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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
46 CFR Parts 110, 111, 112, and 113
[Docket No. USCG–2020–0075]
RIN 1625–AC66
Update to Electrical Engineering
Regulations
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
update electrical engineering standards
that are incorporated by reference and
add acceptable alternative standards.
This proposed rule would also eliminate
several outdated or unnecessarily
prescriptive electrical engineering
regulations. This proposed regulatory
action would be consistent with the
standards currently used by industry
and support the Coast Guard’s maritime
safety mission.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before July 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2020–0075 using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public
Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on submitting
comments.
Viewing material proposed for
incorporation by reference. Material
incorporated by reference is available
from the publishers identified in the
proposed text of 46 CFR 110.10–1,
including in this document.
Alternatively, you may make
arrangements to view this material by
calling the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about this document call or
email Raymond Martin, Systems
Engineering Division, Coast Guard;
telephone 202–372–1384, email
Raymond.W.Martin@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents for Preamble
I. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
II. Abbreviations
III. Executive Summary
IV. Basis and Purpose
V. Background
VI. Discussion of Proposed Rule
A. Proposed Revisions to § 110.10–1
Incorporation by Reference
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B. Generator Prime Movers
C. Electrical Cable
D. IEC 60092–502 Electrical Installations in
Ships—Part 502: Tankers—Special
Features
E. Emergency Generator in Port
F. Description of Additional Proposed
Changes Within Subchapter J
VII. Incorporation by Reference
VIII. Regulatory Analyses
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
B. Small Entities
C. Assistance for Small Entities
D. Collection of Information
E. Federalism
F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
G. Taking of Private Property
H. Civil Justice Reform
I. Protection of Children
J. Indian Tribal Governments
K. Energy Effects
L. Technical Standards
M. Environment
I. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
The Coast Guard views public
participation as essential to effective
rulemaking, and will consider all
comments and material received during
the comment period. Your comment can
help shape the outcome of this proposed
rulemaking. If you submit a comment,
please include the docket number for
this proposed rulemaking, indicate the
specific section of this document to
which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. Where possible,
please provide any available data to
support the reason for each suggestion
or recommendation.
We encourage you to submit
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. If your material
cannot be submitted using https://
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this proposed rule
for alternate instructions. Documents
mentioned in this proposed rule, and all
public comments, will be available in
our online docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, and can be viewed
by following that website’s instructions.
Additionally, if you go to the online
docket and sign up for email alerts, you
will be notified when comments are
posted or if a final rule is published.
We accept anonymous comments. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and
submissions in response to this
document, see DHS’s eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
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We do not plan to hold a public
meeting, but will consider doing so if
our evaluation of public comments
indicates that a meeting would be
helpful. We would issue a separate
Federal Register notice to announce the
date, time, and location of such a
meeting.
II. Abbreviations
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
AC Alternating current
ANSI American National Standards
Institute
API American Petroleum Institute
ASME American Society of Mechanical
Engineers
ASTM ASTM International
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
CAN Canadian National Standard
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CSA Canadian Standards Association
DC Direct current
DHS Department of Homeland Security
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility
Ex Designation of explosion-protected
electrical apparatus complying with IEC
standards
FR Federal Register
HVSC High voltage shore connection
IBR Incorporated by Reference
IEC International Electrotechnical
Commission
IECEx System IEC System for Certification
to Standards relating to Equipment for use
in Explosive Atmospheres
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers
IMO International Maritime Organization
ISA International Society of Automation
ISO International Organization of
Standardization
kV Kilovolt
kW Kilowatt
LED Light-emitting diode
MSC Marine Safety Center
MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
MOU Marine Offshore Unit
NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers
Association
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NVIC Navigation and Vessel Inspection
Circular
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OSV Offshore Supply Vessel
§ Section
SOLAS International Convention for Safety
of Life at Sea, 1974
U.S.C. United States Code
V Volts
III. Executive Summary
When writing regulations that set
technical standards, the Coast Guard
relies as much as possible on existing
industry consensus standards. Doing so
minimizes proliferation of differing
standards and complies with the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act and OMB Circular A–
119. The legal method of directing
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regulated entities to follow separately
published standards is called
incorporation by reference (IBR). This
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
proposes to update prior incorporations
by reference, add a limited number of
alternative standards, and eliminate
outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive
regulations in title 46 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) subchapter J.
This proposed rule would update the
standards incorporated by reference
(IBR) in both 46 CFR 110.10–1 and all
of the sections in subchapter J that
reference the updated IBR standards.
More specifically, this proposed rule
would incorporate the more recent
editions of many standards, incorporate
by reference additional standards for
certain topics, and remove IBR
standards that are no longer actively
used by industry. Due to technological
advances, it is necessary to update the
current standards to ensure modern
technologies are addressed in the
regulations. In addition to updating the
IBR standards, we propose the following
four changes to subchapter J.
First, this proposed rule would
eliminate the prescriptive requirements
in 46 CFR 111.12–1(b) and (c) for
generator prime movers. In accordance
with 46 CFR 58.01–5, these generator
prime movers would continue to be
required to meet standards of the
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Steel Vessel Rules.
Second, this proposed rule would
simplify the electrical cable
construction requirements in subpart
111.60 so they are similar to the
classification society requirements
currently accepted without supplement
under the Coast Guard’s Alternate
Compliance Program.
Third, for classifications of hazardous
locations in subpart 111.105, this
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proposed rule would accept the
International Electrotechnical
Commission’s (IEC) 60092–502 as an
alternative classification. This is an
internationally accepted standard and
we are not aware of any notable casualty
history attributed to its use as compared
to vessels complying with the current
applicable U.S. regulations for
classification of hazardous locations.
Fourth, this proposed rule would
amend 46 CFR 112.05 to allow the use
of an emergency generator in port. This
optional capability to use emergency
generators in port would be acceptable
if a set of additional safeguards,
approved by the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) in 2005 are
provided to ensure the availability of
emergency power.
The following table provides an
overview of the types of proposed
changes and the affected sections.
TABLE 1—TITLE 46 CFR SECTIONS AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED RULE
Category
Proposed changes
Affected title 46 CFR sections
Incorporated by Reference (IBR)
Standards.
Editorial ............................................
§§ 110.15–1, 111.01–15, 111.05–9, 111.12–3, 111.12–5, 111.12–7,
111.20–15, 111.30–1, 111.30–5, 111.30–19, 111.33–3, 111.33–
5, 111.33–11, 111.35–1, 111.40–1, 111.50–3, 111.50–5, 111.50–
7, 111.50–9, 111.60–1, 111.60–2, 111.60–3, 111.60–6, 111.60–
11, 111.60–13, 111.60–19, 111.60–21, 111.70–1, , 111.75–17,
111.75–20, 111.99–5, 111.105–7, 111.105–9, 111.105–11,
111.105–17, 111.105–19, 111.105–31, 111.105–35, 111.105–40,
111.105–41, 111.105–45, 111.106–3, 111.106–5, 111.106–7,
111.106–13, 111.106–15, 111.107–1, 111.108–1, 111.108–3,
112.50–1, 113.10–7, 113.20–1, 113.25–1, 113.30–25, 113.30–
25, 113.30–25, 113.37–10, 113.40–10, 113.65–5.
§§ 110.15–1, 111.12–1, 111.12–7, 111.15–2, 111.51–5, 111.54–1,
111.55–1, 111.59–1, 111.60–5, 111.60–7, 111.60–11, 111.60–
13, 111.60–23, 111.70–1, 1111.70–3, 111.75–18, 111.81–1,
111.105–7, 111.105–11, 111.105–33, 111.105–37, 111.105–39,
111.106–3, 111.107–1, 111.108–3, 113.05–7.
§§ 110.15–1, 111.01–9, 111.15–10, 111.20–15, 111.30–5, 111.30–
19, 111.50–3, 111.53–1, 111.59–1, 111.60–1, 111.60–9, 111.60–
13, 111.75–17, 111.75–20, 111.81–1, 111.83–7, 111.87–3,
111.105–7, 111.105–11, 111.105–17, 111.105–28, 111.105–29,
111.105–50, 111.106–3, 111.106–5, 111.108–3, 112.05–7,
113.05–7, 113.10–7, 113.20–1, 113.25–11, 113.30–25, 113.37–
10, 113.40–10.
§ 111.12–1.
Updating to latest edition with
changes in technical content.
Providing additional options ............
Generator prime mover alarms and
shutdowns.
Electrical cable requirements ...........
Classification of hazardous location
Emergency generator .......................
Editorial changes (Other than IBR
standards).
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Removing unique Coast Guard requirements.
Proposing additional option .............
Removing prescriptive requirements
(existing sections).
Proposing additional options ...........
Editorial—Harmonizing
requirements between subparts.
Allowing use in port .........................
Revising alarms and shutdowns .....
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§ 111.60–1.
§§ 111.60–1, 111.60–2, 111.60–3, 111.60–6, 111.105–50.
§§ 111.105–7, 111.105–17, 111.105–28.
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3, 111.105–7, 111.105–9, 111.105–11,
111.105–15 (existing), 111.105–17, 111.105–31, 111.106–3,
111.108–3.
§ 112.05–7.
§ 112.50–1.
§§ 110.15–1, 110.25–1, 110.25–3, 111.05–3, 111.05–37, 111.10–1,
111.10–9, 111.12–11, 111.12–13, 111.15–25, 111.15–30,
111.30–5, 111.30–25, 111.30–27, 111.30–29, 111.33–1, 111.33–
3, 111.33–5, 111.33–7, 111.33–9, 111.33–11, 111.50–3, 111.51–
1, 111.51–2, 111.51–3, 111.51–6, 111.52, 111.60–7, 111.95–1,
111.99–3, 111.103, 111.105–1, 111.105–3, 111.105–5, 111.105–
7, 111.107–1, 111.105–15, 111.105–32, 111.107–1, 112.01–20,
112.05–5, 112.15–1, 112.50–1.
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IV. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis of this proposed
rulemaking is section 1333(d) of Title
43, United States Code (U.S.C.), sections
3306 and 3703 of Title 46 U.S.C., and
the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) Delegation No. 0170.1. The
provisions of 43 U.S.C. 1333(d) grant the
Secretary of the Department in which
the Coast Guard is operating the
authority to promulgate and enforce
regulations with respect to lights and
other warning devices, safety
equipment, and other matters relating to
the promotion of safety of life and
property on artificial islands,
installations, and other devices. Section
46 U.S.C. 3306(a)(1) authorizes the
Secretary to prescribe regulations for the
design, construction, alteration, repair,
and operation of vessels subject to
inspection, including equipment,
appliances, propulsion machinery,
auxiliary machinery, boilers, unfired
pressure vessels, piping, and electric
installations. Additionally, 46 U.S.C.
3703 grants the Secretary authority to
regulate the construction, alteration,
repair, maintenance, operation, and
equipping of vessels, that may be
necessary for increased protection
against hazards to life and property, for
navigation and vessel safety, and for
enhanced protection of the marine
environment. These authorities have
been delegated to the Coast Guard by
the DHS Security Delegation No.
0170.1(II)(92)(b).
The purpose of this proposed
rulemaking is to update the standards
that are incorporated by reference in 46
CFR subchapter J, which provide
detailed specifications for electrical
equipment used by vessels. Newly
published editions of the international
standards referenced in subchapter J
address new technologies and changes
in best practices. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A–119 states agencies should
undertake a review of the standards
incorporated by reference every 3 to 5
years to remain current with
technological changes. OMB encourages
reducing reliance on unique government
standards when an existing voluntary
consensus standard would suffice. This
proposed rule follows the Circular by
incorporating newer editions of industry
standards and reducing the reliance on
unique Coast Guard standards where
industry standards are sufficient.
V. Background
Title 46 CFR subchapter J contains the
electrical engineering regulations and
standards applicable to vessels and
required shipboard systems regulated
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under subchapters D, H, I, I–A, K, L, O,
Q, R, T, U, and W of Title 46. A key
component of subchapter J is the
standards that are incorporated by
reference (IBR) in 46 CFR 110.10–1 and
cross-referenced throughout parts 110,
111, 112, and 113. The IBR section in
subchapter J was last amended by the
2015 final rule titled ‘‘Electrical
Equipment in Hazardous Locations’’ (80
FR 16980, Mar. 31, 2015), but because
of its limited scope, that rule did not
update all of the standards to reflect
newer editions. Many of the IBR
standards have not been updated since
2008 when the Coast Guard issued the
final rule titled ‘‘Review and Update of
Standards for Marine Equipment’’ (73
FR 65156, Oct. 31, 2008).
Furthermore, the interim rule titled
‘‘Offshore Supply Vessels of at Least
6,000 GT ITC’’ (79 FR 48893, Aug. 18,
2014) and the ‘‘Electrical Equipment in
Hazardous Locations’’ final rule (80 FR
16980, Mar. 31, 2015) amended
subchapter J by adding the hazardous
location regulations in subparts 111.106
and 111.108 for types of vessels and
facilities not covered under subpart
111.105. Vessels and facilities regulated
under 111.106 and 111.108 have a
broader and more current selection of
IBR standards because there were more
recent standards to include with those
rulemakings. This proposed rule would
amend subparts 111.105, 111.106 and
111.108 to ensure all vessel types are
offered the broadest and most current
selection of IBR explosion protection
standards.
Shipboard electrical systems are
becoming increasingly complex due to
the development of power electronics
and computer control systems. In
response, many of the standards
incorporated by reference have been
superseded by newer editions to address
the newer electrical equipment. In some
cases, the later editions reflect more
modern technologies, terminology, and
practices that are already in use by
industry. Adopting newer versions of
these standards would reduce the
number of equivalency requests from
industry to the Coast Guard, which is
expected to produce cost savings. The
incorporation of more recent editions
also ensures the latest industry practices
and advancements in technology are
addressed in regulations.
VI. Discussion of Proposed Rule
A. Proposed Revisions to § 110.10–1
Incorporation by Reference
Currently, all of the standards that are
incorporated by reference in subchapter
J are listed in § 110.10–1. Within this
section, the Coast Guard proposes to
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update the technical standards to reflect
the more recent editions of the
standards available to the public. We
encourage the use of these updated
standards because they reflect the best
available technologies, practices, and
procedures that are recommended by
consensus bodies and other groups with
experience in the industry. As the
baseline upon which other standards,
rules, and equivalency requests are
evaluated, it is important that
subchapter J incorporates up-to-date
references.
The class rules of the American
Bureau of Shipping (ABS), in particular,
are incorporated by reference in
multiple locations within subchapter J
and throughout 46 CFR Chapter I. It is
important to note that while these rules
set the regulatory baseline or standard
for specific engineering systems and
equipment, the Coast Guard also
designated several other authorized
classification societies in accordance
with 46 CFR part 8. These classification
societies are listed on the Coast Guard
website.1 The Coast Guard authorized
the listed classification societies to
perform certain functions and
certifications using their respective class
rules on vessels enrolled in the
Alternate Compliance Program. Vessels
not enrolled in the Alternate
Compliance Program may propose using
the class rules of an authorized
classification society as an alternative to
the ABS class rules incorporated by
reference for particular engineering
systems and equipment in accordance
with § 110.20–1.
Throughout § 110.10–1, we also
propose additional standards to provide
alternative compliance options, remove
outdated standards, and clarify existing
requirements. Where applicable, this
proposed rule would also update the
naming format, mailing addresses,
phone numbers, and URL addresses for
the standards already incorporated by
reference. These updates will ensure
that the standards are reasonably
accessible to the public.
Following this paragraph, we list the
standards we propose to update, add, or
delete in § 110.10–1. Within each
standard listed, we describe the topics
covered by the standard, the proposed
changes to the standard, any differences
between currently incorporated IBR
standards, and a list of the subparts or
sections that reference the IBR standard.
If this proposed rule does not propose
any changes to a standard that is
1 See https://www.dco.uscg.mil/OurOrganization/Assistant-Commandant-forPrevention-Policy-CG-5P/Inspections-ComplianceCG-5PC-/Commercial-Vessel-Compliance/FlagState-Control-Division/ClassSocAuth/.
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currently incorporated by reference, the
standard will not be discussed in the
proposed revisions to § 110.10–1.
However, it will be included, without
change, in the proposed regulatory text
that appears at the end of this
document.
• ABS Rules for Building and
Classing Marine Vessels (ABS Marine
Vessel Rules), 2020. The ABS is a vessel
classification society that develops and
publishes rules for the construction and
maintenance of ships and offshore
facilities. Subchapter J references these
rules in numerous sections as an option
for the design of certain systems
including generators, semiconductor
rectifiers, and electric propulsion
systems. Specifically, we currently
reference the 2003 edition in §§ 110.15–
1(b), 111.01–9(b), 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, and 113.05–7(a). In 2020,
ABS transitioned from the ABS Steel
Vessel Rules to the ABS Marine Vessel
Rules. This allowed ABS to consolidate
several rules into one foundational rule.
We propose to incorporate by reference
the 2020 ABS Marine Vessel Rules in
the aforementioned sections and
additionally in the new proposed
§ 112.05–7(c) related to use of
emergency generators in port. The ABS
Marine Vessel Rules undergo an annual
review and approval process by ABS
technical committees. The Coast Guard
participates on these committees, which
are comprised of international experts
with relevant experience. Several of the
sections of the ABS Marine Vessel Rules
that we propose to incorporate by
reference have been individually
updated. For example:
Æ ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4–8–3/
Table 2: This table specifies minimum
degrees of protection for electrical
equipment. This updated table contains
several technical updates since 2003
edition, including additional notes
concerning areas protected by fixed
water-spray or water mist fire
extinguishing systems, and equipment
subject to water splash.
Æ ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4–8–3:
We reference this section for generator
construction requirements. The updated
edition contains technical updates to
account for changes in technology since
the 2003 edition.
Æ ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4–8–5/
5.17.9: This section regarding
semiconductor rectifiers now requires a
high temperature alarm.
Æ ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4–8–5/
5.5: This edition contains updates to
propulsion generator requirements.
Æ ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4–8–2/
9.17: This edition updates the
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requirements for protection of motor
circuits to address athwartship thruster
motor load alarms and more clearly
defines the systems requiring
undervoltage release.
Æ ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4–8–3/5:
This updated section regarding
switchboards and motor controllers
contains additional cable connection
requirements, optional alternative
creepage and clearance distances, and
additional requirements on battery and
uninterruptible power systems based on
advancements in technology.
Æ ABS Marine Vessel Rules 5–10–4/3:
This section regarding roll-on/roll-off
cargo spaces is now titled 5C–10–4/3.
The new edition made updates to
ventilation requirements and to the
tables of dangerous goods.
Æ ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4–9–7/
Table 9: This table regarding equipment
testing is now titled 4–9–8/Table 1. The
updates to this table reflect changes in
technology and industry testing
practices.
• ABS Rules for Building and
Classing Mobile Offshore Units (ABS
MOU Rules), Part 4 Machinery and
Systems, 2020. ABS also develops and
publishes rules for the construction and
maintenance of mobile offshore drilling
units. Subchapter J references these
rules in numerous sections as an option
for design of certain systems including
generator, semiconductor rectifier, and
electric propulsion systems.
Specifically, we currently reference the
2001 edition in §§ 111.12–1(a), 111.12–
3, 111.12–5, 111.12–7(c), 111.33–11,
111.35–1, and 111.70–1(a). In 2020, ABS
transitioned from the ABS Mobile
Offshore Drilling Units Rules to the ABS
MOU Rules. This allowed ABS to
consolidate several rules into one
foundational rule. We propose to
incorporate by reference the 2020 ABS
MOU Rules. Like the ABS Marine
Vessel Rules, the ABS MOU Rules will
undergo a regular review and approval
process by the ABS technical
committees comprised of international
experts with relevant experience. ABS
updated and changed the title of several
of the ABS MOU rules incorporated by
reference in these sections. For example:
Æ ABS MOU Rules 4–3–4 (renamed
ABS MOU Rules 6–1–7): We reference
this section regarding generator
construction requirements. ABS made
several technical updates since the 2001
edition to account for changes in
technology.
Æ ABS MOU Rules 4–3–4/3.5.3
(renamed 6–1–7/12): We reference this
section, for semiconductor converters
requirements. ABS made several
updates to the standard due to changes
in technology.
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Æ ABS MOU Rules 4–3–4/7.1
(renamed 6–1–7/9.9): We reference this
section regarding bus bars and wiring
requirements. ABS made several
updates to the section since the 2001
edition.
• American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) and Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers
(IEEE) ANSI/IEEE C37.12–1991—
American National Standard for
Alternating Current (AC) High-Voltage
Circuit Breakers Rated on a
Symmetrical Current BasisSpecifications Guide. We propose to
remove this standard from § 111.54–1
because IEEE changed the title and
republished it with updates in 2008 as
IEEE C37.12–2008—IEEE Guide for
Specifications of High-Voltage Circuit
Breakers (over 1,000 Volts), 2008. This
represented a complete technical
revision of the standard. IEEE
subsequently revised it again in 2018.
We are proposing to incorporate by
reference IEEE C37.12–2018 in
§ 111.54–1 and further discuss this
standard with the other IEEE standards
incorporated by reference.
• ANSI/IEEE C37.27–1987 (IEEE
331)—Application Guide for LowVoltage AC Nonintegrally Fused Power
Circuitbreakers (Using Separately
Mounted Current-Limiting Fuses). We
are proposing to remove the reference to
this standard in § 111.54–1 because this
guide was replaced by IEEE C37.27–
2015—IEEE Guide for Low-Voltage AC
(635 V and below) Power Circuit
Breakers Applied with SeparatelyMounted Current-Limiting Fuses, 2015.
We discuss this standard, IEEE C37.27–
2015, with the other IEEE standards
incorporated by reference.
• ANSI/International Society of
Automation (ISA) 12.12.01–2015—
Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for
Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and
Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations. The purpose of
this standard is to provide minimum
requirements for the design,
construction, and marking of electrical
equipment or parts of such equipment
for use in Class I and Class II, Division
2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2
hazardous (classified) locations. This
newer edition of the standard would
replace ANSI/ISA 12.12.01–2012 which
the Coast Guard recently added to
§ 111.108–3(b) as part of a separate
rulemaking titled ‘‘Electrical Equipment
in Hazardous Locations’’ (80 FR 16980,
Mar. 31, 2015). Additionally, we
propose to include ANSI/ISA 12.12.01–
2015 in §§ 111.105–7(a) and 111.106–
3(b) as another certification option for
electrical equipment in hazardous
location. The 2015 edition contains
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edition.
• ANSI/ISA–60079–18—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 18: Equipment
protection by encapsulation ‘‘m’’, Third
Edition, 2012. This standard gives the
specific requirements for the
construction, testing, and marking of
electrical equipment and parts of
electrical equipment, and for the
designation of explosion-protected
electrical apparatus complying with IEC
standards (Ex) components (which is
part of an electrical equipment module
found in the European hazardous area
scheme) with the type of protection
encapsulation ‘‘m’’ intended for use in
explosive gas atmospheres or explosive
dust atmospheres. We currently
reference the 2009 edition of this
standard in § 111.106–3(d), and the
2012 edition in § 111.108–3(e). This
proposed rule would remove the ANSI/
ISA–60079–18 references in §§ 111.106–
3(d) and 111.108–3(e) because it has
been withdrawn and replaced by UL
60079–18, a substantively similar
standard. We propose replacing the
ANSI/ISA standard with UL 60079–18
in § 111.106–3(d) and 111.108–3(e).
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
Recommended Practice API RP 14F—
Recommended Practice for Design,
Installation, and Maintenance of
Electrical Systems for Fixed and
Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities
for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1
and Division 2 Locations, Sixth Edition,
October 2018. This document
recommends minimum requirements
and guidelines for the design,
installation, and maintenance of
electrical systems on fixed and floating
petroleum facilities located offshore. We
propose to reference clause 6.8 of the
document in § 111.105–17. This clause
provides guidance on use of conduit,
cable seals, and sealing methods. The
incorporation of this standard would
add another wiring option in hazardous
locations.
• API RP 14FZ—Recommended
Practice for Design, Installation, and
Maintenance of Electrical Systems for
Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum
Facilities for Unclassified and Class I,
Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2 Locations,
Second Edition, May 2013. This
document recommends minimum
requirements and guidelines for the
design, installation, and maintenance of
electrical systems on fixed and floating
petroleum facilities located offshore. We
propose to reference clause 6.8 of the
document in § 111.105–17. This clause
provides guidance on use of conduit,
cable seals, and sealing methods. The
incorporation of this standard would
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add another wiring option in hazardous
locations.
