data                                     
     Pertaining to Electric Shipboard Cable,                            
     1989.                                                              
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL),                                    
 Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., ATTN:                                 
 Publications Stock, 333 Pfingsten Rd.                                  
 Northbrook, IL 60062-2096:                                             
    UL 44, Standard for Rubber-Insulated Wire  111.60-11(c).            
     and Cable, 1991 (including revisions                               
     through February, 1996).                                           
    UL 50, Standard for Enclosures for         111.81-1(d).             
     Electrical Equipment, 1995.                                        
    UL 62, Standard for Flexible Cord and      111.60-13(a).            
     Fixture Wire, 1991 (including revisions                            
     through February, 1996).                                           
    UL 83, Standard for Thermoplastic-         111.60-1(c); 111.60-     
     Insulated Wires and Cables, 1991           11(c).                  
     (including revisions through March,                                
     1996).                                                             
    UL 489, Standard for Molded-Case Circuit   111.54-1(b).             
     Breakers and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures,                           
     1991 (including revisions through June,                            
     1995).                                                             
    UL 514A, Standard for Metallic Outlet      111.81-1(d).             
     Boxes, 1991 (including revisions through                           
     April, 1995).                                                      
    UL 514B, Standard for Fittings for         111.81-1(d).             
     Conduit and Outlet Boxes, 1989                                     
     (including revisions through April,                                
     1995).                                                             
    UL 514C, Standard for Nonmetallic Outlet   111.81-1(d).             
     Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes, and Covers,                             
     1988 (including revisions through April,                           
     1995).                                                             
    UL 595, Standard for Marine-Type Electric  111.75-20(a); 111.75-    
     Lighting Fixtures, 1985 (including         20(e).                  
     revisions through September, 1991).                                
    UL 913, Standard for Intrinsically Safe    111.105-11(a).           
     Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for                             
     Use in Class I, II, and III Division 1,                            
     Hazardous (Classified) Locations, 1988.                            
    UL 1042, Standard for Electric Baseboard   111.87-3(a).             
     Heating Equipment, 1994 (including                                 
     revisions through November, 1995).                                 
    UL 1072, Standard for Medium-Voltage       111.60-1(e).             
     Power Cables, 1995 (including revisions                            
     through January, 1996).                                            
    UL 1096, Standard for Electric Central     111.87-3(a).             
     Air Heating Equipment, 1986 (including                             
     revisions through January, 1988).                                  
    UL 1104, Standard for Marine Navigation    111.75-17(d).            
     Lights, 1981 (including revisions                                  
     through May, 1988).                                                
    UL 1203, Standard for Explosion-Proof and  111.105-9.               
     Dust-Ignition-Proof Electrical Equipment                           
     for Use in Hazardous (Classified)                                  
     Locations, 1994 (including revisions                               
     through October, 1995).                                            
    UL 1569, Standard for Metal-Clad Cables,   111.60-23(a).            
     1995 (including revisions through April,                           
     1996).                                                             
    UL 1570, Standard for Fluorescent          111.75-20.               
     Lighting Fixtures, 1988 (including                                 
     revisions through April, 1996).                                    
    UL 1571, Standard for Incandescent         111.75-20.               
     Lighting Fixtures, 1995 (including                                 
     revisions through April, 1996).                                    
    UL 1572, Standard for High Intensity       111.75-20.               
     Discharge Lighting Fixtures, 1995                                  
     (including revisions through May, 1996).                           
    UL 1573, Standard for Stage and Studio     111.75-20.               
     Lighting Units, 1994 (including                                    
     revisions through February, 1995).                                 
    UL 1574, Standard for Track Lighting       111.75-20.               
     Systems, 1995 (including revisions                                 
     through July, 1995).                                               
    ANSI/UL 1581, Reference Standard for       111.30-19(b); 111.60-2;  
     Electrical Wires, Cables, and Flexible     111.60-6(a).            
     Cords, 1991 (including revisions through                           
     January, 1996).                                                    
                                                                        


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    (c) The word ``should,'' when used in material incorporated by 
reference, is to be construed the same as the words ``must'' or 
``shall'' for the purposes of this subchapter.

[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28271, June 4, 1996; 61 FR 33045, June 26, 1996; 61 
FR 36786-36787, July 12, 1996; 61 FR 49691, Sept. 23, 1996]