• API RP 500—Recommended
Practice for Classification of Locations
for Electrical Installations at Petroleum
Facilities Classified as Class I, Division
1 and Division 2, Third Edition,
December 2012. This recommended
practice provides guidelines for
classifying locations at petroleum
facilities as Class I, Division 1 and Class
I, Division 2 locations for the selection
and installation of electrical equipment.
We currently reference the second
edition (1997) of this standard in
§§ 111.106–7(a) and 111.106–13(b). We
propose to reference the more recent,
third edition (2012) in those sections.
The 2012 edition contains editorial
changes, but the technical content has
not changed.
• API RP 505—Recommended
Practice for Classification of Locations
for Electrical Installations at Petroleum
Facilities Classified as Class I, Zone 0,
Zone 1, and Zone 2, Second Edition,
August 2018. The purpose of this
recommended practice is to provide
guidelines for classifying locations Class
I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 at
petroleum facilities for the selection and
installation of electrical equipment. We
currently reference the first edition,
which was published in 1997 and
reaffirmed in 2013, in § 111.106–7(a)
and 111.106–13(b). We propose to
reference the more recent, second
edition (2018) in those sections. This
will not substantively change to the
requirements of those sections.
• American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME) A17.1–2016/CSA
B44–16—Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators, 2016. This code covers the
design, construction, operation,
inspection, testing, maintenance,
alteration, and repair of elevators,
hoists, escalators and their associated
parts, rooms, and spaces. We currently
reference the sixteenth edition (2000) in
§ 111.91–1. We propose to reference the
more recent, twenty-first edition (2016)
in that section. ASME updated this
standard based on changes in
technology. The updated standard
addresses new types of elevators being
used in the industry, specifically wind
turbine elevators and outside emergency
elevators. In addition, the standard
contains new requirements to address a
new feature called ‘‘Elevator Evacuation
Operation’’ that allows for the use of
elevators for occupant evacuation.
Moreover, there are several major
changes to the standard that include
seismic requirements, updated
maintenance control program
requirements, and revisions regarding
qualifications for elevator inspectors.
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ASME A17 has been an industry
accepted standard since 1921. Although
many of the changes to the presently
incorporated edition of the standard do
not apply to shipboard elevators, it is
important that shipboard elevators meet
the updated provisions that do apply.
• ASTM International (ASTM) B117–
19—Standard Practice for Operating
Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus, 2019. This
practice covers the apparatus,
procedure, and conditions required to
create and maintain the salt spray (fog)
test environment. Where the Coast
Guard’s regulations require material to
be corrosion resistant it must meet the
testing requirements of this ASTM
standard practice. We currently
reference the 1997 edition in § 110.15–
1(b). We propose to reference the
current 2019 edition. The 1997 edition
has been superseded by several
subsequent editions. The testing
specifications in the 2011 edition are
similar to those in the 1997 edition, but
the 2011 edition is more detailed. For
example, the impurity restrictions are
more detailed in section 8, the air
supply requirements are more specific
in section 9, and the conditions in the
salt chamber are more precisely
described in section 10. The 2016
edition added a warning about the
impact of water conductivity in section
4 while the 2019 edition added several
minor but non-substantive explanatory
sections. Overall, the 2019 edition of
this testing standard practice for
operating salt spray apparatus is very
similar to the 1997 edition currently
incorporated, with minor improvements
in the specifications to ensure testing
consistency and precision.
• ASTM F2876–10—Standard
Practice for Thermal Rating and
Installation of Internal Combustion
Engine Packages for use in Hazardous
Locations in Marine Applications,
Reapproved 2015. This practice covers
the method of testing, rating and
installing internal combustion engine
packages for use in hazardous areas in
marine applications. We currently
reference the 2010 edition of this
standard in §§ 111.106–3(h) and
111.108–3(g). We also propose to
reference the 2010 edition in newly
proposed § 111.105–28 regarding
internal combustion engines. This will
ensure a consistent standard for these
installations on all vessel and facility
types.
• Canadian Standards Association
(CSA) C22.2 No. 30–M1986—Explosionproof enclosures for use in class I
hazardous locations, Reaffirmed 2016.
This standard covers the details of
construction and tests for explosionproof enclosures for electrical
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equipment to be used in Class I,
Division 1, Groups A, B, C, and D
hazardous locations and in gaseous
mines. We currently reference the 1986
edition of this standard in §§ 111.106–
3(b) and 111.108–3(b) and propose to
incorporate the reaffirmed version
therein. The two versions are not
substantively different. We propose to
also reference this reaffirmed standard
in § 111.105–7(a), regarding approved
equipment, as an additional compliance
option. This will afford the broadest and
most current selection of IBR explosion
protection standards for all vessel and
facility types.
• CSA C22.2 No. 213–16—
Nonincendive electrical equipment for
use in class I, division 2 hazardous
locations, May 2016. This standard
applies to electrical equipment for use
in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class
III, Division 1 and 2 hazardous
locations. We currently reference the
1987 edition in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We propose to reference
the 2016 edition in these sections and
also reference it in § 111.105–7(a)
concerning approved equipment. This
standard received a major revision since
the 1987 edition based on advances in
technology and changes to related
standards. It is an accepted national
standard and one of several available
standards for nonincendive electrical
equipment. Our incorporation of this
updated edition ensures use of latest
industry practices and including it in
§ 111.105–7 will ensure that standards
are consistent for electrical installations
on all vessel and facility types.
• CSA–C22.2 No. 0–10—General
requirements—Canadian Electrical
Code, Part II, Reaffirmed 2015. This
standard covers definitions,
construction requirements, marking,
and tests of a general nature that applies
to all or several of the individual
standards of the Canadian Electrical
Code. We currently reference the ninth
edition of this standard in §§ 111.106–
3(b) and 111.108–3(b). We propose to
reference the tenth edition, reaffirmed
in 2015, in these sections and in
§ 111.105–7(a) concerning approved
equipment. The tenth edition includes
new requirements for equipment
containing lasers or lithium batteries,
criteria for the use of adhesives in the
construction of electrical equipment,
surface temperature limits, attachment
plug loading, and the maximum
temperature of equipment in contact
with gypsum. Additionally, it
incorporates a comprehensive list of
definitions for use in standards for
electrical products and outlines the
relationship between this standard and
electrical product standards. We
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propose incorporating the more recent
edition in subpart 111.105 to ensure that
standards are consistent for electrical
installations on all vessel and facility
types.
• Canadian National Standard
(CAN)/CSA–C22.2 No. 157–92—
Intrinsically safe and nonincendive
equipment for use in hazardous
locations, reaffirmed 2016. This
standard specifies the testing of
nonincendive electrical equipment and
the details of construction and tests for
intrinsically safe electrical equipment
for use in hazardous locations. We
currently reference the 1992 edition of
this standard in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We propose to reference
the reaffirmed 1992 edition in those
sections as well as § 111.105–7(a)
concerning approved equipment. The
two editions of the standard are not
substantively different and
incorporating it into § 111.105–7 would
provide an additional option for vessels
and facilities.
• MIL–DTL–24640C with Supplement
1—Detail Specification Cables,
Lightweight, Low Smoke, Electric, for
Shipboard Use, General Specification
for, Nov. 18, 2011. This specification
covers lightweight, low smoke, electric
cables for Navy shipboard applications.
MIL–DTL–24640C is already
incorporated by reference and approved
for § 111.106–5(a). However, MIL–DTL–
24640C supersedes MIL–C–24640A
(1996), currently referenced in
§§ 111.60–1 and 111.60–3. We propose
to incorporate the updated edition,
MIL–DTL–24640C (2011), into § 111.60–
1 only, because this proposed rule
would delete § 111.60–3. The updated
edition, published in 2011, incorporates
the latest developments in marine cable
materials and performance
enhancements but will not substantively
change requirements.
• MIL–DTL–24643C with Supplement
1A—Detail Specification Cables,
Electric, Low Smoke Halogen-Free, for
Shipboard Use, General Specification
for, Oct. 1, 2009 (including Supplement
1A dated Dec. 13, 2011). This
specification is already incorporated by
reference in § 111.106–5(a) and covers
low smoke halogen-free electric cable
for Navy shipboard applications. This
specification supersedes the currently
referenced MIL–C–24643A (1996)
incorporated by reference in §§ 111.60–
1 and 111.60–3. We propose to delete
MIL–C–24643A (1996) and incorporate
the latest standard MIL–DTL–24643C
(2011) into § 111.60–1 only, because this
proposed rule would delete § 111.60–3.
This updated edition, published in
2011, incorporates the latest
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developments in marine cable materials
and performance enhancements.
• MIL–DTL–76E—Military
Specification Wire and Cable, Hookup,
Electrical, Insulated, General
Specification for, Nov. 3, 2016. This
specification covers single-conductor,
synthetic-resin insulated, electrical
hookup wire and cable for use in the
internal wiring of electrical and
electronic equipment. We currently
reference MIL–W–76D in 111.60–11. In
2016 the standard was revised and
renamed MIL–DTL–76E. This edition
has formatting changes and minor
updates based on current technology.
We propose to incorporate this revised
standard as one of several available
standards for wire.
• EN 14744—Inland navigation
vessels and sea-going vessels—
Navigation light, August 2005. This
standard, developed by the European
Committee for Standardization, applies
to their testing. We propose it as an
acceptable alternate standard for
navigation lights in § 111.75–17(d)(2).
• FM Approvals Class Number
3600—Approval Standard for Electric
Equipment for use in Hazardous
(Classified) Locations—General
Requirements, 2018. This standard
identifies the basis for approval of
electrical equipment in hazardous
(classified) locations. It is used in
conjunction with the other FM
Approvals standards referenced in
subchapter J. We currently reference the
1998 edition of this standard in
§§ 111.106–3(b) and 111.108–3(b). We
propose the more recent 2018 edition
for §§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b). This edition includes
transitioning from ISA series of
standards to UL standards, an expanded
list of normative references, and more
specificity regarding the required
quality control system. The
incorporation of this more recent
edition ensures use of the latest industry
practices and including it in § 111.105–
7(a) regarding approved equipment will
ensure that standards are consistent for
electrical installations on all vessel and
facility types.
• FM Approvals Class Number
3610—Approval Standard for
Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and
Associated Apparatus for Use in Class
I, II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, January 2018.
This standard provides requirements for
the construction and testing of electrical
apparatus, or parts of such apparatus,
whose circuits are incapable of causing
ignition in Classes I, II, and III, Division
1 hazardous (classified) locations. We
currently reference the 2004 edition of
this standard in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
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111.108–3(b). We are proposing to
incorporate the more recent 2018
edition in §§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–
3(b), and 111.108–3(b). The
incorporation of this more recent
edition ensures use of latest industry
practices and including it in § 111.105–
7(a) regarding approved equipment will
ensure that standards are consistent for
electrical installations on all vessel and
facility types.
• FM Approvals Class Number
3611—Approval Standard for
Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for
Use in Class I and II, Division 2, and
Class III, Divisions 1 and 2, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, January 2018.
This standard provides requirements for
the construction and testing of electrical
apparatus, or parts of such apparatus,
whose circuits are incapable of causing
ignition in Class I and II, Division 2, and
Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 hazardous
(classified) locations. This standard is
currently referenced in §§ 111.106–3(b)
and 111.108–3(b). We propose to add
this as an alternative standard in
§ 111.105–7(a) concerning approved
equipment. This will ensure that
standards are consistent for electrical
installations on all vessel and facility
types.
• FM Approvals Class Number
3615—Approval Standard for
Explosionproof Electrical Equipment
General Requirements, January 2018.
This standard contains the basic
requirements for the construction and
testing of explosion proof electrical
apparatus. This standard is currently
referenced in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We propose to add this as
an alternative standard in § 111.105–7(a)
regarding approved equipment. This
will ensure that standards are consistent
for electrical installations on all vessel
and facility types.
• FM Approvals Class Number
3620—Approval Standard for Purged
and Pressurized Electrical Equipment
for Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
January 2018. This standard contains
the basic requirements for the
construction and testing of purged and
pressurized electrical equipment. We
currently reference the 2000 edition of
this standard in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We propose to reference
the 2018 edition in §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b). The
two editions of the standard are not
substantively different and adding it to
§ 111.105–7(a) will ensure consistent
standards for electrical installations on
all vessel and facility types.
• IEEE C37.04–2018—IEEE Standard
for Ratings and Requirements for AC
High-Voltage Circuit Breakers with
Rated Maximum Voltage above 1000 V,
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2018. This document establishes a
rating structure, preferred ratings,
construction and functional component
requirements for high-voltage AC circuit
breakers. We currently reference the
1999 edition of this standard in
§ 111.54–1. We propose to adopt the
more recent, 2016 edition in § 111.54–
1. This edition contains updates that
reflect current circuit breaker
manufacturing technology.
• IEEE C37.010–2016—IEEE
Application Guide for AC High-Voltage
Circuit Breakers > 1000 Vac Rated on a
Symmetrical Current Basis, 2016. This
document provides guidance for the
application of high-voltage circuit
breakers. We currently reference the
1999 edition of this standard in
§ 111.54–1. We propose to adopt the
more recent 2016 edition in § 111.54–1.
This edition contains updates that
reflect current circuit breaker
manufacturing technology.
• IEEE C37.12–2018—IEEE Guide for
Specifications of High-Voltage Circuit
Breakers (over 1000 V), 2018. These
specifications apply to all indoor and
outdoor types of AC high-voltage circuit
breakers rate above 1000 volts (V). It
replaces ANSI/IEEE C37.12–1991. IEEE
C37.12–2018 represents a nearly
complete rewrite of 1991 edition to
reflect present circuit breaker
manufacturing technology. The 2018
edition of this standard would be one of
several acceptable circuit breaker
standards listed in § 111.54–1.
• IEEE C37.13–2015—IEEE Standard
for Low-Voltage AC Power Circuit
Breakers Used in Enclosures, 5 Dec.
2015. This standard establishes minimal
functional requirements, establishes
preferred rating structure, and provides
preferred ratings enclosed low-voltage
AC power circuit breakers. We currently
reference the 2000 edition of this
standard in § 111.54–1. We propose to
reference the more recent 2015 edition
in § 111.54–1. This edition has many
technical updates to address
advancements in technology, including
an increase in nominal voltages, new
testing techniques, and removal of
information on direct current (DC)
circuit-breakers (now located in IEEE
C37.14). This standard is one of several
acceptable circuit-breaker standards in
§ 111.54–1.
• IEEE C37.14–2015—IEEE Standard
for DC (3200 V and below) Power Circuit
Breakers Used in Enclosures, 26 Mar.
2015. This standard covers the preferred
ratings and testing requirements of
enclosed DC power circuit breakers. We
currently reference the 2003 edition of
this standard § 111.54–1. We propose to
reference the more recent 2015 edition
in § 111.54–1, which contains many
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technical changes to reflect present
circuit breaker manufacturing
technology and advancements in
technology.
• IEEE C37.27–2015—IEEE Guide for
Low-Voltage AC (635 V and below)
Power Circuit Breakers Applied with
Separately-Mounted Current-Limiting
Fuses, 2015. This guide sets forth
recommendations for the selection of
current-limiting fuses for use in
combination with low-voltage AC power
circuit breakers. This guide replaces
ANSI/IEEE C37.27–1987 which we
currently reference in § 111.54–1. IEEE
C37.27–2015 contains many technical
updates to address advancements in
circuit breaker manufacturing
technology, which would provide the
public with more accurate and
applicable standards for modern circuit
breakers than the previous 1987 edition.
We propose incorporating this guide as
one of several acceptable circuit breaker
standards listed in § 111.54–1.
• IEEE 45–1998—IEEE Recommended
Practice for Electric Installations on
Shipboard—1998. IEEE 45–2002
superseded the subject 1998 edition, but
in some instances the Coast Guard
previously found the 1998 edition
preferable and continued to reference it.
Because the 1998 edition is no longer
supported by IEEE and other acceptable
standards exist where it is referenced,
we propose to delete all references to
this standard, which includes
§§ 111.30–19, 111.105–3, 111.105–31,
and 111.105–41.
• IEEE 45–2002—IEEE Recommended
Practice for Electrical Installations On
Shipboard—2002. We currently
reference this edition of IEEE 45 in the
following sections in subchapter J:
§§ 111.05–7, 111.15–2, 111.30–1,
111.30–5, 111.33–3, 111.33–5, 111.40–1,
111.60–1, 111.60–3, 111.60–5, 111.60–
11, 111.60–13, 111.60–19, 1111.60–21,
111.60–23, 111.75–5, and 113.65–5.
IEEE has developed the IEEE 45 Series
which comprises nine recommended
practices addressing electrical
installations on ships and marine
platforms. We propose to replace
references to IEEE 45–2002 with newer
IEEE 45 Series recommended practices
individually discussed below, and
remove all references to the IEEE 45–
2002.
• IEEE 45.1–2017—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations On Shipboard—Design, 23
Mar. 2017. This recommended practice
provides guidance for electrical power
generation, distribution, and electric
propulsion system design. These
recommendations reflect the presentday technologies, engineering methods,
and engineering practices. We propose
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§§ 111.15–2, 111.40–1, 111.75–5, and
113.65–5. The technical content is
similar to IEEE 45–2002, which we
propose to delete from these sections.
We also propose to add reference to this
standard in § 111.105–41 concerning
battery rooms.
• IEEE 45.2–2011—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations On Shipboard—Controls
and Automation, 1 Dec. 2011. This
recommended practice provides
guidance for shipboard controls, control
applications, control apparatus, and
automation. These recommendations
reflect present-day technologies,
engineering methods, and engineering
practices. We propose to reference this
document in §§ 111.33–3 and 111.33–5.
The technical content is similar to IEEE
45–2002, which we propose to delete
from these sections.
• IEEE 45.6–2016—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—Electrical
Testing, 7 Dec. 2016. This
recommended practice provides
guidance for electrical testing for power
generation, distribution, and electric
propulsion systems. These
recommendations reflect the present
day technologies, engineering methods,
and engineering practices. We propose
to reference this document in § 111.60–
21. Its technical content is similar to
IEEE 45–2002, which we propose to
delete from this section.
• IEEE 45.7–2012—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations On Shipboard—AC
Switchboards, 29 Mar. 2012. This
recommended practice supplements the
design, installation, and testing
recommendations in IEEE 45–2002. This
recommended practice provides new
technologies and design practices for
generator control panels and
switchboards to aid marine electrical
engineers in the design, application and
installation of this equipment on ships
and other marine installations. We
propose to reference this document in
§§ 111.30–1, 111.30–5, and 111.30–19.
The technical content of IEEE 45.7–2012
is similar to IEEE 45–2002, but more
detailed. It also references other
industry standards, many of which we
have incorporated by reference
elsewhere in Subchapter J, rather than
using prescriptive requirements.
• IEEE 45.8–2016—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations On Shipboard—Cable
Systems, 29 Jan. 2016. This document
provides recommendations for
selection, application, and installation
of electrical power, signal, control, data,
and specialty marine cable systems on
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shipboard systems. These
recommendations include the present
day technologies, engineering methods,
and engineering practices. We propose
to replace references to IEEE 45–2002 in
§§ 111.05–7, 111.60–5, 111.60–11,
111.60–13, and 111.106–19 with IEEE
45.8–2016. The technical content of
IEEE 45.8–2016 is similar to IEEE 45–
2002, but more detailed.
• IEEE 1202–2006—IEEE Standard for
Flame-Propagation Testing of Wire and
Cable with Corrigendum 1 (21 Nov.
2012), 2006. This standard provides a
protocol for exposing cable samples to
a theoretical 20 kilowatt (kW) [(70,000
British thermal units per hour (Btu/hr)]
flaming ignition source for a 20 minute
test duration. The test determines the
flame propagation tendency of single
conductor and multi-conductor cables
intended for use in cable trays. We
currently reference the 1991 edition in
§§ 111.60–6 and 111.107–1(c). We
propose to reference the more recent
2006 edition in § 111.107–1(c), but not
in § 111.60–6, because we are proposing
to delete that section on fiber optic
cable. In the 2006 edition, the normative
references have been updated, the
temperature at which cables are
conditioned has been raised from 18 °C
to 25 °C, and minor refinements to the
test procedure have been made.
• IEEE 1580–2010—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Marine
Cable for Use on Shipboard and Fixed
or Floating Platforms, 2 Mar. 2011. This
recommended practice contains the
requirements for single or
multiconductor cables, with or without
metal armor or jacket, and rated 300 V
to 35 kilovolts (kV), intended to be
installed aboard marine vessels, and
fixed and floating offshore facilities. The
2001 edition is currently referenced in
§§ 111.60–1, 111.60–2, 111.60–3, and
111.106–5(a). We propose to reference
the more recent 2010 edition only in
§§ 111.60–1 and 111.106–5(a), because
we propose to delete §§ 111.60–2 and
111.60–3 in this proposed rule. The
2010 edition has been updated to
incorporate the latest developments in
marine cable materials and performance
enhancements.
• IEC 60068–2–52:2017—
Environmental testing Part 2–52: Tests—
Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium
chloride solution), Edition 3.0, 2017–11.
This standard specifies the application
of the cyclic salt mist test to
components or equipment designed to
withstand a salt-laden atmosphere as
salt can degrade the performance of
parts manufactured using metallic or
non-metallic materials. The second
edition is referenced in § 110.15–1. We
propose to incorporate the third edition.
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In this more recent edition the standard
has been updated to ensure consistency
with International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) 9227—Corrosion
tests in artificial atmospheres—Salt
spray tests.
• IEC 60079–0—Electrical apparatus
for Explosive Gas Atmospheres—Part 0:
General Requirements, Edition 3.1,
2000. This part of the IEC 60079 series
of standards specifies the general
requirements for construction, testing
and marking of electrical equipment and
Ex components intended for use in
explosive atmospheres. This standard
was referenced in §§ 111.105–1,
111.105–3, 111.105–5, 111.105–7 and
111.105–17. We propose reformatting of
subpart 111.105 to be consistent with
subparts 111.106 and 111.108.
Consequently, we propose to no longer
specifically reference IEC 60079–0.
• IEC 60079–1:2014—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 1: Equipment
protection by flameproof enclosures
‘‘d’’, Edition 7.0, 2014–06. This part of
the IEC 60079 series of standards
contains specific requirements for the
construction and testing of electrical
equipment with the type of protection
flameproof enclosure ‘‘d’’, which are
intended for use in explosive gas
atmospheres. We currently reference the
fourth edition (2001) of this standard in
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3, 111.105–5,
111.105–7, 111.105–9, and 111.105–17
while the sixth edition (2007) is
referenced in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We propose to replace all
references to the fourth and sixth
editions of this standard with the more
recent edition 7.0 (2014) in §§ 111.105–
7, 111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b). The
updated standard reflects advances in
technology, including:
Æ Addition of material limitations of
enclosures of equipment and enclosures
of Ex components for external
mounting;
Æ Addition of power factor
requirement for evaluating the ability of
a plug and socket; to remain flameproof
during the arc-quenching period while
opening a test circuit; and
Æ Addition of marking requirements
for Ex component enclosures, in
addition to the requirements for
marking of Ex components given in IEC
60079–0.
• IEC 60079–2:2014—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 2: Equipment
protection by pressurized enclosures
‘‘p’’, Edition 6.0, 2014–07. This part of
the IEC 60079 series of standards
contains specific requirements for the
construction and testing of electrical
equipment with pressurized enclosures,
of type of protection ‘‘p’’, intended for
use in explosive gas atmospheres or
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explosive dust atmospheres. It also
includes the requirements for
pressurized enclosures containing a
limited release of a flammable
substance. We currently reference the
fourth edition (2001) of this standard in
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3, 111.105–5,
111.105–7, and 111.105–17, while the
fifth edition (2007) is referenced in
§§ 111.106–3(b) and 111.108–3(b). We
propose to delete all references to the
fourth and fifth edition. The more recent
edition 6.0 (2014), is being proposed for
incorporation in §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.105–17, 111.106–3(b), and 111.108–
3(b). The updated standard now covers
combustible dust, cells and batteries,
and backup protective gas. The
incorporation of the more recent edition
ensures consistent, up-to-date standards
for electrical installations on all vessel
and facility types.
• IEC 60079–5:2015—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 5: Equipment
protection by powder filling ‘‘q’’, Edition
4.0, 2015–02. This part of the IEC 60079
series of standards contains specific
requirements for the construction,
testing, and marking of electrical
equipment, parts of electrical
equipment, and Ex components in the
type of protection powder filling ‘‘q’’,
intended for use in explosive gas
atmospheres. We currently reference the
second edition (1997) of this standard in
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3, 111.105–5,
111.105–7, 111.105–15, and 111.105–17,
while the third edition (2007) is
referenced in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We propose to delete all
references to the second and third
edition. The more recent edition 4.0
(2015), containing minor technical
revisions and clarifications, is proposed
for §§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b). This will ensure
consistent, up-to-date standards for
electrical installations on all vessel and
facility types but will not result in a
substantive change to the current
requirements.
• IEC 60079–6:2015—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 6: Equipment
protection by liquid immersion ‘‘o’’,
Edition 4.0, 2015–02. This part of the
IEC 60079 series of standards specifies
the requirements for the design,
construction, testing and marking of Ex
equipment and Ex components with
type of protection liquid immersion ‘‘o’’
intended for use in explosive gas
atmospheres. We currently reference the
second edition (1995) of this standard in
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3, 111.105–5,
111.105–7, 111.105–15, and 111.105–17,
while the third edition (2007) is
referenced in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We propose to delete all
references to the second and third
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edition. The more recent edition, 4.0
(2015), is being proposed for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b). The incorporation of the
latest edition ensures consistent, up-todate standards for electrical installations
on all vessel and facility types. The
latest edition represents a major
technical revision of the requirements
for oil immersion ‘‘o’’. These revisions
include:
Æ The redefinition of the
requirements for oil immersion ‘‘o’’ into
liquid immersion levels of protection
‘‘ob’’ and ‘‘oc’’;
Æ The addition of the ability to
protect sparking contacts to both ‘‘ob’’
and ‘‘oc’’; and
Æ The introduction of additional
requirements for the protective liquid.
• IEC 60079–7:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 7: Equipment
protection by increased safety ‘‘e’’,
Edition 5.1, 2017–08. This part of the
IEC 60079 series of standards specifies
requirements for the design,
construction, testing, and marking of
electrical equipment and Ex
components with type of protection
increased safety ‘‘e’’ intended for use in
explosive gas atmospheres. We
currently reference the third edition
(2001) of this standard in §§ 111.105–1,
111.105–3, 111.105–5, 111.105–7,
111.105–15, and 111.105–17, while the
fourth edition (2006) is referenced in
§ 111.106–3(b) and 111.108–3(b). This
proposed rule would remove all
references to the third and fourth
editions of this standard. The more
recent edition 5.1 (2017) edition is being
proposed for §§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–
3(b), and 111.108–3(b). The standard
contains updates including the addition
of terminal installation tests, the
addition of solid insulating material
requirements based on thermal stability,
and the revision of the requirements for
soldered connections. The incorporation
of the more recent edition ensures
consistent, up-to-date standards for
electrical installations.
• IEC 60079–11:2011—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 11: Equipment
protection by intrinsic safety ‘‘i’’ with
Corrigendum 1 (January 2012), Edition
6.0, 2011–06. This part of the IEC 60079
series of standards specifies the
construction and testing of intrinsically
safe apparatus intended for use in an
explosive atmosphere and for associated
apparatus, which is intended for
connection to intrinsically safe circuits
that enter such atmospheres. This type
of protection applies to electrical
equipment in which the electrical
circuits themselves are incapable of
causing an explosion in the surrounding
explosive atmospheres. We currently
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reference the fourth edition (1999) of
this standard in §§ 111.105–1, 111.105–
3, 111.105–5, 111.105–7, 111.105–11,
and 111.105–17. The fifth edition (2006)
referenced in § 111.106–3(b), and the
more recent IEC 60079–11:2011, Edition
6.0, is referenced in § 111.108–3(b). We
propose the more recent edition 6.0 for
§§ 111.105–7(a) and 111.106–3(b), and
would continue to be referenced in
§ 111.108–3(b). The changes with
respect to the previous editions are as
follows:
Æ Inclusion of non-edition specific
references to IEC 60079–0;
Æ Merging of the apparatus
requirements for the Fieldbus
Intrinsically Safe Concept (FISCO) from
IEC 60079–27;
Æ Merging of the requirements for
combustible dust atmospheres from IEC
61241–11;
Æ Clarification of the requirements for
accessories connected to intrinsically
safe apparatus (such as chargers and
data loggers);
Æ Addition of new test requirements
for opto-isolators; and
Æ Introduction of Annex H about
ignition testing of semiconductor
limiting power supply circuits.
The incorporation of the more recent
edition ensures consistent, up-to-date
standards for electrical installations.
• IEC 60079–13:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 13: Equipment
protection by pressurized room ‘‘p’’ and
artificially ventilated room ‘‘v’’, Edition
2.0, 2017–05. This part of the IEC 60079
series of standards gives requirements
for the design, construction, assessment
and testing, and marking of rooms
protected by pressurization. We
currently reference Edition 1.0 (2010) of
this standard in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We are proposing
referencing Edition 2.0 (2017), the more
recent edition, in §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b). This
standard contains the following
changes:
Æ Modification of the title to include
artificially ventilated room ‘‘v’’ in
addition to pressurized room ‘‘p’’;
Æ Addition of protection types (‘‘pb’’,
‘‘pc’’, and ‘‘vc’’);
Æ Removal of protection types (‘‘px’’,
‘‘py’’, ‘‘pz’’ and ‘‘pv’’);
Æ Definition of the differences
between pressurization and artificial
ventilation types of protection;
Æ Removal of protection of rooms
with an inert gas or a flammable gas
from the scope of standard; and
Æ Addition of an informative annex to
include examples of applications where
types of protection pressurization or
artificial ventilation or pressurization
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and artificial ventilation can be used
and associated guidelines.
The incorporation of the more recent
edition ensures consistent, up-to-date
standards for electrical installations.
• IEC 60079–15:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 15: Equipment
protection by type of protection ‘‘n’’,
Edition 5.0, 2017–12. This part of the
IEC 60079 series of standards specifies
requirements for the construction,
testing, and marking for Group II
electrical equipment with type of
protection ‘‘n’’ intended for use in
explosive gas atmospheres. This
standard applies to non-sparking
electrical equipment and also to
electrical equipment with parts or
circuits producing arcs or sparks or
having hot surfaces which, if not
protected in one of the ways specified
in this standard, could be capable of
igniting a surrounding explosive gas
atmosphere. We currently reference the
second edition (2001) of this standard in
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3, 111.105–5,
111.105–7, 111.105–15, and 111.105–17,
while the edition 4.0 (2010) is
referenced in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We are proposing to
incorporate by reference the more recent
edition 5.0 (2017) in §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b). This
standard contains numerous technical
changes from the previous version,
which reflect changes in industry
practices and technology.
• IEC 60079–18:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 18: Equipment
protection by encapsulation ‘‘m’’,
Edition 4.1, 2017–08. This part of the
IEC 60079 series of standards gives
specific requirements for the
construction, testing, and marking of
electrical equipment, parts of electrical
equipment, and Ex components with the
type of protection encapsulation ‘‘m’’
intended for use in explosive gas
atmospheres or explosive dust
atmospheres. We currently reference the
first edition (1992) of this standard in
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3, 111.105–5,
111.105–7, 111.105–15, and 111.105–17,
while the edition 3.0 (2009) is
referenced in §§ 111.106–3(b), 111.106–
3(d), 111.108–3(b), and 111.108–3(e).
We propose the more recent edition 4.1
(2017) for §§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b),
111.106–3(d), 111.108–3(b) and
111.108–3(e). There have been a few
minor technical revisions to the
standard including modified and
additional requirements for cells and
batteries as well as revised testing
guidance. The incorporation of the more
recent edition ensures consistent, up-todate standards for electrical
installations.
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• IEC 60079–25:2010—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically safe
electrical systems, Edition 2.0, 2010–02.
This part of the IEC 60079 series of
standards contains specific
requirements for construction and
assessment of intrinsically safe
electrical systems, type of protection
‘‘i’’, intended for use, as a whole or in
part, in locations in which the use of
Group I, II, or III apparatus is required.
We currently reference the Edition 2.0
(2010) in §§ 111.106–3(b) and 111.108–
3(b). We propose to also reference this
standard in § 111.105–7(a) concerning
approved equipment. This will ensure
that standards are consistent on
electrical installations.
• IEC 60079–30–1 Part 30–1:
Electrical resistance trace heating—
General and testing requirements, First
edition, 2007–01. This part of the IEC
60079 series of standards specifies
general and testing requirements for
electrical resistance trace heaters for
application in explosive gas
atmospheres. This standard covers trace
heaters that may be either factory- or
field- (work-site) assembled units,
which may be series heating cables,
parallel heating cables, or heating pads
and heating panels that have been
assembled or terminated in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions.
We propose to reference this newly
incorporated standard in §§ 111.105–
7(a), 111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b).
Given the increased interest in marine
operations in the polar regions, this
standard provides requirements for
surface heating in hazardous locations.
• IEC 60092–101:2018—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 101:
Definitions and general requirements,
Edition 5.0, 2018–10. The Edition 4.0
(2002) is referenced in §§ 110.15–1 and
111.81–1. We propose to reference the
more recent Edition 5.0 (2018) of this
standard. This edition contains many
changes including the following:
Æ The applicability of the standard
has been changed to 1000 V AC and
1500 V DC;
Æ The table for design temperature
has been simplified;
Æ The clause regarding power supply
system characteristics has been
rewritten; and
Æ Information regarding pollution
degree has been added in the clause
regarding clearance.
• IEC 60092–201:2019—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 201: System
design-General, Edition 5.0, 2019–09.
We currently reference fourth edition in
§§ 111.70–3 and 111.81–1. We propose
to reference the more recent Edition 5.0
(2019) of this standard. This edition
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contains many changes including the
following:
Æ Adding a new subclause regarding
studies and calculations;
Æ Adding a new subclause regarding
documentation;
Æ Revising the clause regarding
distribution systems;
Æ Adding a new clause regarding
system earthing;
Æ Revising the clause regarding
sources of electrical power;
Æ Revising the clause regarding
distribution system requirements;
Æ Deleting the clause regarding cables
and transferring it to IEC 60092–401;
and
Æ Adding a new subclause regarding
electric and electrohydraulic steering
gear.
• IEC 60092–202:2016—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 202: System
design-Protection, Edition 5.0, 2016–09.
This standard covers electrical
protective system design. We currently
reference the fourth edition in
§§ 111.12–7, 111.50–3, 111.53–1, and
111.54–1. We propose to reference the
more recent edition 5.0 (2016) in those
sections. This edition contains
substantial technical updates on
electrical load studies, short-circuit
current calculations, and protection
discrimination studies. The
incorporation of this edition ensures
consistent, up-to-date standards.
• IEC 60092–301:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 301:
Equipment—Generators and motors,
Third Edition with Amendment 1 (1994–
05) and Amendment 2, 1995–04. This
current edition is referenced in
§§ 111.12, 111.25, and 111.70. This
proposed rule would make formatting
changes to the standard’s title for
consistency with the titles of all other
referenced IEC standards, but does not
alter the edition incorporated by
reference.
• IEC 60092–302:1997—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 302: Lowvoltage switchgear and controlgear
assemblies, Fourth Edition, 1997–05.
This current edition is referenced in
§ 111.30. This proposed rule would
make formatting changes to the
standard’s title for consistency with the
titles of all other referenced IEC
standards, but does not alter the edition
incorporated by reference.
• IEC 60092–303:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 303:
Equipment—Transformers for power
and lighting, Third Edition with
amendment 1, 1997–09. This edition is
referenced in § 111.20–15. This
proposed rule would make formatting
changes to the standard’s title for
consistency with the titles of all other
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alter the edition incorporated by
reference.
• IEC 60092–304:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 304:
Equipment—Semiconductor convertors,
Third Edition with Amendment 1, 1995–
04. This edition is referenced in
§§ 111.33–3 and 111.33–5. This
proposed rule would make formatting
changes to the standard’s title for
consistency with the titles of all other
referenced IEC standards, but does not
alter the edition incorporated by
reference.
• IEC 60092–306:2009—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 306:
Equipment—Luminaires and lighting
accessories, Edition 4.0, 2009–11. This
standard applies to luminaires and
lighting accessories for use in ships. It
applies primarily to luminaires for
illumination purposes. This standard
also applies to lighting accessories
associated with the wiring and currentconsuming appliance of an installation.
This standard does not apply to portable
luminaires, navigation lights, search
lights, daylight signaling lamps, signal
lights including the relevant control and
monitoring equipment and other lights
used for navigation in channels,
harbors, etc. We currently reference the
third edition (1980) of this standard in
§§ 111.75–20 and 111.81–1. The Coast
Guard is proposing to reference the most
recent edition 4.0 (2009) of this standard
in §§ 111.75–20 and 111.81–1. The IEC
made the following changes to the
standard since the 1980 edition:
Æ The title was amended;
Æ The scope was stated more
precisely;
Æ Mechanical design and material
requirements were amended and stated
more precisely;
Æ Table 2—Standard types of lamp
holders, was amended;
Æ Environmental tests, especially
regarding shock and vibration, were
added;
Æ Requirements and tests concerning
special chemical and physical attributes
were added; and
Æ The standard was editorially
revised.
• IEC 60092–350:2014—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 350: General
construction and test methods of power,
control and instrumentation cables for
shipboard and offshore applications,
Edition 4.0, 2014–08. This part of the
IEC 60092 series of standards provides
the general construction requirements
and test methods for use in the
manufacture of electric power, control
and instrumentation cables with copper
conductors intended for fixed electrical
systems at voltages up to and including
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18/30(36) kV on board ships and
offshore (mobile and fixed) units. We
currently reference Edition 3.0 (2008) of
this standard in § 111.106–5(a). We
propose to reference the more recent
edition, 4.0 (2014), of this standard in
§ 111.106–5(a) to ensure the latest
industry practices based on changes in
technology are addressed. The Coast
Guard is proposing to amend subpart
111.60 to align with recognized
classification society rules and industry
practice. In support of this effort, this
proposed rule would include IEC
60092–350:2014 in § 111.60–1(a)
concerning construction and testing of
cable. The 4.0 edition includes the
following technical changes as
compared to the previous edition:
Æ The standard includes a reference
to IEC 60092–360 for both the insulating
and sheathing compounds;
Æ The standard includes partial
discharge tests, which were transferred
from IEC 60092–354 to align them with
IEC 60092–353;
Æ The IEC transferred the
requirements for oil and drilling-fluid
resistance (former Annexes F and G) to
IEC 60092–360;
Æ The standard contains improved
requirements for cold bending and
shocks; and
Æ The document reflects the changes
of material types that were introduced
during development of IEC 60092–353
and IEC 60092–360.
• IEC 60092–352:2005—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 352: Choice
and Installation of electrical cables,
Third Edition, 2005–09. This part of the
IEC 60092 series of standards provides
the basic requirements for the choice
and installation of cables intended for
fixed electrical systems on board ships
at voltages up to and including 15 kV.
We currently reference the second
edition (1997) of this standard in
§§ 111.60–3, 111.60–5 and 111.81–1.
Because of proposed revisions to
subpart 111.60, we propose to reference
the more recent third edition (2005) of
this standard in § 111.60–1 and 111.60–
5. Additionally, IEC 60092–352:2005
would replace the previous 1997 edition
referenced in § 111.81–1. The 2005
edition has several minor updates
including changes to:
Æ Sizes of earth continuity
conductors and equipment earthing
connections;
Æ Bending radii for cables rated at
3,6/6,0 (7,2) kV and above;
Æ Current carrying capacities in
amperes at core temperatures of 70 °C
and 90 °C; and
Æ Tabulated current carrying
capacities—defined installations.
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To ensure we address the latest
technologies and industry practices, we
are proposing to incorporate the more
recent edition of this standard.
• IEC 60092–353:2016—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 353: Power
cables for rated voltages 1 kV and 3 kV,
Edition 4.0, 2016–09. This part of the
IEC 60092 series of standards provides
manufacturing requirements and
characteristics of such cables directly or
indirectly bearing on safety and
specifies test methods for checking
conformity with those requirements. We
currently reference the second edition
(1995) of this standard in §§ 111.60–1,
111.60–3, and 111.60–5 while the third
edition (2011) is referenced in
§ 111.106–5(a). We propose to reference
the more recent edition 4.0 (2016) only
in §§ 111.60–1(a) and 111.106–5(a), but
not § 111.60–3 because we propose to
revise subpart 111.60 regarding cable
construction. The 2016 edition of this
standard includes updates for
advancements in insulation and
sheathing materials, construction
methods, and test methods. Its
incorporation ensures consistent, up-todate standards for electrical cable
installations.
• IEC 60092–354:2014—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 354: Singleand three-core power cables with
extruded solid insulation for rated
voltages 6 kV (Um=7.2 kV) up to 30 kV
(Um=36 kV), Edition 3.0, 2014–08. This
part of the IEC 60092 series of standards
provides manufacturing requirements
and characteristics of such cables
directly or in directly bearing on safety
and specifies test methods for checking
conformity with those requirements. We
propose to reference this standard in
§ 111.60–1(a). This will align Coast
Guard requirements with those of
recognized classification society rules
and industry practice.
• IEC 60092–360:2014—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 360:
Insulating and sheathing materials for
shipboard and offshore units, power,
control, instrumentation and
telecommunication cables, Edition 1.0,
2014–04. This part of the IEC 60092
series of standards specifies the
requirements for electrical, mechanical
and particular characteristics of
insulating and sheathing materials
intended for use in shipboard and fixed
and mobile offshore unit power, control,
instrumentation, and
telecommunication cables. We propose
to reference this standard in § 111.60–
1(a). This will align Coast Guard
requirements with those of recognized
classification society rules and industry
practice.
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• IEC 60092–376:2017—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 376: Cables
for control and instrumentation circuits
150/250 V (300 V), Third Edition, 2017–
05. This part of the IEC 60092 series of
standards provides manufacturing
requirements and characteristics of such
cables directly or in directly bearing on
safety and specifies test methods for
checking conformity with those
requirements. We propose to reference
this standard in § 111.60–1(a). This will
align Coast Guard requirements with
those of recognized classification
society rules and industry practice.
• IEC 60092–401:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 401:
Installation and test of completed
Installation, Third Edition with
Amendment 1 (1987–02) and
Amendment 2 (1995–04). We currently
reference the 1980 edition in §§ 111.05–
9 and 111.81–1(d). This proposed rule
would make formatting changes to the
standard’s title for consistency with the
titles of all other referenced IEC
standards, but does not alter the edition
incorporated by reference.
• IEC 60092–502:1999—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 502:
Tankers—Special features, Fifth
Edition, 1999–02. This part of the IEC
60092 series of standards deals with the
electrical installations in tankers
carrying liquids which are flammable,
either inherently, or due to their
reaction with other substances, or
flammable liquefied gases. The standard
details the zonal concept for hazardous
area classification. We currently
reference the 1992 edition in §§ 111.81–
1, 111.105–31, 111.106–3(b), 111.106–
5(c), 111.106–15(a), and 111.108–3(b).
We propose to remove reference to this
standard in § 111.105–31 and add it into
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3(b), 111.105–
7(a), 111.105–11(b), 111.105–17(b),
111.105–50(c). This proposed rule
would make formatting changes to the
standard’s title for consistency with the
titles of all other referenced IEC
standards, but does not alter the edition
incorporated by reference. Additionally,
we propose to allow classification of
hazardous locations based on this
document. That proposal is described in
more detail in section VI.D later in this
discussion of the proposed rule.
• IEC 60092–503:2007—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 503: Special
features—A.C. supply systems with
voltages in the range of above 1kV up
to and including 15 kV, Second edition,
2007–06. This part of the IEC 60092
series of standards covers the design
and installation requirements for AC
supply systems with voltages in the
range of above 1 kV. We currently
reference the first edition (1975) of this
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standard in § 111.30–5(a). We propose
to reference the more recent second
edition (2007) of this standard. The
second edition covers a greater range of
voltages and has updated technical
requirements.
• IEC 60331–11:2009—Tests for
electric cables under fire conditions—
Circuit integrity—Part 11: Apparatus—
Fire alone at a flame temperature of at
least 750 °C, Edition 1.1, 2009–07. This
part of IEC 60331 specifies the test
apparatus to be used for testing cables
required to maintain circuit integrity
when subject to fire. We currently
reference the first edition (1999) of this
standard in § 113.30–25. We propose to
reference the more recent 1.1 edition
(2009) of this standard, which includes
minor technical updating, to ensure the
latest industry practices based on
changes in technology are addressed.
• IEC 60331–21:1999—Tests for
electric cables under fire conditions—
Circuit integrity—Part 21: Procedures
and requirements—Cables of rated
voltage up to and including 0.6/1.0 kV,
First Edition, 1999–04. We currently
reference this 1999 edition in § 113.30–
25(j). This proposed rule would make
formatting changes to the standard’s
title for consistency with the titles of all
other referenced IEC standards, but does
not alter the edition incorporated by
reference.
• IEC 60332–1–1:2015—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 1–1: Test for
vertical flame propagation for a single
insulated wire or cable—Apparatus,
First Edition with Amendment 1 (2015–
07), 2004–07. This part of IEC 60332
specifies the apparatus for testing the
resistance to vertical flame propagation
for a single vertical electrical insulated
conductor or cable, or optical cable,
under fire conditions. This standard,
along with IEC 60332–1–2:2015,
supersedes IEC 60332–1:1993 currently
referenced in § 111.30–19(b). We
propose to replace the superseded 1993
standard in 111.30–19(b) with IEC
60332–1–1:2015 and IEC 60332–1–
2:2015. IEC 60332–1–1:2015 covers the
test apparatus and IEC 60332–1–2:2015
covers the testing procedure. The
technical content is similar to the 1993
edition, but has been updated with
greater specificity regarding the ignition
source, test sample size, and positioning
of the test flame.
• IEC 60332–1–2:2015—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 1–2: Test for
vertical flame propagation for a single
insulated wire or cable—Procedure for
1kW pre-mixed flame, First Edition with
Amendment 1, 2015–07. This part of
IEC 60332 specifies the procedure for
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testing the resistance to vertical flame
propagation for a single vertical
electrical insulated conductor or cable,
or optical cable, under fire conditions.
This standard, along with IEC 60332–1–
1:2015, supersedes IEC 60332–1:1993,
which we currently reference in
§ 111.30–19(b). We propose to reference
IEC 60332–1–2:2015, regarding the
testing procedure, in § 111.30–19(b).
The technical content is similar to the
1993 edition, but the updates in the
standard provide greater specificity
regarding the ignition source, test
sample size, and positioning of the test
flame.
• IEC 60332–3–21:2018—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 3–21: Test for
vertical flame spread of verticallymounted bunched wires or cables—
Category A F/R, Edition 2.0, 2018–07.
This part of IEC 60332–3 specifies the
procedure for testing the resistance to
vertical flame propagation for verticallymounted bunched wires or cables,
under defined conditions. Edition 2.0
(2018–7) retains and updates preexisting categories of tests, adds a new
category (category D) for testing at very
low non-metallic volumes, and
emphasizes that it applies to optical
fibre cables as well as metallic
conductor cables. We propose this
standard for incorporation in §§ 111.60–
1(b) and 111.107–1(c).
• IEC 60332–3–22:2018—Tests on
electric cables under fire conditions—
Part 3–22: Test for vertical flame spread
of vertically-mounted bunched wires or
cables—Category A, Edition 2.0, 2018–
07. This part of IEC 60332–3 specifies
methods of test for assessment of
vertical flame spread of verticallymounted bunched wires or cables,
electrical or optical, under defined
conditions. We propose to remove
references to the superseded first
edition (2000) of this standard in
§§ 111.60–1, 111.60–2, 111.60–6, and
111.107–1. Because § 111.60–6 does not
need to reference this test, we propose
to delete § 111.60–2 and to reference the
more recent edition 2.0 (2018) of this
standard only in §§ 111.60–1 and
111.107–1(c). This more recent edition
retains and updates the pre-existing
categories of tests, adds a new category
(category D) for testing at very low nonmetallic volumes, and emphasizes that
it applies to optical fibre cables as well
as metallic conductor cables.
• IEC 60529:2013—Degrees of
protection provided by enclosures (IP
Code), Edition 2.2, 2013–08. This
standard describes a system for
classifying the degrees of protection
provided by the enclosures of electrical
equipment as well as the requirements
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for these degrees of protection and tests
to verify the requirements. We currently
reference Edition 2.1 (2001) of this
standard in §§ 110.15–1, 111.01–9,
113.10–7, 113.20–3, 113.25–11, 113.30–
25, 113.37–10, 113.40–10, and 113.50–
5. In these sections, we propose to
reference the more recent edition 2.2
(2013) of this standard. Edition 2.2
(2013) is a minor technical update to the
standard.
• IEC 60533:2015—Electrical and
electronic installations in ships—
Electromagnetic compatibility—Ships
with a metallic hull, Edition 3.0, 2015–
08. This standard specifies minimum
requirements for emission, immunity,
and performance criteria regarding
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of
electrical and electronic equipment for
ships with metallic hull. We currently
reference the second edition (1999) of
this standard in § 113.05–7(a). We
propose to reference the more recent
edition 3.0 (2015) of this standard. This
edition includes the following technical
changes with respect to the previous
edition:
Æ The scope and title have been
modified to limit the application of the
standard to installations in ships with
metallic hulls only;
Æ The normative references have been
updated;
Æ Further explanation for in-situ
testing has been given in section 5.1;
Æ Cable routing requirements in
Annex B have been amended; and
Æ A new Annex C EMC test report has
been added.
• IEC 60947–2:2019—Low-voltage
switchgear and controlgear—Part 2:
Circuit-breakers, Edition 5.1, 2019–07.
This standard provides circuit-breaker
construction and testing requirements.
We currently reference the third edition
(2003) of this standard in § 111.54–1(b).
We propose to reference the more recent
edition 5.1 (2019) of this standard. The
2019 edition of this standard contains
numerous technical updates addressing
technical advancements, including
circuit-breaker testing, instantaneous
trip circuit-breakers, and
electromagnetic compatibility.
• IEC 61363–1:1998—Electrical
installations of ships and mobile and
fixed offshore units—Part 1: Procedures
for calculating short-circuit currents in
three-phase a.c., first edition, 1998–02.
This proposed rule would make
formatting changes to the standard’s
title for consistency with the titles of all
other referenced IEC standards, but does
not alter the edition currently
incorporated by reference. We currently
reference this 1998 edition in § 111.52–
5. This proposed rule would move the
standard to the new § 111.51–4(b)
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because we propose combining the
requirements of subparts 111.51 and
111.52 into a single subpart 111.51
(Calculation of Short-Circuit Currents
and Coordination of Overcurrent
Protective Devices).
• IEC 61439–6: 2012—Low-voltage
switchgear and controlgear
assemblies—Part 6: Busbar trunking
systems (busways), Edition 1.0, 2012–05.
This standard states busbar service
conditions, construction requirements,
technical characteristics and verification
requirements for low voltage busbar
trunking systems. We propose to add it
to the revised § 111.59–1 concerning
general requirements for busways.
• IEC 61660–1:1997—Short-circuit
currents in d.c. auxiliary installations in
power plants and substations—Part 1:
Calculation of short-circuit currents,
First Edition, 1997–06. This standard
describes a method for calculating shortcircuit currents in DC auxiliary systems
in power plants and substations. We
propose to include it in the revised
§ 111.51–4(b) as an alternative for shortcircuit analysis.
• IEC 61892–7:2019—Mobile and
fixed offshore units—Electrical
installations—Part 7: Hazardous areas,
Edition 4.0, 2019–04. This standard
contains provisions for hazardous areas
classification and choice of electrical
installation in hazardous areas in
mobile and fixed offshore units,
including pipelines, pumping or
‘‘pigging’’ stations, compressor stations
and exposed location single buoy
moorings, used in the offshore
petroleum industry for drilling,
processing, and for storage purposes.
We currently reference Edition 2.0
(2007) of this standard in § 111.108–
3(b). We propose to update the reference
in § 111.108–3(b) to the more recent
edition 4.0 (2019) and to insert new
references to this standard in
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3(b), 111.105–7,
and 111.105–17(b). The standard has
been completely rewritten. The
Explosion Protection Level concept has
been introduced as an alternative riskbased classification method and the
requirements for installations in
hazardous conditions reference IEC
60079–14 and other relevant standards,
as appropriate. The incorporation of this
standard into subpart 111.105 will
provide an alternate standard for
classifications for hazardous locations.
• IEC 62271–100:2017—High-voltage
switchgear and controlgear—Part 100:
Alternating-current circuit-breakers,
Edition 2.2, 2017–06. This standard
provides construction and testing
requirements for circuit-breakers having
voltages above 1000 V. We currently
reference Edition 1.1 (2003) of this
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standard in § 111.54–1(c). We propose
to reference the more recent edition 2.2
(2017) of this standard. There have been
numerous technical updates to address
technical advancements in switchgear.
To ensure we address the latest
technologies and industry practices, we
are proposing to incorporate the more
recent edition of this standard.
• IEC–TR 60092–370:2009—
Technical Report—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 370:
Guidance on the selection of cables for
telecommunication and data transfer
including radio-frequency cables,
Edition 1.0, 2009–07. This technical
report gives guidance and basic
recommendations for the selection and
installation of shipboard and offshore
unit cables intended for electrical
systems used in both essential and nonessential analogue or digital signal
communication, transmission, and
control networks, including types
suitable for high-frequency signals (i.e.,
signals with a frequency of more than
105 Hertz). We propose to reference this
new standard in § 111.60–1. This will
align our requirements with those of
recognized classification society rules
and industry practice.
• IEC/IEEE 80005–1:2019—Utility
connections in port—Part 1: High
voltage shore connection (HVSC)
systems—General requirements, Edition
2.0, 2019–03. This standard describes
the design, installation, and testing of
HVSC systems, on board the ship and
on shore, to supply the ship with
electrical power from shore. Ships may
be required by state or local laws to
connect to high voltage shore power
(over 1000 V) rather than running their
onboard generators. We propose in
§ 111.83–7 that these ships meet the
requirements of this standard.
• International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS),
Consolidated Text of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea,
1974, and its Protocol of 1988: Article,
Annexes and Certificates. (Incorporating
all amendments in effect from 1 July
2014), 2014. SOLAS provides
requirements for vessel construction,
arrangement, and management on
international voyages. We reference
SOLAS 2001 requirements in §§ 111.99–
5, 112.15–1, and 113.25–6 and propose
to incorporate the latest 2014 edition of
SOLAS. While the applicable sections of
SOLAS referenced in these
requirements have not changed, for
completeness we are incorporating the
latest SOLAS amendments because
industry is likely to use the more recent
edition.
• International Maritime
Organization Resolution A.1023(26)—
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Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling
Units, 2009. We propose nonsubstantive
formatting change to the listing of this
resolution in § 110–10–1(b). Chapter 6
of this resolution is referenced in
§ 111.108–3(b). The resolution provides
requirements for machinery and
electrical installations in hazardous
areas of mobile offshore drilling units.
• International Society of Automation
(ISA) RP 12.6—Wiring Practices for
Hazardous (Classified) Locations
Instrumentation Part I: Intrinsic Safety,
1995. We are proposing to delete this
standard from reference in § 111.105–
11. It has been withdrawn by ISA, is no
longer supported by ISA, and is not
available at www.isa.org. Instead, we
propose to reference NFPA 70 and IEC
60092–502:1999 for the intrinsically
safe system requirements in § 111.105–
11.
• ISO 25861—Ships and marine
technology—Navigation—Daylight
signaling lamps, first edition, Dec, 1,
2007. We are proposing to reference this
standard in § 111.75–18 regarding
daylight signaling lamps. This standard
provides performance requirements for
daylight signaling lamps pursuant to
chapter V of SOLAS, 1974, as amended,
and chapter 8 of the International Code
for Safety for High-Speed Craft. The
performance standards for daylight
signaling lamps currently in § 111.75–18
are based on the international
requirements in place in 1996. These
requirements have been superseded by
the requirements contained in ISO
25861.
• Lloyd’s Register Type Approval
System-Test Specification Number 1,
March 2019. This specification details
performance and environmental testing
required for products used in marine
applications. We currently reference the
2002 edition of this standard in
§ 113.05–7(a). We propose to reference
the more recent 2019 edition. It has
been updated several times to keep pace
with changes in environmental testing.
• National Electrical Manufacturers
Association (NEMA) Standards
Publication ICS 2–2000 (R2005)—
Industrial Control and Systems
Controllers, Contactors, and Overload
Relays, Rated 600 Volts, 2000. This
edition is referenced in § 111.70–3.
NEMA reaffirmed the edition without
change in 2005. We propose to reference
the reaffirmed date in the standard’s
title, which would result in no
substantive changes.
• NEMA Standards Publication ICS
2.3–1995—Instructions for the
Handling, Installation, Operation, and
Maintenance of Motor Control Centers
Rated not More Than 600 Volts, 1995
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(R2008). This edition is referenced in
§ 111.70–3. NEMA reaffirmed the
edition without change in 2008. We
propose to reference the reaffirmed date
in the standard’s title, which would
result in no substantive changes.
• NEMA Standards Publication No.
ICS 2.4–2003 (R2102)—NEMA and IEC
Devices for Motor Service—a Guide for
Understanding the Differences, 2003.
This edition is referenced in § 111.70–
3. NEMA reaffirmed the edition without
change in 2012. We propose to reference
the reaffirmed date in the standard’s
title, which would result in no
substantive changes.
• NEMA Standards Publication No.
ANSI/NEMA 250–2018—Enclosures for
Electrical Equipment (1000 Volts
Maximum), Edition 14, 2018. This
standard covers classification of
enclosures for electrical equipment as
well as the requirements for these
enclosures and tests to demonstrate
conformance with the requirements. We
currently reference the 1997 edition of
this standard in §§ 110.15–1, 111.01–9,
113.10–7, 113.20–3, 113.25–11(a),
113.30–25(e), 113.37–10(b), 113.40–
10(b), and 113.50–5(g). We propose to
reference the more recent 2014 edition
in these sections. The 2014 edition
added several new enclosure types as
well as several minor construction
details.
• NEMA Standards Publication No.
WC–3–1992—Rubber Insulated Wire
and Cable for the Transmission and
Distribution of Electrical Energy,
Revision 1, Feb. 1994. This is one of
many options listed as a standard for
allowable current-carrying capacity. We
propose to delete it from § 111.60–13(c)
because NEMA rescinded the standard.
• ANSI/NEMA WC–70 ICEA S–95–
658—Power Cables Rated 2000 V or Less
for the Distribution of Electrical Energy,
Feb. 23, 2009. This standard applies to
materials, constructions, and testing of
2000 V and less thermoplastic, crosslinked polyethylene, and cross-linked
rubber insulated wires and cables which
are used for the transmission and
distribution of electrical energy for
normal conditions of installation and
service, either indoors, outdoors, aerial,
underground, or submarine. We
currently reference the 1999 edition of
this standard, NEMA WC–70ICEA S–
95–658, in § 111.60. We propose to
reference the more recent 2009 edition
with the updated naming convention.
The 2009 standard contains updates
based on advancements in technology
including new cable jacket types and
updated testing methods.
• National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) 70—National
Electrical Code, 2017 Edition. This code
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is referenced in many sections of
subchapter J and is the basis for
electrical regulations worldwide.
Currently, both the 2002 and 2014
editions of the code are incorporated by
reference in §§ 111.05–33, 111.20–15,
111.50–3, 111.50–7(a), 111.50–9,
111.53–1(a), 111.54–1(a), 111.55–1(a),
111.59–1, 111.60–7, 111.60–13, 111.60–
23, 111.81–1(d), 111.105–1, 111.105–3,
111.105–7(a), 111.105–11, 111.105–
17(b), 111.106–3(b), 111.106–5(c),
111.107–1(b) and 111.108–3(b)(1) and
(2). We propose to reference the 2017
edition in all the aforementioned
sections where the NFPA 70 code is
referenced. We also propose to include
§ 110.15–1 in the list of sections
referencing NFPA 70 because NFPA 70
is currently used in the definition of
‘‘Special Division 1’’. Substantive
changes to the NFPA 70 articles
between the previous editions include
the following:
Æ Article 240—This article on
overcurrent protection raised the
threshold for high voltage overcurrent
protection from 600 V to 1000 V.
Additionally, it addresses arc energy
reduction of fuses rated at 1200A or
higher.
Æ Article 250.119—Section 250.119
details the identification requirements
for equipment grounding conductors.
The 2017 and 2002 editions are similar,
but the 2017 edition contains greater
specificity for specific installations and
prohibits other cables to be covered in
manner that could confuse them with
equipment grounding conductors.
Æ Article 250.122—Section 250.122
details requirements for the size of
equipment grounding conductors. The
content in the two editions is similar,
but the 2017 edition adds requirements
for multi-conductor cable, consideration
of instantaneous-trip circuit breakers or
motor short-circuit protectors, and
greater specificity for flexible cord and
fixture wire.
Æ Article 250—This article on
grounding conductors has been updated
based on changes in technology and has
added requirements for conductors in
raceways and multiconductor cable.
Æ Article 314—This article on outlet
or junction boxes has several minor
updates based on changes in technology
or industry practices.
Æ Article 368—This article on
busways was reformatted and the
threshold for high voltage busways was
raised from 600 V to 1000 V.
Additionally it provides more detailed
wiring requirements.
Æ Article 400—This article on flexible
cords and cable provides several
additional types of flexible cords as well
as conductor sizes, but the allowable
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ampacities for the existing types of
flexible cords and cables have not
changed. Additionally, it requires that
the maximum operating temperature be
added to the required markings.
Æ Article 404—It has been clarified
that this article on switches in <1000 V
systems and several additional switch
types have been added.
Æ Article 430—This article on motors
now raises the threshold for motors
requiring additional protective measures
from 600 V to 1000 V. Part X has been
added to provide greater detail on
adjustable-speed drive systems.
Additionally a variety of minor
technical updates made as well as
referencing the latest standards.
Æ Article 450—This article on
transformers raised the transformer
threshold for high voltage transformers
from 600 V to 1000 V. Additionally
minor editorial changes were made. For
example, in several sections the word
‘‘sufficient’’ was replaced with ‘‘not less
than’’ to ensure the intent was clear.
Æ Article 504—Sections 504.10,
504.30, 504.50 and 504.60 on
intrinsically safe system design are
proposed to be added in § 111.105–11
because ISA RP 12.6 has been
withdrawn by ISA. The requirements
are similar and NFPA is the
authoritative standard for electrical
engineering design.
• NFPA 77—Recommended Practice
on Static Electricity, 2019 Edition. This
recommended practice applies to the
identification, assessment, and control
of static electricity for purposes of
preventing fires and explosions. We
currently reference the 2000 edition of
this standard in § 111.105–27(b). We
propose to reference the more recent,
2019 edition, which has been
completely reorganized but the
technical content is very similar.
However, the 2019 editions contains
changes regarding the characterization
of combustible dust.
• NFPA 99—Health Care Facilities
Code, 2018. This code provides
information on health care facilities
related to medical gas and vacuum
systems, electrical systems, electrical
equipment, and gas equipment. We
currently reference the 2005 edition of
this standard in § 111.105–37. We
propose to reference the more recent
2018 edition. The 2018 standard
contains extensive updates and is the
authoritative reference for flammable
anesthetics.
• NFPA 496—Standard for Purged
and Pressurized Enclosures for
Electrical Equipment, 2017 Edition. This
standard applies to purging and
pressurizing for electrical equipment in
hazardous locations, electrical
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equipment containing sources of
flammable vapors, control rooms or
buildings in hazardous locations, and
analyzer rooms containing sources of
flammable vapors or gases and located
in hazardous locations. We currently
reference the 2003 edition of this
standard in § 111.105–7, the 2008
edition is currently referenced in
§ 111.106–3(c), and the 2013 edition is
currently referenced in § 111.108–3(d).
We propose to update the reference to
the more recent 2017 edition in
§§ 111.105–7, 111.106–3(c), and
111.108–3(d). The standard was revised
to ensure correlation with the 2011
edition of NFPA 70. The definitions of
‘‘energized’’ and ‘‘identified’’ are
extracted from NFPA 70. Equipment is
required to be identified for use in a
classified area, and the requirements for
determining the suitability of identified
equipment have been clarified. NFPA
496 clarified the definitions of Type X,
Type Y, and Type Z pressurizing to
more clearly define their usage. NFPA
496 has been an industry standard for
purged and pressurized enclosures since
1971. Further, the newer edition no
longer includes unspecific language
such as ‘‘near’’, ‘‘close to’’, and
‘‘significant portion.’’ Such terms
cannot be quantified in the design or
evaluation of an installation designed to
the standard.
• Naval Sea Systems Command
(NAVSEA) DDS 300–2—A.C. Fault
Current Calculations, 1988. We propose
to remove this standard from
Subchapter J because it is no longer
supported or available. This is one of
four options for fault calculations in
§ 111.52–5. We propose to reorganize
the requirements for short-circuit
calculations for systems 1500 kilowatts
or above in § 111.52–5 into new
§ 111.51–4. The other three options
would be included in the new § 111.51–
4.
• MIL–HDBK–299(SH), 1991—
Military Handbook Cable Comparison
Handbook Data Pertaining to Electric
Shipboard Cable Notice 1–1991. This
document provides basic information
on, and listings of, shipboard cables and
also provides guidance for their design,
handling, installation, and maintenance.
This current edition is referenced in
§ 111.60–3 regarding cable applications.
We propose to delete this standard
because we are also proposing to delete
§ 111.60–3, which we discuss in section
VI.C of this preamble as being
unnecessarily prescriptive.
• UL 44—Standard for Safety
Thermoset-Insulated Wire and Cable,
2018. This standard specifies the
requirements for single-conductor and
multiple-conductor thermoset-insulated
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wires and cables rated 600 V, 1000 V,
2000 V, and 5000 V. We currently
reference the fifteenth edition (1999) of
this standard in § 111.60–11(c). We
propose to reference the nineteenth
edition (2018). The standard has been
completely updated based on changes in
technology and now addresses wires
and cables up to 5000 V. The 2002
edition only went to 2000 V.
Additionally, new wire types and
maximum voltage ratings are addressed
• UL 50—Standard for Safety
Enclosures for Electrical Equipment,
2013. This standard covers the nonenvironmental construction and
performance requirements for
enclosures to protect personnel against
incidental contact with the enclosed
equipment. We currently reference the
eleventh edition (1995) of this standard
in § 111.81–1(d). We propose to
reference the more recent thirteenth
edition (2013). The updated standard
addresses the following additional
items:
Æ Addition of environmental Type
ratings 3X, 3RX, and 3SX;
Æ Sharp edges on electrical
equipment;
Æ Requirements for slot and tab
fastenings;
Æ Clarification of types of cast metal
suitable for use as an enclosure;
Æ Equipment door opening 90 degrees
from the closed position;
Æ Certification Requirement Decision
for nonmetallic-sheathed cable clamps;
and
Æ Revision to requirement of cover
and flange overlap for cabinets used as
panelboards.
• UL 62—Standard for Safety Flexible
Cords and Cables, 2018. This standard
specifies the requirements for flexible
cords, elevator cables, electric vehicle
cables, and hoistway cables rated 600 V
maximum. We currently reference the
sixteenth edition (1997) of this standard
in § 111.60–13(a). We propose to
reference the more recent twentieth
edition (2018). This standard has been
updated based on advancements in
technology to address new cable types,
jacket types, and testing techniques. To
ensure we address the latest
technologies and industry practices, we
are proposing to incorporate the more
recent edition of this standard.
• UL 83—Standard for Safety
Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and
Cables, 2017. This Standard specifies
the requirements for 600 V, singleconductor, thermoplastic-insulated
wires and cables. We currently reference
the twelfth edition (1998) of this
standard in § 111.60–11(c). We propose
to reference the sixteenth edition (2017).
The standard has been completely
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technology. For example, it now
addresses many new types of wire, wire
sizes, and updated testing requirements.
• UL 484—Standard for Safety Room
Air Conditioners, 2014. This standard
provides requirements for room air
conditioners rated not more than 600 V
AC. We currently reference the seventh
edition (1993) of this standard in
§ 111.87–3(a). We propose to reference
the more recent, ninth edition (2014).
The standard has been updated to
account for current technology and
environmental testing. In addition,
sections dealing with smart air
conditioners and air conditioners using
flammable refrigerants have been added.
To ensure we address the latest
technologies and industry practices, we
are proposing to incorporate the more
recent edition of this standard.
• UL 489—Standard for Safety
Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, MoldedCase Switches, and Circuit-Breaker
Enclosures, 2016. This standard
provides requirements for molded-case
circuit breakers, circuit breaker and
ground-fault circuit-interrupters, fused
circuit breakers, high-fault protectors,
and high-fault modules. These circuit
breakers are specifically intended to
provide service entrance, feeder, and
branch circuit protection. We currently
reference the ninth edition (1996) of this
standard in §§ 111.01–15(c) and 111.54–
1(b). We propose to reference the
thirteenth edition (2016). There have
been numerous technical updates to the
standard. The scope has been increased
to address component testing,
programmable components, electronic
overprotection, and electromagnetic
compatibility. To ensure we address the
latest technologies and industry
practices, we are proposing to
incorporate the more recent edition of
this standard.
• UL 514A—Standard for Safety
Metallic Outlet Boxes, 2013. This
standard provides requirements for
metallic outlet boxes including those
intended for marine applications. We
currently reference the ninth edition
(1996) of this standard in § 111.81–1(d).
We propose to reference the more
recent, eleventh edition (2013). UL
514A has been revised and updated to
account for advancements outlet box
construction. It has been an industry
standard for metallic outlet boxes since
1928.
• UL 514B—Standard for Safety
Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Fittings,
2012. This standard provides
requirements for fittings for use with
cable and conduit. We currently
reference the fourth edition (1997) of
this standard in § 111.81–1(d). We
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propose to reference the more recent,
sixth edition (2012). UL 514B has been
updated to account for advancements in
conduit, tubing, and cable fitting
construction, as well as testing
techniques. To ensure we address the
latest technologies and industry
practices, we are proposing to
incorporate the more recent edition of
this standard.
• UL 514C—Standard for Safety
Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes, Flush-Device
Boxes, and Covers, 2014. This standard
provides requirements for nonmetallic
outlet boxes, conduit bodies, flushdevice boxes, extension rings, and
covers. We currently reference the
second edition (1988) of this standard in
§ 111.81–1(d). We propose to reference
the more recent, fourth edition (2014).
UL 514C has been updated to align with
advancements in nonmetallic outlet
boxes and alignment with requirements
in similar standards. To ensure we
address the latest technologies and
industry practices, we are proposing to
incorporate the more recent edition of
this standard.
• UL 674—Standard for Safety:
Electric Motors and Generators for Use
in Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
2011. This standard provides
requirements for electric motors and
generators or submersible and
nonsubmersible sewage pumps and
systems suitable for use in hazardous
(classified) locations. We currently
reference the fourth edition (2003) of
this standard in § 111.106–3(b) and the
fifth edition (2011) is referenced in
§ 111.108–3(b). We propose to reference
the more recent, fifth edition (2011) in
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b). This ensures consistent,
up-to-date standards for electrical
installations on all vessel and facility
types.
• UL 823—Electric Heaters for Use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations, 2006.
This standard provides requirements for
electric heaters suitable for use in
hazardous (classified) locations. We
currently reference the ninth edition
(2006) of this standard in §§ 111.106–
3(b) and 111.108–3(b). We propose to
reference the ninth edition (2006) in
§ 111.105–7(a), as well. This ensures
that standards are consistent for
electrical installations on all vessel and
facility types.
• UL 844—Standard for Safety:
Luminaires for Use in Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, 2012. This
standard provides requirements for
fixed and portable luminaires for
installation and use in hazardous
(classified) locations. We currently
reference the twelfth edition (2006) of
this standard in § 111.106–3(b) and the
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§ 111.108–3(b). We propose to reference
the more recent, thirteenth edition
(2012), in §§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b),
and 111.108–3(b). This latest edition
includes the following minor technical
revisions:
Æ Revisions for test paint for spray
booth luminaires;
Æ Revisions for temperature tests at
elevated ambient temperatures; and
Æ Clarification of required number of
as-received samples of polymeric
enclosure materials.
• UL 913—Standard for Safety:
Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and
Associated Apparatus for Use in Class
I, II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous
Locations, Eighth Edition, 2013. This
standard provides requirements for
apparatus or parts of apparatus intended
for installation in hazardous locations.
We currently reference the sixth edition
(2002) of this standard in § 111.105–7(a)
and the seventh edition (2006) is
referenced in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We propose to reference
the more recent eighth edition (2013) in
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b). This latest edition
includes the following technical
revisions:
Æ Revisions to reference the latest
2013 editions of UL 60079–0 and UL
60079–11;
Æ Deletion of redundant references to
applicable ordinary locations
requirements;
Æ Revisions to address the equivalent
installation and use of Class I, Division
1 and Class II, Division 1 intrinsically
safe and associated apparatus in Class I,
Zone 0 and Zone 20 hazardous
(classified) locations respectively; and
Æ Revisions to dust-tight enclosures
for Class II Intrinsically Safe Apparatus.
• UL 1042—Standard for Safety
Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment,
2009. This standard provides
requirements for portable and fixed
electric baseboard heating equipment
rated at 600 V or less. We currently
reference the third edition (1994) of this
standard in § 111.87–3. We propose to
reference the more recent, fifth edition
(2009). This latest edition includes the
following technical revisions:
Æ Revisions requiring portable heater
power supply cords to meet UL 817.
Æ Revisions requiring electric
connections to meet established UL
standards, UL 310, UL 486A–486B, UL
886C, UL 486E, or UL 1977.
Æ Revisions to equipment grounding
provisions.
Æ Update to the leakage current test.
• UL 1072—Standard for Safety
Medium-Voltage Power Cables, 2006.
This standard provides requirements for
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shielded and nonshielded mediumvoltage power cables. We currently
reference the third edition (2001) of this
standard in § 111.60–1(a). We propose
to reference the more recent fourth
edition (2006). The fourth edition
contains revised supplemental jacket
thicknesses. Because supplemental
jackets are only required for cables
intended to be buried in the ground, this
revision has no substantive impact on
UL 1072 cables intended for use on
vessels.
• UL 1104—Standard for Marine
Navigation Lights, Second Edition,
1998. This standard provides
construction and testing requirements
for navigation lights. This standard is
referenced in § 111.75–17(f). The only
changes proposed to this standard are to
align the naming convention in the
regulatory text with that of other UL
standards and to specifically cite
paragraph (f).
• UL 1203—Standard for Safety:
Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition Proof
Electrical Equipment for Use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations, 2013.
This standard covers explosion-proof
and dust-ignition-proof electrical
equipment for installation and use in
hazardous locations. We currently
reference the third edition (2000) of this
standard in § 111.105–9 and the fourth
edition (2006) in §§ 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b). We propose to reference
the more recent fifth edition (2013) in
§ 111.105–7(a) instead of § 111.105–9
due to editorial reformatting of
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b). The more recent edition
has relatively minor technical
clarifications with minimal substantive
changes.
• UL 1309—Standard for Safety
Marine Shipboard Cables, 2017. This
standard provides requirements for
distribution (power) cables, and control
and signal cables, for installation aboard
marine vessels, fixed and floating
offshore petroleum facilities, and
Marine Offshore Drilling Units
(MODUs). We currently reference the
first edition (1995) of this standard in
§§ 111.60–1, 111.60–3, and 111.106–
5(a). We propose to reference the more
recent, third edition (2017) only in
§§ 111.60–1 and 111.106–5(a), because
we are proposing to delete § 111.60–3.
The standard has received updates to its
construction, performance, ratings, and
markings requirements.
• UL 1581—Standard for Safety
Reference Standard for Electrical Wires,
Cables, and Flexible Cords, 2001. We
propose to delete references to this
standard in §§ 111.30–19, 111.60–2, and
111.60–6 because the referenced test in
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this standard, VW–1, has been moved to
UL 2556.
• UL 1598—Standard for Safety
Luminaires, 2018. This standard
provides requirements for luminaires for
use in nonhazardous locations that are
intended for installation on branch
circuits of 600 V nominal or less. We
currently reference the first edition
(2000) of this standard in § 111.75–20.
We propose to reference the more recent
fourth edition (2018), which has been
extensively updated based on changes
in technology and construction
techniques. This edition includes added
requirements for placement and
construction of light-emitting diode
(LED) luminaires as well as LED test
methods. The standard also includes
LED components and subassemblies,
and other LED requirements.
• UL 1598A—Standard for Safety
Supplemental Requirements for
Luminaires for Installation on Marine
Vessels, First Edition (with revisions
through Apr. 17, 2015), Dec. 4, 2000.
The First Edition, December 4, 2000, is
currently incorporated by reference in
§ 111.75–20. We propose to incorporate
the First Edition with revisions through
April 17, 2015 in this section. UL 1598A
provides additional requirements for
luminaires meeting UL 1598 and
intended for vessels to ensure these
luminaires are suitable for marine and
shipboard environments. The revisions
to the First Edition include nonsubstantive updates necessary due to
changes in to clauses of standards
referenced within UL 1598A that
occurred since publication of the First
Edition.
• UL 1604—Electrical Equipment for
use in Class I and II, Division 2 and
Class III Hazardous (Classified)
Locations, 1994. We propose to delete
this standard from § 111.108–3(b)
because UL withdrew it and it is no
longer an active standard. This is one of
many options in § 111.108–3(b) for
standards on electrical equipment in
hazardous locations.
• UL 2021—Standard for Safety Fixed
and Location-Dedicated Electric Room
Heaters, 2015. We propose to reference
this standard in § 111.87–3(a). This
standard provides requirements for
electric air heaters. It will be an
additional standard regulated entities
may choose for electric air heaters. We
have previously accepted it on a caseby-case basis as equivalent to the
existing standards in § 111.87–3(a).
• UL 2225—Standard for Safety:
Cables and Cable-Fittings for use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations, 2013.
We currently reference the second
edition (2005) of this standard in
§ 111.106–3(b) and the third edition
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3(b). We propose to reference the more
recent fourth edition (2013) in
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b). The latest edition
includes the addition of Type TC–ER–
HL cable for use in Class I, Zone 1 as
permitted by the 2014 National
Electrical Code to the scope, editorial
revisions, and error corrections sections
of the standard. The incorporation of
this edition into all three sections
ensures consistent, up-to-date standards
for electrical installations on all vessel
and facility types.
• UL 2556—Wire and Cable Test
Methods, 2015. This standard describes
the apparatus, test methods, and
formulas to be used in carrying out the
tests and calculations required by wire
and cable standards. The flame
retardant test VW–1, formerly of UL
1581, has been moved to this standard
and is now called FV–2/VW–1. We
propose to replace the UL 1581 with UL
2556 in § 111.30–19(b).
• UL 60079–18—Standard for Safety
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 18:
Equipment Protection by Encapsulation
‘‘m’’, 2017. We propose this standard as
a replacement for the ANSI/ISA 60079–
18, which was withdrawn. UL 60079–18
is not substantively different than ANSI/
ISA 60079–18. This standard gives the
specific requirements for the
construction, testing and marking of
electrical equipment, parts of electrical
equipment and Ex components with the
type of protection encapsulation ‘‘m’’
intended for use in explosive gas
atmospheres or explosive dust
atmospheres. We propose to reference
this standard in §§ 111.105–7(e),
111.106–3(d), and 111.108–3(e).
B. Generator Prime Movers
We propose to delete the
requirements in §§ 111.12–1(b) and (c)
for each generator prime mover to have
an independent overspeed device and a
loss of lubricating oil pressure to the
generator bearing oil pressure
shutdown. The ABS Steel Vessel Rules,
which are already incorporated by
reference in § 58.01–5, require these
same safeguards on all but small,
generator prime movers. The
independent overspeed device is
required for each engine driving a
generator of 220 kW (295 hp) and above,
while the oil pressure shutdown is
required for generators of 100 kW (135
hp) and above. This sufficiently
addresses the concerns that § 111.12–
1(b) and (c) were intended to address.
The Coast Guard has required generator
prime movers to meet ABS rules since
1965. We propose to incorporate the
ABS Steel Vessel Rules for generator
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prime movers without modification to
reduce reliance on government-unique
standards where an existing voluntary
standard will suffice, as advocated in
OMB Circular A–119.
C. Electrical Cable
We propose to update and amend
subpart 111.60 (Wiring Materials and
Methods) to align it more closely with
the standards accepted internationally
by vessel classification societies and
foreign administrations. Vessels
participating in the Coast Guard’s
Alternate Compliance Program are
constructed and operated in accordance
with classification society rules and are
not required to meet all of the
requirements in subpart 111.60. We are
not aware of any casualties as a result
of this.
We propose to add several additional
cable construction standards to
§ 111.60–1, thus creating a broader list
of acceptable standards. This has
allowed us to propose removing many
of the more prescriptive cable
requirements in §§ 111.60–2, 111.60–3,
111.60–4, and 111.60–6 because of the
availability of widely accepted
additional standards. For example, cable
for communication and radio frequency
applications, and fiber optic cable, are
available to meet the standards of
§ 111.60–1 and therefore §§ 111.60–2
and 111.60–6 are no longer necessary.
We also propose deleting the cable
application regulations in § 111.60–3 as
they are unnecessarily prescriptive.
Instead, entities would consult the
current and proposed cable construction
standards in proposed § 111.60–1 for the
application of specific types of cable.
We propose to adopt these industry
standards in lieu of our own
prescriptive standards.
In § 111.60–5(a), the Coast Guard
currently requires that cable
installations meet the recommended
practices contained in IEEE 45–2002,
and we excluded the section concerning
cable splices. Now we propose to
update the edition to IEEE 45.8–2016
and remove the exclusion for the section
on cable splices because it is
inconsistent with other regulations to
exclude them. The existing and
proposed regulations regarding cable
splices in § 111.60–19 refer to IEEE 45’s
recommendations for cable splices.
Additionally, in Table 111.60–7—
Demand Loads, we propose minor edits
to make ‘‘bus-tie’’ and ‘‘feeder’’ plural
where they appear in the table. As
previously mentioned in the IBR
updates to § 110.10–1, we would also
update the NFPA NEC 2002 standard to
its newer edition NFPA 70, where it
appears in the table.
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D. IEC 60092–502 Electrical
Installations in Ships—Part 502:
Tankers—Special Features
We propose to accept IEC 60092–
502:1999 as an option for classification
of hazardous locations (areas) in the
new § 111.105–50(a). Section 111.105–
50(a) would contain alternative
standards for the classification of
hazardous locations requirements in
§§ 111.105–29, 111.105–31, 111.105–32,
111.106–9 and 111.106–11 of this
subchapter. This IEC standard is
referenced in SOLAS II–1/45.11, the
International Code of the Construction
and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk section 10.1.1,
the International Code for the
Construction and Equipment of Ships
Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
section 10.1.2.1, and all major
classification societies’ rules. Allowing
this option will provide system
designers with the flexibility to classify
and specify equipment for hazardous
locations using the same scheme used
internationally.
IEC 60092–502:1999 is currently
accepted for use by vessels in the Coast
Guard’s Alternate Compliance Program
when supplemented with ‘‘USCG
Supplemental Requirements for use of
IEC 60092–502:1999 for application of
SOLAS regulation II–1/45.11 to U.S.-flag
vessels.’’ 2 The Coast Guard developed
these supplemental requirements to
ensure an equivalent level of safety as
the requirements of subpart 111.105. In
this rulemaking, we propose to accept
IEC 60092–502:1999 without the
supplement. This edition of the
standard has been published for over 15
years and we are not aware of any
casualty history attributed to its use as
compared to vessels complying with the
applicable U.S. regulations. For these
reasons, we propose it as an option for
U.S. vessels.
In § 111.105–50(c), we propose to add
that if IEC 60092–502:1999 is used for
hazardous locations classifications, then
the applicable ventilation requirements
for cargo handling rooms on tank
vessels in subchapter D would apply.
This is not a new requirement, but it is
placed here to ensure system designers
do not assume that compliance with the
ventilation standards in IEC 60092–
502:1999 is sufficient.
2 See Commercial Vessel Inspection Alternatives
and Delegated Functions available at https://
www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/AssistantCommandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/
Commercial-Regulations-standards-CG-5PS/Officeof-Standards-Evaluation-and-Development/USCoast-Guard-Regulatory-Development-ProgramRDP-/Alternate-Compliance-Program/.
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E. Emergency Generator in Port
We propose in the new § 112.05–7 to
allow the emergency generator to be
used in port, provided supplemental
safety standards are in place. The
current regulations in § 112.05–1
requires that the emergency source of
power must be dependable,
independent, and dedicated. The
purpose of these requirements in
§ 112.05–1 is that emergency power
must be immediately and dependably
available in the event of a loss of the
ship’s service power. For decades this
has been achieved by installation of a
dedicated and independent emergency
generator.
In the late 1990s, the International
Association of Classification Societies
proposed a unified interpretation to the
IMO in light of improvements in
automation and potential environmental
benefits. That proposal incorporated a
set of additional safety standards in
order to allow the use of an emergency
generator during lay time in port. This
interpretation, with the supplemental
safety standards, would encourage the
use of a more appropriately sized
generator for lay time loads instead of
an overly large ship service generator
while simultaneously assuring the
availability of emergency power.
Predicated on the premise that this
proposal provided an equivalent level of
safety, it was subsequently adopted by
the IMO in 2005, promulgated in IMO
circular MSC/Circ.1176 dated 25 May
2005 and updated in IMO circular
MSC.1/Circ. 1464/Rev.1 dated 24 Oct.
2013. Since then, most classification
societies and flag States have
harmonized their rules to align with this
interpretation.
Similar to the determination made by
the IMO, we propose to allow use of
emergency power systems that
incorporate a generator with the
additional safeguards similar to those
prescribed by the IMO. The additional
safeguards provide an equivalent level
of safety as the existing requirements in
part 112 as well as other potential
operational benefits. With respect to
providing a dependable source of
emergency power, operation of the
emergency generator in port does not
decrease the dependability of the
emergency power system. On the
contrary, regular operation of the
generator with the associated planned
maintenance scheme required by
MSC.1/Circ.1464/Rev.1 will result in
increased dependability and crew
familiarity and an improved readiness
of the system should an emergency
situation occur. Further, the additional
requirements related to load shedding,
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fuel and lubrication oil systems,
generator and switchboard construction,
power management, and operational
instructions will ensure the dedicated
and independent operation of this
system in an emergent situation and
solely provide service to the emergency
power system. Overall, this system will
deliver additional flexibility to the crew
while ensuring the availability of a
dedicated source of power in the event
of an emergency. The proposed
arrangements will result in improved
performance, better fuel economy, lower
emissions, and higher reliability than
less integrated systems.
For these reasons, we propose to
allow the emergency generator to be
used in port provided that supplemental
safety standards are in place. The
supplemental safety standards proposed
in § 112.05–7 are similar to those
prescribed in MSC.1/Circ.1464/Rev.1 as
well as section 4–8–2/5.17 of the ABS
Marine Vessel Rules.
F. Description of Additional Proposed
Changes Within Subchapter J
Section 110.15–1
Definitions
We propose a more descriptive
definition of ‘‘deadship’’ that aligns
with 4–1–1/1.9.6 of the ABS Marine
Vessel Rules and IEC 60092–201:2019.
The definition of a ship’s service
loads and drilling loads would be
moved from § 111.10–1(a) to § 110.15–1
so all definitions are in one location.
Section 110.25–1 Plans and
Information Required for New
Construction.
We propose to consolidate the
hazardous locations plan submittal
requirements of the existing § 110.25–
1(i), (p), and (q) into a single section.
The Offshore Supply Vessels of at Least
6,000 GT ITC interim rule (79 FR 48893,
Aug. 18, 2014) and the Electrical
Equipment in Hazardous Locations final
rule (80 FR 16980, Mar. 31, 2015)
included plan submittal requirements,
§§ 110.25–1(p) and (q), respectively. As
explained in Section V, we propose to
offer all types of vessels and facilities
the same selection of explosion
protection standards. Therefore, the
plan submittal requirements are
identical and three separate sections are
no longer required.
Section 111.05–3 Design,
Construction, and Installation; General
In § 111.05–3(c), the grounding
requirements for appliances and tools
would be clarified so that they are
consistent with current industry
practice.
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Section 111.10–9 Ship’s Service
Supply Transformers; Two Required
The note to § 111.10–9 has been
revised to clarify that transformers
located downstream of the ship’s service
switchboard are not required to be
provided in duplicate. This is an item
regularly misunderstood and is
explained on page 16 of the Navigation
and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC)
2–89, ‘‘Guide for Electrical Installations
on Merchant Vessels and Mobile
Offshore Drilling Units’’, dated Aug. 14,
1989.3
Section 111.12–11
Protection
Generator
In this section and many other
sections, the term ‘‘semiconductor
rectifier (SCR)’’ has been replaced with
‘‘semiconductor converter’’, a term now
more commonly used in industry.
Section 111.12–13 Propulsion
Generator Protection
This section on propulsion generator
protection would be deleted because it
is simply a reference to § 111.35–1. This
cross reference is not necessary.
Section 111.15–10 Ventilation
In § 111.15–10(b)(2)(i), the IEC
equivalent classification of Class I,
Division 1, Group B would be added as
an alternate standard.
Section 111.25–5
Marking
We propose to delete this section
because the requirements for motor
markings are sufficiently addressed by
the referenced ABS Marine Vessel
Rules.
Section 111.30
Switchboards
The requirements for switchboards
contained in IEEE 45 2002 would be
replaced with requirements from the
recently published IEEE 45.7 (2012).
This proposed rule would add a note
to § 111.30–5 warning that the
interchangeability and compatibility of
components complying with both IEEE
and IEC cannot be assumed, to address
the growing use of components meeting
IEC standards on U.S. vessels.
The flame retardant test standard IEC
332–1 has been superseded by IEC
60332–1–1:2015 and IEC 60332–1–
2:2015. We propose to update the
standards for the flame retardant test in
§ 111.30–19(b)(4) regarding buses and
wiring.
3 NVIC 2–89 ‘‘Guide for Electrical Installations on
Merchant Vessels and Mobile Offshore Drilling
Units’’ is available at https://www.dco.uscg.mil/
Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/5ps/NVIC/1989/
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The term ‘‘pilot light’’ would be
replaced with the more commonly used
term ‘‘indicator light.’’
Subpart 111.33 Power Semiconductor
Rectifier Systems
The requirements for semiconductor
converters contained in IEEE 45 2002
are being replaced with requirements
from the recently published of IEEE 45.2
(2012).
Section 111.50–3
Conductors
Protection of
In § 111.50–3(b)(2), the requirements
for steering gear circuits is being
changed from subchapter F to a more
specific cite of § 58.25. Reference to IEC
92–202 has been removed from
§ 111.50–3(c). This standard does not
address standard ratings for fuses or
circuit breakers.
Subpart 111.51 Calculation of ShortCircuit Currents and Subpart 111.52
Coordination of Overcurrent Protective
Devices
We propose to combine subparts
111.51 and 111.52 into new subpart
111.51 to more clearly and concisely
present the requirements for
coordination of overcurrent protection
devices and calculation of short-circuit
currents. The general discussion
contained in current § 111.51–1 is based
on IEC 60092–202:2016.
The short-circuit calculations
requirements of proposed § 111.51–2(a)
are from the existing § 111.52–1. The
proposed § 111.51–2(b) would clarify
that the calculations must be performed
to select suitably rated equipment and
protective devices. The short-circuit
calculations requirements of the
proposed §§ 111.51–3 and 111.51–5 are
from the existing §§ 111.52–3 and
111.52–5, respectively.
NAVSEA DDS 300–2 is proposed for
deletion because it is no longer
available. IEC 61660–1:1997 would be
added as a standard for DC systems.
The requirements for the protection of
vital equipment, § 111.51–6, is from the
existing § 111.51–3.
Section 111.54–1
Circuit Breakers
In § 111.54–1(c)(2), the maximum
voltage for direct-current circuit
breakers meeting IEC 60947–2:2013 has
been identified as 1500 V. This is in
accordance with that standard.
Section 111.75–17
Navigation Lights
In § 111.75–17(a), we propose to
remove the requirement that the
navigation light indicator panel be
supplied by a feeder directly from the
emergency switchboard. The panel will
still be required to be supplied from the
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emergency switchboard but this change
allows for the common practice of
suppling the navigation lights from an
emergency lighting panel rather being
directly fed from the switchboard. This
is consistent with industry practice and
vessel classification society rules. As
part of this change we are also
proposing to delete § 112.43–13 which
provided details on the navigation light
panel feeder.
In § 111.75–17(d)(2), we propose to
offer EN 14744 as an alternative for
certification of navigation lights. UL
1104 is the other acceptable standard,
but it has not been updated in over 20
years and addresses neither LED light
sources nor EMC testing. The other
construction and testing requirements of
EN 14744 are not identical to UL 1104,
but it is accepted worldwide. It
addresses LED lights and EMC testing
and has been published for 15 years. We
are unaware of any safety concerns
related to it. For these reasons, we feel
it is an acceptable option for
certification of navigation lights.
Navigation lights constructed and tested
to the requirements of EN 14744 have
been accepted by the Coast Guard on a
case-by-case basis subject to the
additional requirements of the USCG
Marine Safety Center’s Marine
Technical Note 01–18, Guidance for
Establishing Equivalency to UL 1104
Navigation Lights.4 We propose to
accept EN 14744 without these
additional requirements.
Additionally in § 111.75–17(d)(2), the
requirements for battery powered
navigation lights have been clarified.
The existing text has been
misinterpreted on occasion. These lights
must be certified by an independent
laboratory to the applicable
requirements of UL 1104 or EN 14744,
as must all navigation lights. This
ensures they meet the applicable
requirements of the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at
Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) and the Inland
Navigation Rules (33 CFR 83).
We propose deleting the requirements
for a flashing light in the existing
§ 111.75–17(d)(4), because these
requirements are contained in section
22.11 of UL 1104 and section 4.4 of EN
14744.
Section 111.75–18 Signaling Lights
We propose deleting the outdated,
prescriptive requirements on signaling
lights in this section that were based on
the applicable international
requirements in 1996 and incorporating
4 See
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/MSC/
MTN/MTN.01-18.07.16.18.LEDandEU
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by reference ISO 25861. This standard
provides performance requirements for
daylight signaling lamps pursuant to
chapter V of SOLAS, 1974, as amended
and chapter 8 of the International Code
for Safety for High-Speed Craft. Further,
since 2002, navigation equipment
required by chapter V of SOLAS,
including signaling lamps (or lights),
have been required to be type approved
by the administration.
Section 111.75–20 Luminaires
(Lighting Fixtures)
Throughout this section, we propose
replacing the term ‘‘lighting fixture’’
with the internationally used term
‘‘luminaire’’ and we propose removing
the prescriptive requirements contained
in this section. Lighting fixtures meeting
the standards incorporated by reference
in this section, UL 1598A, or IEC
60092–306:2009, are suitable for use on
vessels. Further, this rule would specify
the clauses of UL 1598A applicable to
nonemergency and inside-type
decorative luminaires.
Section 111.83–7 High Voltage Shore
Connection
We propose adding in this new
section a standard for high voltage shore
connection systems, IEC/IEEE 80005–
1:2019, applicable to ships required by
state or local law to connect to shore
power. The Coast Guard has actively
participated with state and local
stakeholders, shoreside and marine
industry representatives, and equipment
manufacturers to develop a standard to
safely connect to high voltage shore
connections. This standard is offered as
an option for compliance with state or
local law.
Section 111.99–3 Definitions
We propose removing this section of
definitions. Fire door holding and
release systems, if fitted, must meet
SOLAS II–2/9.4.1.1.5.3. This reference
has been updated based on the
reorganization of SOLAS Chapter II–2.
These definitions are no longer
necessary.
Section 111.103 Remote Stopping
Systems
The wording of 46 CFR 111.103 has
caused confusion due to the order of the
subsection with readers inferring that
machinery space ventilation is a
separate category from the ventilation
referred to by 46 CFR 111.103–7. We
propose editorial changes to this section
to clarify its intent.
Subpart 111.105 Hazardous Locations
The Coast Guard has completed two
recent rulemaking projects related to
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hazardous locations, the ‘‘Offshore
Supply Vessels of at Least 6,000 GT
ITC’’ interim rule (79 FR 48893, Aug.
18, 2014) and the ‘‘Electrical Equipment
in Hazardous Locations’’ final rule (80
FR 16980, Mar. 31, 2015). We propose
to revise subpart 111.105 (Hazardous
Locations) to be consistent with these
two sets of regulations. This would
expand the list of acceptable national
and international explosion protection
standards, providing more options for
operators.
We propose adding the
internationally accepted independent
third-party certification system, the
International Electrotechnical
Commission System for Certification to
Standards relating to Equipment for use
in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx), as an
accepted method of testing and
certifying electrical equipment intended
for use in hazardous locations. Existing
§ 111.108–1(b) allows owners and
operators of existing U.S. MODUs,
floating Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
facilities, vessels other than Offshore
Supply Vessels (OSVs), and U.S. tank
vessels that carry flammable or
combustible cargoes, the option of using
the same expanded list of standards and
the IECEx System. In amending subpart
111.105, we propose incorporating these
standards so that they are available to
all vessels and facilities that must
comply with subchapter J.
In § 111.105–17(a)(1)(i), we propose
adding three new standards for
equipment in hazardous locations, UL
783, ANSI/ISA 12.12.01, and ANSI/UL
2062. See section VI.A for further
explanation of each standard.
In § 111.105–17(b), we propose
adding additional, acceptable standards
for the use of conduit, IEC 61892–
7:2019, IEC 60092–502:1999, API RP 14,
and API RP 14FZ. See section VI.A for
further explanation of each standard.
In the new § 111.105–28, we propose
adding ASTM F2876–10 to address
internal combustion engines in
hazardous locations. Under the
proposed section, internal combustion
engines installed in Class I Divisions 1
and 2 would be required to meet the
provisions of ASTM F2876–10. Like the
expanded list of standards for electrical
equipment in hazardous locations, this
standard in subparts 111.106 and
111.108 is the result of previous
rulemaking projects and would be
added to § 111.105–28. This will ensure
a consistent standard for these
installations on all vessel and facility
types.
In § 111.105–31(e), we propose
providing the option for submerged
cargo pumps that do not meet
§ 111.105–31(d) to receive concept
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approval by the Commandant (CG–ENG)
and plan approval by the Commanding
Officer, MSC. This is consistent with the
existing §§ 111.106–3(f) and 111.108–
3(f).
In § 111.105–31(f), we propose
deleting reference to IEEE 45 1998 and
IEC 60092–502:1999 because these do
not provide any additional information
on classification of cargo tanks beyond
what is currently in subchapter J.
In § 111.105–31(o), we propose
clarifying the requirements for systems
installed in duct keels.
In §§ 111.105–35 and 111.105–45, we
propose updating the IEC classification
notation in accordance with IEC 60079–
10–2:2015.
In § 111.105–41, we propose removing
the reference to IEEE 45 1998 because
the standard has been superseded.
Subpart 111.106
on OSVs
Hazardous Locations
In § 111.106–3(b)(1)(i), we propose to
add three new standards for equipment
in hazardous locations, UL 783, ANSI/
ISA 12.12.01, and ANSI/UL 2062. See
section VI.A for further explanation of
each standard.
Section 111.107–1
Industrial Systems
In § 111.107–1(b), we propose to
clarify the standards for switchgear.
Currently § 111.107–1(b)(1) refers to an
unnecessarily broad range of standards.
We propose to simplify this section by
cross referencing the specific sections of
the existing regulations in subpart
111.30 that apply to switchgears.
Subpart 111.108 Hazardous Locations
Requirements on U.S. and Foreign
MODUs, Floating OCS Facilities,
Vessels Conducting OCS Activities, and
U.S. Vessels That Carry Flammable and
Combustible Cargo
We propose to remove paragraph (b)
from § 111.108–1. Paragraph (b) of this
section is a cross-reference to the
expanded list of standards and the
IECEx System in subpart 111.105; the
paragraph is directed to owners and
operators of existing U.S. MODUs,
floating OCS facilities, vessels other
than OSVs, and U.S. tank vessels that
carry flammable or combustible cargoes.
This cross reference to subpart 111.105
would no longer be necessary because
we propose to include the same
standards and systems in § 111.108–3
(General requirements).
In § 111.108–3(b)(1)(i), we are adding
three new standards for equipment in
hazardous locations: UL 783, ANSI/ISA
12.12.01, and ANSI/UL 2062. See
section VI.A for further explanation of
each standard.
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Section 112.01–20 Final Emergency
Power Source
We propose to clarify the description
of the final emergency power source.
For the convenience of the reader, we
also propose cross-referencing § 112.15–
5, which specifies the existing
regulations for final emergency power
sources.
Section 112.05–5 Emergency Power
Source
In § 112.05–5(a), we are clarifying that
the emergency power source must be
sized using a unity (1.0) service factor
on all loads required by Table 112.05–
5(a). This section currently states that
the emergency power source must
simultaneously supply these loads.
When sizing the emergency power
source to meet this requirement the
loads in Table 112.05–5(a) must have a
service factor of unity, 1.0 or 100%.
This is also referred to as a load factor.
This is not a change to the existing
requirement but only a clarification of
the requirement that the emergency
power source will be appropriately
sized to accomplish this task.
Section 112.15–1 Temporary
Emergency Loads
In § 112.15–1(s), we propose to add
the engineer’s assistance-needed alarm
to the list of loads that must be powered
by the temporary emergency power
source. This is consistent with the
requirement in § 113.27–1(c) that states
it must be powered from the same
source as the general alarm.
Section 112.43–13 Navigation Light
Indicator Panel Supply
We propose to delete this requirement
because the navigation light indicator
panel supply is proposed to no longer
be required by § 111.75–1(a) to be
directly supplied by a feeder from the
emergency generator but can be
supplied by an electrical panel, such as
an emergency lighting panel, which is
supplied by the emergency switchboard.
Section 112.50–1 General
In § 112.50–1(g), we propose to delete
the requirement that emergency
generators automatically shut down
upon loss of lubricating oil pressure.
This section would continue to require
that generators be set to shut down
automatically upon overspeed or
operation of a fixed fire extinguishing
system in the emergency generator.
Removing the requirement for
emergency generators to automatically
shut down in case of loss of lubricating
oil pressure is consistent with
classification society rules and allows
the crew to decide in an emergency
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situation if the emergency generator
should be shut down. We also propose
to reformat § 112.50–1(g) to clarify the
remaining regulations for emergency
generator set shut downs.
In addition, we propose to revise the
format of paragraph (h) to clarify that
the alarms are required for all of the
listed conditions in each section, not
just one of the two conditions listed in
each section. This is a nonsubstantive
formatting edit that would not affect the
existing alarm regulations for emergency
generators in § 112.50–1(h).
VII. Incorporation by Reference
Material proposed for incorporation
by reference appears in § 110.10–1, and
is summarized and discussed in section
VI.A of this preamble. Copies of the
material are available from the sources
listed in § 110.10–1, and we believe they
are generally available to or already in
use by the class of persons potentially
affected by this proposed rule. The
standards we are proposing to
incorporate by reference are available
either at the publisher’s web address
included in the proposed regulatory text
of § 110.10–1 or by contacting the
publisher listed in the standard. With
this proposed rule, we also reviewed
and updated all the publisher’s web
addresses listed in proposed § 110.10–1
to ensure they are current. The
following list of publishers offer some of
the more recent standards we propose to
incorporate at no cost to the public:
ABS, FM Approvals, IMO, Lloyd’s
Register, NFPA, DDS/Military
Handbook, and UL. Based on the
volume of equivalency requests the
Coast Guard receives asking us to
confirm that the latest edition is
equivalent or better than the edition
currently incorporated, we believe
industry already has access to and uses
these more recent standards. The
affected industry typically obtains the
more recent editions of standards in the
course of their business, in order to
address advancements in technology.
You may also contact the person in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional direction on how
to obtain access to electronic copies of
the materials. Before publishing a
binding rule, we will submit this
material to the Director of the Federal
Register for approval of the
incorporation by reference.
VIII. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after
considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking.
A summary of our analyses based on
these statutes or Executive orders
follows.
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A. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory
Planning and Review) and 13563
(Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review) direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of
reducing costs, of harmonizing rules,
and of promoting flexibility.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has not designated this proposed
rule a significant regulatory action
under section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, OMB has not
reviewed this proposed rule. Details on
the estimated cost savings of this rule
can be found in the rule’s regulatory
analysis (RA) that follows.
The Coast Guard proposes to update
subchapter J of title 46 of the CFR. This
proposed rule would align the
standards, which govern electrical
equipment and installations on U.S.flagged vessels, with current industry
practices to ensure that the standards
are consistent on all vessel types that we
reference in subchapter J. The
provisions of this proposed rule would
update existing standards through
incorporation by reference, provide
options to use alternative standards,
eliminate obsolete standards, and clarify
the existing requirements. The majority
of the updates would simply
incorporate by reference the more recent
versions of the same standards with
little or no substantive change. The
more recent editions reflect more
modern technologies, terminology, and
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practices. By updating standards, we
expect the proposed rule to generate
cost savings to industry and the Federal
Government of approximately $204,695
over a 5-year period of analysis in 2019
dollars, using a 7-percent discount rate
(we are using a 5-year period of analysis
because we anticipate this proposed
rule would not produce cost savings
beyond this time period). We estimate
annualized cost savings to be
approximately $49,923, using a 7percent discount rate. The cost savings
are a result of industry submitting fewer
equivalency requests to the Coast Guard,
which we base this cost savings analysis
upon. We also expect the proposed rule
to generate unquantified benefits
because incorporating these standards
would simplify regulatory compliance,
reduce confusion, and provide industry
flexibility. Table 2 provides a summary
of the impacts of the proposed rule.
TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED RULE
Category
Summary
Applicability ..............................................
Incorporate by reference (IBR) electrical engineering standards or update existing standards through
IBR in subchapter J of Title 46 CFR.
• Cost savings based on an 80% reduction of equivalency requests from owners and operators of
210 new U.S.-flagged vessels that entered service over the past 5 years.
• Standards used by approximately 5,570 U.S.-flagged vessels (affected population varies by CFR
part and subpart, see table 3).
Cost Savings ($2019, 7-percent discount rate):
5-year period of analysis: $204,695.
Annualized: $49,923.
Provide flexibility by offering options or alternatives for IBR and non-IBR provisions; remove regulatory redundancy and confusion by updating standards and simplifying regulatory text through editorial changes.
Affected Population .................................
Benefits ....................................................
Affected Population
There are numerous provisions of this
proposed rule that affect four parts in
subchapter J of title 46 of the CFR (110,
111, 112, and 113), as well as multiple
subparts within each part. Subchapter J
applies to vessels covered by
subchapters D, H, I, I–A, K, L, O, R, and
U.5
This proposed rule would affect
approximately 5,570 existing, inspected
U.S.-flagged vessels. We obtained the
affected population of this proposed
rule from our Marine Information for
Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE)
database. For standards we are
incorporating by reference in this
5 Title 46 CFR subchapter J lists two other
subchapters, Q and W. Subchapter Q does not
contain vessels; it applies to vessels in the other
subchapters regarding equipment, construction, and
materials for specifications and approval. Similarly,
subchapter W does not contain vessels but applies
to vessels that have lifesaving appliances and
arrangements in one of the subchapters previously
listed. Subchapter O contains tank barges and
freight barges.
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proposed rule, we expect all U.S.flagged vessel owners and operators to
use the most recent incorporated
standards, some of which were updated
as recently as last year. For construction
standards, we expect all U.S.-flagged
vessel owners and operators to use the
most recent incorporated standards that
are in place at the time of construction
or modification of a vessel and for
vessels to meet the most recent
incorporated standards when they enter
service.
For the purpose of the cost savings
analysis, we use a subset of the total
affected population because only
owners and operators of new U.S.flagged vessels entering service annually
would generate cost savings by
submitting fewer equivalency requests
to the Coast Guard. Included in the total
population of 5,570 vessels are 1,051
new U.S.-flagged vessels that entered
service in the last 5 years, from 2014–
2018. We divided 1,051 by 5 years to
obtain an average of approximately 210
new U.S.-flagged vessels annually. See
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table 3 below. We based the cost savings
analysis on the past number of
equivalency requests owners and
operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels
submitted to the Coast Guard over the
past 18 months, or from September 2018
to February 2020. The number of
equivalency requests the Coast Guard
received from owners and operators of
the 210 vessels during this period was
10 annually. Prior to this time period,
the Coast Guard did not collect data on
equivalency requests.
We expect this proposed rule would
reduce the baseline number of
equivalency requests the Coast Guard
would receive from industry by 80
percent.6 Although this rulemaking will
update standards, we expect a certain
number of standards to be out of date
6 Generally, standards get updated every 5 years.
We therefore assume that 20 percent of the
standards become outdated each year as time
elapses, so 100 percent/5 years = 20 percent
annually (outdated standards). So, the remaining 80
percent (100 percent¥20 percent) would generate
the cost savings.
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each year because standards
organizations are continuously revising
them for safety concerns in addition to
maintaining pace with the technological
advancements within the industry.
Meaning, this proposed rule would
reduce the number of equivalency
requests by 80 percent annually. This in
turn, would leave about 20 percent of
the public who still may have questions
about the standards they are using
annually during the 5-year period.
Alternatively stated, we do not expect
this proposed rule or any updates to
standards to eliminate the public’s
questions altogether. So we expect the
number of equivalency requests that we
receive from the public to be about 20
percent annually. The Coast Guard
makes a determination in the year we
receive a question (equivalency request)
from the public; therefore, the questions
would not accumulate from one year to
the next. For example, if we characterize
the number of questions in the first year
as 100 percent of the total amount, we
expect this proposed rule to reduce the
number of questions by 80 percent in
this year, which produces the cost
savings. As a result, the balance of 20
percent is the amount that remains,
which comprises the number of
questions in the first year. In the second
year, the public generates additional
questions based on the standards they
are using, which do not add to the
number of questions in the first year.
Again, we treat the number of questions
in the second year as 100 percent of the
total amount and we expect this
proposed rule to reduce the number of
requests by 80 percent in this year, as
we explained above. This again, leaves
an amount of 20 percent, which
comprises the number of questions in
the second year. Essentially, the number
of questions in a subsequent year
replaces the number of questions the
Coast Guard resolves in the preceding
year. This process continues through to
the fifth year of the analysis period
when standards organizations, again,
create updates to existing standards.
Specifically, we expect owners and
operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels
that enter service to submit two
equivalency requests annually, or a
reduction of eight equivalency requests
annually. Owners and operators of new
U.S.-flagged vessels submit equivalency
requests to the Coast Guard to ask for
approval to use a standard that is not in
regulation but may be equivalently safe.
Equivalency requests are explained in
greater detail in the Cost Savings
Analysis portion of this analysis.
TABLE 3—AFFECTED U.S.-FLAGGED VESSEL POPULATION THAT COMPLIES WITH 46 CFR SUBCHAPTER J
Subchapter J vessels
Description
Population
D ...............................................................
H ...............................................................
I .................................................................
I–A .............................................................
L ................................................................
O (tank barge) ..........................................
R ...............................................................
U ...............................................................
O–I (tank barge) .......................................
O–D (tank barge or freight barge) ............
Tank Vessels ................................................................................................................
Passenger Vessels (≥100 gross tons) .........................................................................
Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels ...............................................................................
Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU) ........................................................................
Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) ..................................................................................
Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes ................................................................................
Nautical Schools ..........................................................................................................
Oceanographic Research Vessels ...............................................................................
Combination Bulk Cargo ..............................................................................................
Combination Bulk Cargo-including chemicals .............................................................
950
57
577
46
343
6
20
6
149
3,416
Total ...................................................
.......................................................................................................................................
5,570
Average number of new U.S.-flagged
vessels entering service annually.
Includes all subchapters listed above (average of the population for the period
2014–2018).
* 210
Note: There are 859 unmanned tank barges in the subchapter D population, 168 unmanned freight barges and 3 unmanned tank barges in
the subchapter I population in addition to the subchapter O, O–I, and O–D populations. With these populations combined, there is a total of
4,601 unmanned and non-self-propelled vessels.
* Represents the average number of new U.S.-flagged vessels entering service annually.
As indicated in the section V of the
preamble, this proposed rule continues
the Coast Guard’s response to the
Presidential Regulatory Reform
Initiative of Mar. 4, 1995, and directives
including Executive Orders 12866 and
13563 that are intended to improve
regulation and the regulatory process.
The provisions of this proposed rule
would remove obsolete regulations,
revise current regulatory text, substitute
performance-based options for
regulatory compliance as opposed to
conventional prescriptive solutions, and
incorporate by reference more recent
national and international industry
standards into the CFR. The Coast
Guard recognizes the significant
technological advances in electrical
engineering equipment, systems, and
devices carried on vessels. As a result,
this proposed rule would encourage the
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use of newer equipment and promote
adherence to modern standards in the
industry. Industry also would not
realize cost savings from not having to
send equivalency requests to the Coast
Guard. See table 4 for how parts of the
CFR would be affected by this proposed
rule along with the anticipated impacts.
Benefits of the Proposed Rule
Cost Savings Analysis
We divided all of the changes of the
proposed rule into three categories,
which we present in table 4: (1)
Editorial changes to the CFR; (2)
Updates to IBRs with technical changes;
and (3) IBRs with proposed options or
alternative options.
First, we propose to make editorial
changes to subchapter J that include
such items as the removal of outdated
terminology and the consolidation of
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text in different paragraphs into one
paragraph, which includes regulatory
provisions in 46 CFR parts 110, 111,
112, 113; we expect these changes to be
a no cost change.
Second, we propose updates to IBRs
that have technical changes, which
includes regulatory provisions in
numerous subparts of 46 CFR parts 110,
111, and 113. It is standard practice in
vessel manufacturing to follow the most
recent editions of standards developed
by representative groups of experts
using a consensus-based process,
because most manufacturers also supply
materials to vessels not required to
comply with 46 CFR subchapter J.
Manufacturers of certain types of
electrical equipment carried on vessels
are currently producing equipment to
the more recent standards, most of
which have been published for at least
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several years and all of which have been
developed by standard-based
development organizations. These more
recent standards, which this proposed
rule would codify, provide clarity and
specificity to outdated technical
standards they are replacing; therefore,
we expect these changes to be a no cost
change.
Thirdly, for IBR standards that are one
of several available standards as
referenced in subchapter J, we propose
to update standards with their more
recent edition (these would be
alternative options) and add standards
as new options to the several other
available standards for vessel owners
and operators, and manufacturers of
certain types of electrical equipment.
These options combined would provide
industry the opportunity to remove
overly prescriptive requirements, would
simplify regulatory compliance, and
provide regulatory flexibility. Many of
the options, some of which are
alternative options and others new,
would be IBR items that affect multiple
subparts of 46 CFR parts 110, 111, and
113. The remaining options would not
be IBR items and would affect multiple
subparts of 46 CFR parts 111 and 112.
The options we propose to incorporate
by reference would apply to the same
population of 5,570 vessels. We assume
industry would use the more recent
national and international standards
referenced in the proposed rule. We
expect adding a revised or new standard
as an additional option to the exisiting
standards would be a no cost change
because the new or revised standard
does not have to be chosen. See table 4.
Specifically, we propose the following
four changes to subchapter J, related to
generator prime movers, electrical cable
construction, hazardous locations, and
emergency generators, in order to
eliminate outdated or unnecessarily
prescriptive electrical engineering
regulations and add a limited number of
alternative standards. Of the four items
listed in the following text, the
generator prime mover falls into the
second (IBRs with technical changes),
electrical cable construction, emergency
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primarily into the third category (IBRs
with proposed and alternative options),
which we listed previously.
Generator Prime Mover
The proposed rule would eliminate
the regulatory requirements in § 111.12–
1(b) and (c) for each generator prime
mover to have an independent
overspeed device and a loss of
lubricating oil pressure to the generator
bearing shutdown. The ABS rules,
already incorporated by reference in
§ 111.12–1(a) since 1965, require these
same safeguards on all but small
generator prime movers. We also
propose to incorporate by reference the
ABS Steel Vessel Rules for generator
prime movers without modification.
Industry has been using these rules for
many years and the removal of these
requirements would not affect the
performance of the generator prime
mover. We expect this to be a no cost
change.
Electrical Cable Construction
For electrical cable construction
requirements in subpart 111.60, the
proposed rule would incorporate by
reference the more recent editions of the
2017 IEC standards and 2017 editions of
ANSI standards to ensure alignment
with current technological trends and to
eliminate several unnecessary
prescriptive requirements. This
proposed rule would align electrical
cable standards in subpart 111.60 with
standards accepted internationally by
vessel classification societies and
foreign administrations. This proposed
rule would remove unnecessary,
prescriptive requirements developed by
the Coast Guard, which in turn, would
simplify compliance. We expect this to
be a no cost change because electrical
cables are readily available that meet the
standards that we would incorporate by
reference with this proposed rule.
Hazardous Locations
The proposed rule would amend
subpart 111.105 by incorporating by
reference the IEC standard 60092–502 as
an alternative standard for classification
of hazardous locations. This IEC
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standard, published in 1999, is
referenced in international standards
and codes as well as all major
classification societies’ rules. Because
we are adding an alternative standard
and not changing requirements with this
item, we expect this to be a no cost
change.
Emergency Generator
The proposed rule would amend
subpart 112.05 to allow vessel owners
and operators to use an emergency
generator in port. Some U.S.-flagged
vessel owners and operators favor the
availability of this option in port
because it is more fuel-efficient and
results in less exhaust emissions than
using the ship’s larger service
generators. This option is consistent
with international guidance and
classification society rules. However,
this option would apply to a very small
number of U.S.-flagged vessel owners
and operators who request it and the
Coast Guard would approve the use of
an emergency generator for vessel
owners and operators in compliance
with subchapter J only. We expect this
option to have unquantified cost savings
associated with it. We also anticipate
unquantified benefits due to a decrease
in exhaust emissions since an
emergency generator would use less fuel
than a ship’s main generator.
The proposed rule would create
consistency between Coast Guard
regulations and national and
international standards through
incorporation by reference, provide
options with alternative standards,
eliminate obsolete standards, and clarify
the existing requirements through the
changes we propose in 46 CFR
subchapter J. We categorize the
proposed changes in table 4, which
summarizes the impacts of the proposed
rule and the affected parts and subparts
in subchapter J. For the purpose of this
analysis, table 4 specifically lists all of
the individual changes we propose by
part, subpart, and paragraph of 46 CFR
subchapter J. Table 1 in section III of the
preamble is a general summary of the
changes proposed in subchapter J.
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TABLE 4—REGULATORY CHANGES OF THE PROPOSED RULE BY CFR PART
Category
Description
Editorial Changes ......
Affected title 46 CFR subparts/sections
Applicability
• IEC naming convention.
• Industry standard
terminology.
§§ 110.15–1(a), 110.15–1(b), 110.25–1(i),
110.25–1(a)(6), 110.25–1(j), 110.25–1(n),
110.25–1(p), 110.25–1(q), 110.25–3(c),
110.25–3(c), 111.05–3(c), 111.05–9,
111.05–37, 111.10–1, 111.10–9, 111.12–
11(g)(2), 111.12–13, 111.12–7(b),
111.15–25(b), 111.15–30, 111.20–15,
111.30–1, 111.30–5(a)(1), 111.30–5(a)(2),
111.30–19(a)(2), 111.30–25(b)(3),
111.30–25(d)(2), 111.30–25(f)(2), 111.30–
27(b)(4), 111.30–27(f)(2), 111.30–29,
111.30–29(e)(3), 111.33–1, 111.33–3(a),
111.33–5, 111.33–7, 111.33–9, 111.33–
11, 111.33–3(a)(2), 111.33–3(c), 111.33–
5(b), 111.50–3(b)(2), 111.50–5(a)(2), subparts 111.51 and 111.52, §§ 111.51–1,
111.51–2, 111.51–3, 111.51–6, 111.60–
1(a), 111.60–7, 111.70–1(a), 111.70–3(a),
111.75–17(d)(2), 111.81–1(d), 111.95–
1(b), 111.99–3, 111.103, 111.105–1,
111.105–3, 111.105–5, 111.105–7,
111.105–7(a), 111.105–7(a)(1), 111.105–
7(a)(1)(i), 111.105–7(a)(1)(ii), 111.105–
7(a)(1)(iii), 111.105–7(a)(2), 111.105–7(c),
111.105–7(d), 111.105–15, 111.105–
17(d), 111.105–32(c), 111.105–35(a),
111.105–35(c), 111.105–45(a), 111.105–
45(b), 111.105–45(b)(1), 111.106–15(a),
111.107–1(a)(1), 112.01–20, 112.05–5,
112.15–1, 112.50–1.
This applies to subchapters D, H, I, I–
A, K, L, O, R, and
U.
No cost or cost savings. These editorial
changes include clarification of text, removal of outdated or redundant terminology, and consolidation of text in different paragraphs into one paragraph.
Editorial changes to
the more recent
editions of IBRs.
§§ 110.15–1(b), 111.01–15(c), 111.12–3,
111.12–5, 111.25–5, 111.30–1, 111.30–
5(a)(1), 111.33–3(a)(1), 111.33–5(a),
111.33–11, 111.35–1111.40–1, 111.50–
3(c), 111.50–7(a), 111.50–9, 111.60–
13(b)(1), 111.60–19(b), 111.60–21,
111.60–23(d), 111.75–5(b), 111.99–5,
111.105–7(e), 111.105–31(n), 111.105–
40(a), (c), 111.105–41, 111.106–3(b)(1),
111.106–3(b)(1)(i), 111.106–3(b)(1)(ii),
111.106–3(b)(2), 111.106–3(d), 111.106–
5(c), 111.106–7(a), 111.106–13(b),
111.107–1(c)(1), 111.108–3(b)(1)(i),
111.108–3(b)(1)(ii), 111.108–3(b)(2),
113.10–7, 113.20–1, 113.25–11(a),
113.30–25(e), 113.30–25(i), 113.37–10(b),
113.40–10(b), 113.30–25(j)(2), 113.65–5.
Note to § 111.108–3(b)(1), Note to
§ 111.108–3(b)(2), Note to § 111.106–
3(b)(1).
§§ 111.60–1(b), 111.60–1(c) 111.60–1(d),
111.60–1(e) 111.60–2, 111.60–3, 111.60–
6, 111.60–11(c), 111.60–13(a), 111.60–
13(c), 111.60–23(d), 111.75–17(d)(4),
111.75–18, 111.75–20(c) and (d)
111.105–9, 111.105–11(a) and (b),
111.105–17(c), 111.105–19, 111.105–
31(e), 111.106–3(b)(1)(i), 111.108–1, and
112.50–1(g).
§§ 110.15–1(b), 111.05–33(a) and (b),
111.12–1(a), 111.12–1(b,) 111.12–7(a)
and (b), 111.12–7(c), 111.15–2(b),
111.51–5, 111.54–1(c)(1(ii), 111.54–
1(c)(1)(i), 111.54–1(c)(1)(iii), 111.54–
1(c)(3)(ii), 111.55–1(a), 111.59–1, 111.60–
5(a)(1), 111.60–5(a)(2) and (b), 111.60–7,
111.60–11(c), 111.60–13(b)(2), 111.60–
23(f), 111.70–1(a), 111.75–18, 111.105–7,
111.105–11(d), 111.105–37, 111.105–39,
111.105–39(a), 111.106–3(b)(1), 111.106–
3(b)(1)(ii), 111.106–3(b)(1)(iii), 111.106–
3(b)(3)(vi), 111.106–3(b)(3)(vi), 111.106–
3(b)(3)(vi), 111.106–3(b)(3)(vi), 111.106–
3(c), 111.106–3(d), 111.107–1(b),
111.107–1(c)(1), 111.108–3(b)(1),
111.108–3(b)(1)(i), 111.108–3(b)(1)(ii),
111.108–3(b)(3), 111.108–3(e), and
113.05–7(a)(2).
This applies to subchapters D, H, I, I–
A, K, L, O, R, and
U.
No cost or cost savings. These provisions
would make minimal textual changes to
reflect latest trends in technology. These
changes would simplify regulatory compliance by referencing the more recent national and international standards that industry is currently using.
This applies to subchapters D, H, I, I–
A, K, L, O, R, and
U.
No Cost or Cost Savings. These provisions
would remove obsolete standards and
outdated terminology.
This applies to subchapters D, H, I, I–
A, K, L, O, R, and
U.
No cost or cost savings. These provisions
would ensure the implementation of the
more recent industry and international
standards that industry is currently using.
Incorporation by reference is an administrative provision that simplifies regulatory
compliance.
Editorial changes with
deletions.
Technical Changes ....
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Category
Description
Options ......................
Newly proposed options.
Additional options ......
Affected title 46 CFR subparts/sections
Applicability
Cost impact
§§ 110.15–1(b), 111.01–9(a) and (c),
111.01–9(b), 111.01–9(d), 111.15–
10(b)(2)(i), 111.20–15, 111.30–5(a)(2),
111.30–19(a)(1), 111.30–19(b)(4),
111.50–3(c) and (e ), 111.50–3(e) and
(g)(2), 111.53–1(a)(1) and 111.54–1(a)(1),
111.54–1(b), 111.54–1(c)(2), 111.54–
1(c)(3)(i), 111.60–1, 111.60–9(c), 111.60–
13(a), 111.60–13(c), 111.75–20(a),
111.81–1(d), 111.87–3(a), 111.106–5(a),
113.05–7(a), 113.10–7, 113.20–1,
113.25–11(a), 113.30–25(e), 113.30–25(i),
113.37–10(b), and 113.40–10(b).
§§ 111.59–1, 111.60–1, 111.75–17(b),
111.75–20(b), 111.83–7, 111.87–3(a),
111.105–7(a)(3), 111.105–11(c), 111.105–
17(b), 111.105–28, 111.105–29(e),
111.105–50, 111.105–50(a), 111.105–
50(b), 111.106–3(b)(1)(i), 111.108–
3(b)(1)(i), 111.108–3(b)(3), and 112.05–7.
This applies to subchapters D, H, I, I–
A, K, L, O, R, and
U.
No cost or cost savings. These options provide flexibility to U.S.-flagged vessel owners and operators and simplifies regulatory compliance. Because these options
represent the more recent standards,
which are the current industry standards,
there is no cost impact. Incorporating the
more recent editions of national and international standards simplifies regulatory
compliance and ensures the inclusion of
technological changes.
This applies to subchapters D, H, I, I–
A, K, L, O, R, and
U.
No cost or cost savings. The options provide
flexibility to U.S.-flagged vessel owners
and operators and simplifies regulatory
compliance. Because these new options
represent the more recent standards,
there is no cost impact. Incorporating the
more recent editions of national and international standards simplifies regulatory
compliance and ensures the inclusion of
technological changes.
Note: We may list the same citation of the CFR multiple times because we are proposing numerous changes to the same paragraph. These changes may include
clarifications, deletions, or insertions of text. The term ‘‘current industry standards’’, means equipment manufacturers have been constructing equipment to the more
recent editions of standards.
The Coast Guard has evaluated the
affected population and estimates that
this proposed rule would generate cost
savings for owners and operators of new
U.S.-flagged vessels who would no
longer submit equivalency requests to
the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Center
(MSC) for review. The proposed rule
would also generate cost savings for the
Federal Government, which would
review fewer requests. An equivalency
request is when an owner or operator of
a new U.S.-flagged vessel sends
questions to the Coast Guard to ask for
a review of the standards they are
currently using. Any member of the
marine industry may submit a request,
but it is primarily submitted by vessel
owners and operators. Generally, the
reason an owner or operator would
make this request is to seek a
determination from the Coast Guard on
whether or not a standard not contained
in Coast Guard regulations is sufficient
for use. For example, a proposed
equivalent standard could be a more
recent edition of a standard in
subchapter J or it could be an alternative
standard not currently listed in
subchapter J. A Coast Guard Marine
Engineer compares the proposed
equivalent standard with the standard
incorporated by reference in subchapter
J to ensure it offers an equal or greater
level of safety.
When evaluating the proposed
alternative standard, we compared the
standard that industry is using to the
standard in subchapter J that addresses
the type of engineering equipment
under review. Typically, owners and
operators of existing U.S.-flagged vessels
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(at the time of construction of a vessel
and when a vessel enters service) use
the more recent standards in subchapter
J and therefore would not likely request
an equivalency review from the Coast
Guard. However, the Coast Guard
expects owners and operators of new
U.S.-flagged vessels that enter service
each year to have some equivalency
questions because they may not be
familiar with all of the applicable
regulations in subchapter J, which
includes the most recent standards that
are incorporated by reference.
Based on MSC data, the Coast Guard
received 15 equivalency requests over
the period from September 2018 to
February 2020; this is the only period of
time the Coast Guard maintained
equivalency data and is the most recent
data we possess. This is equivalent to 10
requests annually.7 MSC data show that
one vessel owner or operator submits
one equivalency request annually,
which the Coast Guard’s Office of
Design and Engineering Standards has
validated. Generally, organizations such
as UL and the IEC create electrical
standards for industry that take into
account updates in the latest technology
and construction techniques for
electrical equipment. These
organizations usually review and update
standards every 5 years. Therefore,
based on a 5-year interval, we generally
expect 20 percent of the standards to be
out of date in a given year, which in
7 The ratio of 15 requests divided by 18 months
and made this equivalent to an unknown variable,
or x, divided by 12 months. We obtain 18x, which
is equivalent to 180 since x is equivalent to 10
requests annually.
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turn, would create equivalency requests
from industry. Because the Coast Guard
makes a determination on an
equivalency request in the same year it
receives the request, we do not expect
the number of equivalency questions to
accumulate from year to year such that
the 20-percent estimate would change in
any year of a 5-year period. Even if we
publish a rule to address updates to
electrical standards in subchapter J, we
still expect each year that the public
will have questions about the standards
it is using, which would generate
equivalency requests on an annual
basis; we do not expect a published rule
to eliminate the public’s questions
altogether.
Industry Baseline Costs
Without this proposed rule or under
the current baseline, the Coast Guard
receives approximately 10 equivalency
requests annually. To draft an
equivalency request to the MSC, an
owner or operator of a U.S.-flagged
vessel would seek the services of an
engineering design firm or a shipyard’s
technical staff for a Marine Engineer or
Naval Architect to draft the equivalency
request. Using the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) ‘‘Occupational and
Employment Statistics’’ database and
May 2019 wage estimates, the unloaded
mean hourly wage rate for Marine
Engineers and Naval Architects is
$47.47 (occupational code 17–2121).8
To account for an employee’s non-wage
benefits, we applied a load factor to the
8 Visit https://www.bls.gov/oes/2019/may/
oes172121.htm to find 2019, unloaded mean hourly
wage rate for occupations in the United States.
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unloaded mean hourly wage rate, which
we calculated by using BLS’s ‘‘Employer
Cost for Employee Compensation’’
database. We determined the load factor
to be approximately 1.50, rounded.9 We
multiplied $47.47 by 1.50 to obtain a
loaded mean hourly wage rate of
approximately $71.21 for this
occupation.
Based on information from the MSC
and validated by subject matter experts
in the Coast Guard’s Office of Design
and Engineering Standards, it takes a
Marine Engineer or Naval Architect
approximately 40 hours of time to
develop an equivalency request and
submit it to the Coast Guard for review,
which includes the electronic
submission.
We estimate the total undiscounted
cost for industry to submit 10
equivalency requests annually to be
approximately $28,484, or $2,848 for
each request (10 equivalency requests ×
$71.21 × 40 hours per request). See table
5 for industry inputs.
Office of Design and Engineering
Standards, a civilian Coast Guard
Marine Engineer needs about 32 hours
to review an equivalency request. This
estimate is based on the past number of
requests we received, or 10 annually, as
we presented earlier in this analysis.
The Coast Guard expends
approximately 8 weeks of time or 320
hours to review the 10 requests. A Coast
Guard Marine Engineer has a Federal
Government grade level of a GS–14
(General Schedule), which has a loaded
mean hourly wage rate of $106.10 We
estimate the total, undiscounted cost for
the Federal Government to review 10
equivalency requests annually to be
approximately $33,920 (10 equivalency
requests × 32 hours for each request ×
$106), or $3,392 for each request. See
table 6 for the Federal Government
inputs.
TABLE 7—ANNUAL BASELINE COSTS
OF EQUIVALENCY REQUESTS—Continued
[$2019, Undiscounted]
Item
Total ......................................
Cost
62,404
Note: Totals may not sum due to independent rounding.
Industry Cost Savings
The baseline costs we estimated for
industry would be from vessel owners
and operators of new U.S.-flagged
vessels that enter service each year who
submit equivalency requests. We expect
this proposed rule would reduce the
number of equivalency requests
industry submits annually. We estimate
157 companies own the average number
of 210 new U.S.-flagged vessels that
have entered service each year in the
TABLE 6—FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
past 5 years. The number of equivalency
INPUTS
requests the Coast Guard has received
annually from these owners and
[Baseline]
operators is approximately 10 (a vessel
TABLE 5—INDUSTRY INPUTS
owner or operator would request an
Item
Unit values
[Baseline]
equivalency determination without
Annual Equivalency Reregard to the number of vessels owned).
Item
Unit values
quests Reviewed ...............
10 We anticipate standards organizations to
Hours to Review One Reupdate their standards every 5 years.
Annual Equivalency Request .................................
32
Therefore, we expect 20 percent of the
quests ................................
10
Loaded Hourly Wage Rate
Hours to Draft One Request
40
standards to be out of date in a given
(Marine
Engineer
or
Naval
Loaded Hourly Wage Rate
Architect) ...........................
$106 year over this period of time (100
(Marine Engineer or Naval
percent divided by 5 years equals 20
Architect) ...........................
$71.21
percent). We multiplied the 20 percent
We estimate the total, undiscounted
value by the baseline number of 10
baseline cost to industry and the Federal equivalency requests the Coast Guard
Federal Government Baseline Costs
Government to submit and review
When the Coast Guard receives an
receives annually from owners and
equivalency request from a vessel owner equivalency requests, respectively, to be operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels.
approximately $62,404 ($28,484 +
or operator (or an electrical equipment
Therefore, we expect industry to submit
$33,920), annually. Table 7 presents a
manufacturer), the Coast Guard
2 equivalency requests (10 equivalency
summary of the baseline costs
personnel at the MSC must review the
requests × 0.20) in any given year of the
associated with industry submitting
request to provide a determination on
analysis period or a reduction in the
whether or not the proposed standard(s) equivalency requests to the Coast Guard. number of requests of 80 percent.
is equivalent to standard(s) found in
Similarly, the marine industry would
TABLE 7—ANNUAL BASELINE COSTS
subchapter J. Based on information from
save approximately 320 hours annually
OF EQUIVALENCY REQUESTS
the MSC, and validated by subject
from not drafting and submitting
[$2019, Undiscounted]
matter experts in the Coast Guard’s
equivalency requests (320 hours = 8
requests × 40 hours for each request).
9 A loaded hourly wage rate is what a company
Item
Cost
The submission of an equivalency
pays per hour to employ a person, not the hourly
request would not affect or change an
wage an employee receives. The loaded hourly
Industry .................................
$28,484 existing information collection request,
wage rate includes the cost of non-wage benefits
Federal Government .............
33,920
nor would it create a new one because
(health insurance, vacation, etc.). To obtain the load
factor, we used the multi-screen data search feature
we estimate the number of requests to
10 We obtained the loaded mean hourly wage
from this database and searched for ‘‘private
be approximately 2 annually, which is
rates for civilian Federal Government personnel
industry workers’’ under ‘‘total compensation’’ and
below the threshold of 10 in the
from a Coast Guard Instruction labeled
then for ‘‘all workers’’ in the category
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
‘‘Commandant Instruction.’’ This document also
‘‘Transportation and Materials Moving
provides loaded wage rates for personnel in military 1995. The Federal Government does not
Occupations’’, within the United States. We
service. The most recent version of this document
performed the same steps to obtain the value for
require the marine industry to submit
is from February 2020, with a version number of
‘‘wages and salaries’’. The series IDs for total
these requests; vessel owners and
7310.1U. Readers can view this document at
compensation, and wages and salaries are
operators (or manufacturers) would
https://media.defense.gov/2020/Mar/04/
CMU2010000520000D and CMU2020000520000D,
2002258826/-1/-1/0/CI_7310_1U.PDF. The Office of
respectively, which are not seasonally adjusted
voluntarily submit requests only if they
Personnel Management administers the pay and
values. Using fourth quarter data for 2019, we
have questions about the standards they
classification system (GS) for most Federal
divided the value for total compensation, $29.96 by
are using.
wages and salaries, or $19.99, to obtain a load factor employees. For more detail see https://
Using the same labor category
www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/payof about 1.50, rounded. https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/
previously used to calculate the baseline
systems/general-schedule/.
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for industry costs, we estimate the total
undiscounted cost savings of this
proposed rule to industry to be
approximately $22,787 annually [(10
equivalency requests × 40 hours for each
equivalency × $71.21 = $28,484) minus
(2 equivalency requests × 40 hours for
each equivalency request × $71.21 =
$5,697)]. We estimate 5-year cost
savings of this proposed rule to industry
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to be approximately $93,432, using a 7percent discount rate. We estimate the
annualized cost savings to be
approximately $22,787, using a 7percent discount rate. See table 8.
TABLE 8—ESTIMATED INDUSTRY COST SAVINGS OF THE PROPOSED RULE
[$2019, 5-Year period of analysis, 7- and 3-Percent discount rates]
Number of
reduced
equivalencies
Year
1
2
3
4
5
Hours to draft
equivalencies
Total cost
savings
Discounted
cost savings,
7%
Discounted
cost savings,
3%
...........................................................................................
...........................................................................................
...........................................................................................
...........................................................................................
...........................................................................................
8
8
8
8
8
40
40
40
40
40
$22,787
22,787
22,787
22,787
22,787
$21,296.45
19,903.22
18,601.14
17,384.25
16,246.96
$22,123.50
21,479.12
20,853.52
20,246.13
19,656.44
Total ..............................................................................
80
........................
........................
93,432.02
104,358.70
Annualized Cost Savings ......................................
........................
........................
........................
22,787
22,787
Note: Totals may not sum due to independent rounding.
Federal Government Cost Savings
With this proposed rule, we expect
the number of equivalency requests the
Coast Guard would review annually to
be 2 (10 equivalency requests × 0.20).
This again would be a reduction of 80
percent from the baseline number of 10
requests. With fewer equivalencies to
review, the Coast Guard would also save
approximately 256 hours annually from
not reviewing equivalency requests (8
requests × 32 hours per request).
Using the same labor category
previously for MSC personnel to review
an equivalency request, we estimate the
total, undiscounted cost savings of the
proposed rule to the Federal
Government to be approximately
$27,136 annually [(10 baseline
equivalency requests × 32 hours for each
equivalency request × $106 = $33,920)
minus (2 equivalency requests × 32
hours for each equivalency request ×
$106 = $6,784)]. We estimate the 5-year
discounted cost savings of this proposed
rule to the Federal Government to be
approximately $111,263, using a 7percent discount rate. We estimate the
annualized cost savings to be
approximately $27,136, using a 7percent discount rate. See table 9.
TABLE 9—ESTIMATED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COST SAVINGS OF THE PROPOSED RULE
[$2019, 5-Year period of analysis, 7- and 3-Percent discount rates]
Number of
reduced
equivalencies
Year
1
2
3
4
5
Hours to
review
equivalencies
Total cost
savings
Discounted
cost savings,
7%
Discounted
cost savings,
3%
...........................................................................................
...........................................................................................
...........................................................................................
...........................................................................................
...........................................................................................
8
8
8
8
8
32
32
32
32
32
$27,136
27,136
27,136
27,136
27,136
$25,360.75
23,701.63
22,151.06
20,701.92
19,347.59
$26,345.63
25,578.28
24,833.28
24,109.98
23,407.75
Total ..............................................................................
80
........................
........................
111,262.96
124,274.93
Annualized Cost Savings ......................................
........................
........................
........................
27,136
27,136
Note: Totals may not sum due to independent rounding.
Total Cost Savings of the Proposed Rule
We estimate the 5-year, total
discounted cost savings of the proposed
rule to be approximately $204,695
($93,432 + $111,263), using a 7-percent
discount rate (see table 10). We estimate
the annualized cost savings of the
proposed rule to be approximately
$49,923, using a 7-percent discount rate.
The total annualized cost savings is the
summation of the values in tables 8 and
9 ($22,787 + $27,136 = $49,923) as a
result of the reduction in the number of
equivalency requests we expect
annually from industry. See table 10.
TABLE 10—TOTAL ESTIMATED COST SAVINGS OF THE PROPOSED RULE
[$2019, 5-year period of analysis, 7- and 3-Percent discount rates]
Industry cost
savings
Item
Discounted Cost Savings, 7% .....................................................................................................
Discounted Cost Savings, 3% .....................................................................................................
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104,359
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$111,263
124,275
Total
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228,634
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TABLE 10—TOTAL ESTIMATED COST SAVINGS OF THE PROPOSED RULE—Continued
[$2019, 5-year period of analysis, 7- and 3-Percent discount rates]
Industry cost
savings
Item
Annualized Cost Savings .............................................................................................................
Unquantified Cost Savings of the
Proposed Rule
We expect this proposed rule would
have unquantified cost savings
associated with the option of using an
emergency generator while in port. The
use of an emergency generator in port
would likely save fuel because it would
not require a vessel owner or operator
to use a ship’s larger service generators.
However, we are not able to quantify the
cost savings associated with this option
because the Coast Guard does not have
the data to predict how many vessel
owners and operators would choose this
option while in port. Nevertheless, we
expect a very small number of vessel
owners and operators to choose this
option.
Additionally, we expect this proposed
rule to generate qualitative benefits.
This proposed rule is necessary because
it would update obsolete standards,
remove redundancy in regulatory text,
clarify and rearrange regulatory text,
and provide options to owners and
operators of vessels and manufacturers
of certain types of electrical equipment.
By updating standards and providing
options, Coast Guard regulations would
be less ambiguous and conform to the
more recent industry standards, thereby
ensuring consistency within the marine
industry. Some of these options we
consider to be alternative options and
others would be new options. With
these changes, industry would follow
less ambiguous regulatory provisions,
which we expect would create fewer
equivalency requests.
Regarding the proposed use of an
emergency generator while in port, this
option would likely reduce emissions
and save fuel for vessel owners and
operators who choose to use an
emergency generator while in port.
Some U.S.-flagged vessel owners and
operators favor the availability of this
option in port because it is more fuelefficient and results in less exhaust
emissions than using the larger ship’s
service generators. This would be an
option for a very small number of U.S.flagged vessel owners and operators
who request it. This option is consistent
with international guidance and
classification society rules. The Coast
Guard would approve the use of an
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emergency generator for vessel owners
and operators in compliance with
subchapter J only.
We are not able to quantify the
expected reduction in the exhaust
emissions because the Coast Guard is
not able predict how many vessel
owners and operators would choose this
option while in port due to lack of data.
Analysis of Alternatives
(1) Industry would continue to meet
the current standards in 46 CFR
subchapter J with no updates to
standards or incorporations by reference
(current baseline without regulatory
action).
This alternative is a representation of
the current state of the industry where
vessel owners and operators would
continue to follow standards in 46 CFR
subchapter J without any updates to
standards. To use a newer standard or
alternative standard, industry must
submit an equivalency request and
Coast Guard must grant that
equivalency. With this alternative,
industry would not benefit from
regulations incorporating newer or
alternative standards and would not
benefit from the latest advances in
electrical equipment technology without
incurring the cost of submitting
equivalency requests. With this
alternative, there would be no change in
the costs.
With this alternative, we would not
update the standards in 46 CFR
subchapter J and industry would not
follow the more recent standards, which
includes technological advancements in
electrical equipment carried on vessels.
We rejected this alternative because it
would not create cost savings for the
marine industry and industry also
would not benefit from this alternative
because it would not provide needed
regulatory clarity.
(2) Issuance of a policy letter that
would permit the marine industry to
meet the more recent editions of the IBR
standards without updating the editions
that are incorporated by reference in 46
CFR subchapter J.
For this alternative, we would issue a
policy letter that would permit industry
members to meet the most recent
editions of the pertinent standards. With
such a policy in place, we anticipate
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22,787
Federal
Government
cost savings
27,136
Total
49,923
that the marine industry would use the
more recent editions of the IBR
standards. However, 46 CFR Subpart J
would still contain outdated standards
and over prescriptive regulations that
we could only remove through notice
and comment rulemaking. Issuing a
policy letter would not provide the
agency an opportunity for soliciting
public comment on current industry
practice and standards. Additionally,
the policy letter would not be
enforceable against the public and the
Coast Guard could revise the policy
letter without opportunity to comment.
We would expect the number of
equivalency requests to decrease with
this alternative by the same amount as
the preferred alternative and we also
expect the cost savings associated with
this alternative to be the same as the
preferred alternative. We estimate this
alternative would save industry
approximately $22,787 annually
(undiscounted). We estimate the 5-year
discounted cost savings of this
alternative to industry to be
approximately $93,432, using a 7percent discount rate. We estimate the
annualized cost savings to be
approximately $22,787, using a 7percent discount rate. We rejected this
alternative because we would not be
incorporating by reference the more
recent standards in the CFR, industry
would not benefit from enhanced
regulatory clarity in subchapter J, and
the public would not be given the
opportunity to comment on the
appropriateness of the more recent
editions of the IBR standards.
(3) Preferred Alternative—Update the
IBR standards in 46 CFR subchapter J,
create regulatory options, and make
editorial changes to reduce the
ambiguity that currently exists.
With this alternative, we would
update the current standards in 46 CFR
subchapter J and incorporate the more
recent industry standards. This is the
preferred alternative because it would
create consistency between Coast Guard
regulations and national and
international standards, update the
standards incorporated by reference to
reflect the more recent standards
available, provide options for alternative
standards, eliminate obsolete standards,
and clarify the existing requirements.
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This alternative would reduce the
number of equivalency requests from
the marine industry and create cost
savings for vessel owners and operator
and manufacturers of marine
equipment. It would also reduce the
hours the marine industry would spend
on drafting and submitting equivalency
requests to the Coast Guard. We
analyzed and presented the cost saving
impacts of this alternative earlier in this
analysis.
B. Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980
(5 U.S.C. 601–612) (RFA) and Executive
Order 13272 (Consideration of Small
Entities in Agency Rulemaking) requires
a review of proposed and final rules to
assess their impacts on small entities.
An agency must prepare an initial
regulatory flexibility analysis unless it
determines and certifies that a rule, if
promulgated, would not have a
significant impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
Under the RFA, we have considered
whether this proposed rule would have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises
small businesses, not-for-profit
organizations that are independently
owned and operated and are not
dominant in their fields, and
governmental jurisdictions with
populations of less than 50,000.
This proposed rule would create cost
savings for industry because we
estimate fewer equivalency requests to
be submitted to the Coast Guard. We
expect equivalency requests to be
submitted by owners or operators of
new U.S.-flagged vessels who may have
questions about standards that are not in
46 CFR subchapter J. Over a 5-year
period from 2014–2018, we found 1,051
new U.S.-flagged vessels entered
service, or an average of approximately
210 annually during this period. We
found that 157 companies owned the
1,051 vessels.
Using the publicly-available online
database ‘‘ReferenceUSAgov’’ (in
addition to individual online searches
of companies) to search for companyspecific information such as annual
revenues and number of employees, we
found revenue or employee information
on 91 of the 157 companies, or
approximately 58 percent.11 Using the
Small Business Administration’s ‘‘Table
of Size Standards’’ and the North
American Industry Classification
System codes listed in the table, we
found 58 of the 91 companies to be
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small entities.12 We found the other 33
companies to be not small.13 We did not
find information on the remaining 66
companies; therefore, we assumed these
companies to be small entities for a total
of 124 small entities out of 157
companies, or approximately 79
percent.
We analyzed the potential economic
impacts of this proposed rule on small
entities and found that each small
entity, who no longer submits an
equivalency request, would save
approximately $2,848 annually. We
estimate an 80 percent reduction in the
number of equivalency requests (from
10 to 2 annually) industry would submit
to the Coast Guard with this proposed
rule, given this information, the Coast
Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b)
that this proposed rule would not have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. For
any small entity that does not submit an
equivalency request, they would not be
impacted by any cost or cost savings.
If you think that your business,
organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity
and that this proposed rule would have
a significant economic impact on it,
please submit a comment to the docket
at the address under ADDRESSES. In your
comment, explain why you think it
qualifies and how and to what degree
this proposed rule would economically
affect it.
C. Assistance for Small Entities
Under section 213(a) of the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, Public Law 104–
121, we want to assist small entities in
understanding this proposed rule so that
they can better evaluate its effects on
them and participate in the rulemaking.
If the proposed rule would affect your
small business, organization, or
governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact
the person in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
proposed rule. The Coast Guard will not
retaliate against small entities that
question or complain about this
proposed rule or any policy or action of
the Coast Guard.
Small businesses may send comments
on the actions of Federal employees
who enforce, or otherwise determine
compliance with, Federal regulations to
the Small Business and Agriculture
Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman
12 The Coast Guard was unable to find revenue
information for two of these small entities.
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and the Regional Small Business
Regulatory Fairness Boards. The
Ombudsman evaluates these actions
annually and rates each agency’s
responsiveness to small business. If you
wish to comment on actions by
employees of the Coast Guard, call 1–
888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247).
D. Collection of Information
The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, requires that
the Coast Guard consider the impact of
paperwork and other information
collection burdens imposed on the
public. The Coast Guard has determined
that there would be no new requirement
for the collection of information
associated with proposed rule because
we estimate that we would receive less
than 10 equivalency requests annually
from the public.
E. Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism
under Executive Order 13132
(Federalism) if it has a substantial direct
effect on States, on the relationship
between the National Government and
the States, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. We have
analyzed this proposed rule under
Executive Order 13132 and have
determined that it is consistent with the
fundamental federalism principles and
preemption requirements described in
Executive Order 13132. Our analysis
follows.
It is well settled that States may not
regulate in categories reserved for
regulation by the Coast Guard. It is also
well settled that all of the categories
covered in 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 7101,
and 8101 (design, construction,
alteration, repair, maintenance,
operation, equipping, personnel
qualification, and manning of vessels),
43 U.S.C. 1333, and any other category
in which Congress intended the Coast
Guard to be the sole source of a vessel’s
obligations, are within the field
foreclosed from regulation by the States.
See the Supreme Court’s decision in
United States v. Locke and Intertanko v.
Locke, 529 U.S. 89, 120 S.Ct. 1135
(2000). This proposed update to
electrical engineering standards for
vessels is issued under the authority in
46 U.S.C. 3306(a)(1) which authorizes
the Secretary to prescribe regulations for
the design, construction, alteration,
repair, and operation of vessels subject
to inspection, including equipment,
appliances, propulsion machinery,
auxiliary machinery, boilers, unfired
pressure vessels, piping, and electric
installations. Therefore, because the
States may not regulate within these
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categories, this rule is consistent with
the fundamental federalism principles
and preemption requirements described
in Executive Order 13132.
While it is well settled that States may
not regulate in categories in which
Congress intended the Coast Guard to be
the sole source of a vessel’s obligations,
the Coast Guard recognizes the key role
that State and local governments may
have in making regulatory
determinations. Additionally, for rules
with federalism implications and
preemptive effect, Executive Order
13132 specifically directs agencies to
consult with State and local
governments during the rulemaking
process. If you believe this rule has
implications for federalism under
Executive Order 13132, please contact
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section of this preamble.
F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, requires
Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their discretionary regulatory actions. In
particular, the Act addresses actions
that may result in the expenditure by a
State, local, or tribal government, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector of
$100 million (adjusted for inflation) or
more in any one year. Though this
proposed rule would not result in such
an expenditure, we do discuss the
effects of this proposed rule elsewhere
in this preamble.
G. Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not cause a
taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under
Executive Order 12630 (Governmental
Actions and Interference with
Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights).
H. Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable
standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of
Executive Order 12988, (Civil Justice
Reform), to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce
burden.
I. Protection of Children
We have analyzed this proposed rule
under Executive Order 13045
(Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks). This proposed rule is not an
economically significant rule and would
not create an environmental risk to
health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.
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J. Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have
tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175 (Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments), because it would not
have a substantial direct effect on one or
more Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes.
K. Energy Effects
We have analyzed this proposed rule
under Executive Order 13211 (Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use). We have
determined that it is not a ‘‘significant
energy action’’ under that order because
it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’
under Executive Order 12866 and is not
likely to have a significant adverse effect
on the supply, distribution, or use of
energy.
L. Technical Standards
The National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act, codified as a
note to 15 U.S.C. 272, directs agencies
to use voluntary consensus standards in
their regulatory activities unless the
agency provides Congress, through
OMB, with an explanation of why using
these standards would be inconsistent
with applicable law or otherwise
impractical. Voluntary consensus
standards are technical standards (e.g.,
specifications of materials, performance,
design, or operation; test methods;
sampling procedures; and related
management systems practices) that are
developed or adopted by voluntary
consensus standards bodies. This
proposed rule uses the following
voluntary consensus standards:
• ABS Rules for Building and
Classing Marine Vessels, 2020, (‘‘ABS
Marine Vessel Rules’’).
• ABS Rules for Building and
Classing Mobile Offshore Units, Part 4
Machinery and Systems, 2020 (‘‘ABS
MOU Rules’’).
• ANSI/ISA 12.12.01–2015—
Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for
Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and
Class II, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, approved 17 Nov.
2015 (‘‘ANSI/ISA 12.12.01’’).
• API RP 14F—Recommended
Practice for Design, Installation, and
Maintenance of Electrical Systems for
Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum
Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1,
Division 1 and Division 2 Locations,
Sixth Edition. 2018), October 2018
(‘‘API RP 14F’’).
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• API RP 14FZ—Recommended
Practice for Design, Installation, and
Maintenance of Electrical Systems for
Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum
Facilities for Unclassified and Class I,
Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2 Locations,
Second Edition, May 2013 (‘‘API RP
14FZ’’).
• API RP 500—Recommended
Practice for Classification of Locations
for Electrical Installations at Petroleum
Facilities Classified as Class I, Division
1 and Division 2, Third Edition,
December 2012 (‘‘API RP 500’’).
• API RP 505—Recommended
Practice for Classification of Locations
for Electrical Installations at Petroleum
Facilities Classified as Class I, Zone 0,
Zone 1, and Zone 2, Second Edition,
August 2018 (‘‘API RP 505’’).
• ASME A17.1—2016/CSA B44–16
Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators,
2016 (‘‘ASME A17.1’’).
• ASTM B117—19, Standard Practice
for Operating Salt Spray (Fog)
Apparatus, approved Nov. 1, 2019
(‘‘ASTM B 117’’).
• ASTM F2876–10—Standard
Practice for Thermal Rating and
Installation of Internal Combustion
Engine Packages for use in Hazardous
Locations in Marine Applications,
reapproved May 1, 2015 (‘‘ASTM
F2876–10’’).
• CSA C22.2 No. 30–M1986—
Explosion-proof enclosures for use in
class I hazardous locations, Reaffirmed
2016 (‘‘CSA C22.2 No. 30–M1986’’).
• CSA C22.2 No. 213–16—Nonincendive electrical equipment for use
in class I and II and class III, division
2 hazardous 1 and 2 locations, May
2016 (‘‘CSA C22.2 No. 213–16’’).
• CSA–C22.2 No. 0–10—General
requirements—Canadian Electrical
Code, Part II, Reaffirmed 2015 (‘‘CSA
C22.2 No. 0–10’’).
• CAN/CSA–C22.2 No. 157–92—
Intrinsically safe and non-incendive
equipment for use in hazardous
locations, Reaffirmed 2016 (‘‘CSA C22.2
No. 157–92’’).
• MIL–DTL–76E—Military
Specification Wire and Cable, Hookup,
Electrical, Insulated, General
Specification for, Nov. 3, 2016 (‘‘MIL–
DTL–76E’’).
• MIL–DTL–24640C with
Supplement 1—Detail Specification
Cables, Lightweight, Low Smoke,
Electric, for Shipboard Use, General
Specification for, Nov. 8, 2011 (‘‘MIL–
DTL–24640C’’).
• MIL–DTL–24643C with
Supplement 1A—Detail Specification
Cables, Electric, Low Smoke HalogenFree, for Shipboard Use, General
Specification for, Oct. 1, 2009
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(including Supplement 1A dated Dec.
13, 2011) (‘‘MIL–DTL–24643C’’).
• EN 14744—Inland navigation
vessels and sea-going vessels—
Navigation light, Aug. 2005 (‘‘EN
14744’’).
• FM Approvals Class Number
3600—Approval Standard for Electric
Equipment for use in Hazardous
(Classified) Locations—General
Requirements, Jan. 2018 (‘‘FM
Approvals Class Number 3600’’).
• FM Approvals Class Number
3610—Approval Standard for
Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and
Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I,
II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, January 2018
(‘‘FM Approvals Class Number 3610’’).
• FM Approvals Class Number
3611—Approval Standard for
Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for
Use in Class I and II, Division 2, and
Class III, Divisions 1 and 2, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, January 2018
(‘‘FM Approvals Class Number 3611’’).
• FM Approvals Class Number
3615—Approval Standard for
Explosionproof Electrical Equipment
General Requirements, January 2018
(‘‘FM Approvals Class Number 3615’’).
• FM Approvals Class Number
3620—Approval Standard for Purged
and Pressurized Electrical Equipment
for Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
January 2018 (‘‘FM Approvals Class
Number 3620’’).
• IEEE C37.04–2018—IEEE Standard
Rating Structure for AC High-Voltage
Circuit Breakers, 2018 (‘‘IEEE C37.04’’).
• IEEE C37.010–2016—IEEE
Application Guide for AC High-Voltage
Circuit Breakers > 1000 Vac Rated on a
Symmetrical Current Basis, 2016 (‘‘IEEE
C37.010’’).
• IEEE C37.12–2018—IEEE Guide for
Specifications of High-Voltage Circuit
Breakers (over 1000 Volts), 2018 (‘‘IEEE
C37.12’’).
• IEEE C37.13–2015—IEEE Standard
for Low-Voltage AC Power Circuit
Breakers Used in Enclosures, December
2015 (‘‘IEEE C37.13’’).
• IEEE C37.14–2015—IEEE Standard
for DC (3200 V and below) Power
Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures, 26
Mar. 2015 (‘‘IEEE C37.14’’).
• IEEE C37.27–2015—IEEE Guide for
Low-Voltage AC (635 V and below)
Power Circuit Breakers Applied with
Separately-Mounted Current-Limiting
Fuses, 2015 (‘‘IEEE C37.27’’).
• IEEE 45.1–2017—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—Design, 23
Mar. 2017 (‘‘IEEE 45.1–2017’’).
• IEEE 45.2–2011—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—Controls
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and Automation, 1 Dec. 2011 (‘‘IEEE
45.2–2011’’).
• IEEE 45.6–2016—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—Electrical
Testing, 7 Dec. 2016 (‘‘IEEE 45.6–
2016’’).
• IEEE 45.7–2012—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—AC
Switchboards, 29 Mar. 2012 (‘‘IEEE
45.7–2012’’).
• IEEE 45.8–2016—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—Cable
Systems, 29 Jan. 2016 (‘‘IEEE 45.8–
2016’’).
• IEEE 100—The Authoritative
Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms,
Seventh Edition, 2000 (‘‘IEEE 100’’).
• IEEE 1202–2006—IEEE Standard for
Flame-Propagation Testing of Wire and
Cable with Corrigendum 1, (21 Nov.
2012), 2006 (‘‘IEEE 1202’’).
• IEEE 1580–2010—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Marine
Cable for Use on Shipboard and Fixed
or Floating Platforms, 2 Mar. 2011
(‘‘IEEE 1580’’).
• IEC 60068–2–52:2017—
Environmental testing—Part 2–52:
Tests—Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic
(sodium chloride solution), Edition 3.0,
2017–11.
• IEC 60079–1:2014—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 1: Equipment
protection by flameproof enclosures
‘‘d’’, Edition 7.0, 2014–06.
• IEC 60079–2:2014—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 2: Equipment
protection by pressurized enclosures
‘‘p’’ with Corrigendum 1 (2015), Edition
6.0, 2014–07.
• IEC 60079–5:2015—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 5: Equipment
protection by powder filling ‘‘q’’,
Edition 4.0, 2015–02.
• IEC 60079–6:2015—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 6: Equipment
protection by liquid immersion ‘‘o’’,
Edition 4.0, 2015–02.
• IEC 60079–7:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 7: Equipment
protection by increased safety ‘‘e’’,
Edition 5.1, 2017–08.
• IEC 60079–11:2011—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 11: Equipment
protection by intrinsic safety ‘‘i’’ with
Corrigendum 1 (Jan. 2012), Edition 6.0,
2011–06.
• IEC 60079–13:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 13: Equipment
protection by pressurized room ‘‘p’’, and
artificially ventilated room ‘‘v’’ Edition
2.0, 2017–05.
• IEC 60079–15:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 15: Equipment
protection by type of protection ‘‘n’’,
Edition 5.0, 2017–12.
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• IEC 60079–18:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 18: Equipment
protection by encapsulation ‘‘m’’,
Edition 4.1, 2017–08.
• IEC 60079–25:2010—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically safe
electrical systems, Edition 2.0, 2010–02.
• IEC 60079–30–1:2007—Part 30–1:
Electrical resistance trace heating—
General and testing requirements, First
Edition, 2007–01.
• IEC 60092–101:2018—Electrical
installations in ships—General
requirements, Edition 5.0, 2018–10.
• IEC 60092–201:2019—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 201: System
Design—General, Edition 5.0, 2019–09.
• IEC 60092–202:2016—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 202:
System—Protection design, Edition 5.0,
2016–09.
• IEC 60092–301:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 301:
Equipment—Generators and motors,
Third Edition with amendment 1 (1994–
05) and Amendment 2 (1995–04), 1980.
• IEC 60092–302:1997—Electrical
Installation in ships—Part 302: Lowvoltage switchgear and control gear
assemblies, Fourth Edition, 1997–05.
• IEC 60092–303:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 303:
Equipment—Transformers for power
and lighting, Third Edition with
Amendment 1, 1997–09.
• IEC 60092–304:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 304:
Equipment—Semiconductor convertors,
Third Edition with Amendment 1,
1995–04.
• IEC 60092–306:2009—Electrical
installation in ships—Part 306:
Equipment—Luminaries and lighting
accessories, Edition 4.0, 2009–11.
• IEC 60092–350:2014—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 350: General
construction and test methods of power,
control and instrumentation cables for
shipboard and offshore applications,
Edition 4.0, 2014–08.
• IEC 60092–352:2005—Electrical
Installation in ships—Part 352: Choice
and Installation of electrical cables,
Third Edition, 2005–09.
• IEC 60092–353:2016—Electrical
installation in ships—Part 353: Power
cables for rated voltages 1 kV and 3 kV,
Edition 4.0, 2016–09.
• IEC 60092–354:2014—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 354: Singleand three-core power cables with
extruded solid insulation for rated
voltages 6 kV (Um=7.2 kV) up to 30 kV
(Um=36 kV), Edition 3.0, 2014–08.
• IEC 60092–360:2014—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 360:
Insulating and sheathing materials for
shipboard and offshore units, power,
control, instrumentation and
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telecommunication cables, Edition 1.0,
2014–04.
• IEC 60092–376:2017—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 376: Cables
for control and instrumentation circuits
150/250 V (300 V), Third Edition, 2017–
05.
• IEC 60092–401:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 401:
Installation and test of completed
installation, Third Edition with
Amendment 1 (1987–02) and
Amendment 2 (1997), 1995–04.
• IEC 60092–502:1999—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 502:
Tankers—Special features, Fifth Edition,
1999–02.
• IEC 60092–503:2007—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 503: Special
features—A.C. supply systems with
voltages in the range of above 1kV up
to and including 15 kV, Second Edition,
2007–06.
• IEC 60331–11:2009—Tests for
electric cables under fire conditions—
Circuit integrity—Part 11: Apparatus—
Fire alone at a flame temperature of at
least 750 °C, Edition 1.1, 2009–07.
• IEC 60331–21:1999—Tests for
electric cables under fire conditions—
Circuit integrity—Part 21: Procedures
and requirements—Cables of rated
voltage up to and including 0.6/1.0kV,
First Edition, 1999–04.
• IEC 60332–1–1:2015—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 1–1: Test for
vertical flame propagation for a single
insulated wire or cable—Apparatus,
First Edition with Amendment 1, 2015–
07.
• IEC 60332–1–2:2015—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 1–2: Test for
vertical flame propagation for a single
insulated wire or cable—Procedure for
1kW pre-mixed flame, First Edition with
Amendment 1, 2015–07.
• IEC 60332–3–21:2018—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 3–21: Test for
vertical flame spread of verticallymounted bunched wires or cables—
Category A F/R, Edition 2.0, 2018–07.
• IEC 60332–3–22:2018—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 3–22: Test for
vertical flame spread of verticallymounted bunched wires or cables—
Category A, Edition 2.0, 2018–07.
• IEC 60529:2013—Degrees of
protection provided by enclosures (IP
Code), Edition 2.2, 2013–08.
• IEC 60533:2015—Electrical and
electronic installations in ships—
Electromagnetic compatibility—Ships
with a metallic hull, Edition 3.0, 2015–
08.
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• IEC 60947–2:2019—Low-voltage
switchgear and controlgear—Part 2:
Circuit-breakers, Edition 5.1, 2019–07.
• IEC 61363–1:1998—Electrical
installations of ships and mobile and
fixed offshore units—Part 1: Procedures
for calculating short-circuit currents in
three-phase a.c., First Edition, 1998–02.
• IEC 61439–6:2012: Low-voltage
switchgear and control gear
assemblies—Part 6: Busbar trunking
systems (busways), Edition 1.0, 2012.
• IEC 61660–1:1997—Short-circuit
currents in d.c. auxiliary installations in
power plants and substations—Part 1:
Calculation of short-circuit currents,
First Edition, 1997–06.
• IEC 61892–7:2019—Mobile and
fixed offshore units—Electrical
installations—Part 7: Hazardous areas,
Edition 4.0, 2019–04.
• IEC 62271–100:2017—High-voltage
switchgear and controlgear—Part 100:
Alternating-current circuit-breakers,
Edition 2.2, 2017–06.
• IEC–TR 60092–370:2009—
Technical Report—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 370:
Guidance on the selection of cables for
telecommunication and data transfer
including radio-frequency cables,
Edition 1.0, 2009–07.
• IEC/IEEE 80005–1:2019—Utility
connections in port—Part 1: High
voltage shore connection (HVSC)
systems—General requirements, Edition
2.0, 2019–03.
• ISO 25861—Ships and marine
technology—Navigation—Daylight
signaling lamps, First edition, Dec. 1,
2007.
• Lloyd’s Register Type Approval
System—Test Specification Number 1,
March 2019.
• NEMA Standards Publication ICS
2–2000 (R2005)—Industrial Control and
Systems Controllers, Contactors, and
Overload Relays, Rated 600 Volts, 2000
(‘‘NEMA ICS 2’’).
• NEMA Standards Publication ICS
2.3–1995—Instructions for the
Handling, Installation, Operation, and
Maintenance of Motor Control Centers
Rated not More Than 600 Volts, 1995
(‘‘NEMA ICS 2.3’’).
• NEMA Standards Publication No.
ICS 2.4–2003 (R2012)—NEMA and IEC
Devices for Motor Service—a Guide for
Understanding the Differences, 2003
(‘‘NEMA ICS 2.4’’).
• NEMA Standards Publication No.
NEMA 250–2018—Enclosures for
Electrical Equipment (1000 Volts
Maximum), 2018 (‘‘NEMA 250’’).
• NEMA Standards Publication No.
ANSI/NEMA WC–70 ICEA S–95–658—
Power Cables Rated 2000V or Less for
the Distribution of Electrical Energy,
Feb. 23, 2009 (‘‘ANSI/NEMA WC–70’’).
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• NFPA 70—National Electrical Code,
2017 (‘‘NFPA 70’’).
• NFPA 77—Recommended Practice
on Static Electricity, 2019 Edition
(‘‘NFPA 77’’).
• NFPA 99—Health Care Facilities
Code, 2018 Edition (‘‘NFPA 99’’).
• NFPA 496—Standard for Purged
and Pressurized Enclosures for
Electrical Equipment, 2017 Edition
(‘‘NFPA 496 (2017)’’).
• UL 44—Standard for Safety
Thermoset-Insulated Wire and Cable,
Nineteenth Edition, Jan. 9, 2018
(‘‘ANSI/UL 44’’).
• UL 50—Standard for Safety
Enclosures for Electrical Equipment,
Thirteenth Edition, Oct. 16, 2013 (‘‘UL
50’’).
• UL 62—Standard for Safety Flexible
Cords and Cables, Twentieth Edition,
July 6, 2018 (‘‘ANSI/UL 62’’).
• UL 83—Standard for Safety
Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and
Cables, Sixteenth Edition, Jul. 28, 2017
(‘‘ANSI/UL 83’’).
• UL 484—Standard for Safety Room
Air Conditioners, Ninth Edition (with
revisions through Oct. 25, 2016), Feb. 7,
2014 (‘‘ANSI/UL 484’’).
• UL 489—Standard for Safety
Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, MoldedCase Switches and Circuit-Breaker
Enclosures, Thirteenth Edition, Oct. 24,
2016 (‘‘ANSI/UL 489’’).
• UL 514A—Standard for Safety
Metallic Outlet Boxes, Eleventh Edition,
(with revisions through Aug. 11, 2017)
Feb. 1, 2013 (‘‘ANSI/UL 514A’’).
• UL 514B—Standard for Safety
Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Fittings,
Sixth Edition (with revisions through
Nov. 21, 2014), July 13, 2012 (‘‘ANSI/UL
514B’’).
• UL 514C—Standard for Safety
Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes, Flush-Device
Boxes, and Covers, Fourth Edition (with
revisions through Dec. 10, 2014), Apr. 8,
2014 (‘‘ANSI/UL 514C’’).
• UL 674—Standard for Safety
Electric Motors and Generators for Use
in Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
Fifth Edition (with revisions through
May 19, 2017), May 31, 2011 (‘‘ANSI/UL
674’’).
• UL 823—Electric Heaters for Use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Ninth
Edition (with revisions through Apr. 22,
2016), Oct. 20, 2006 (‘‘ANSI/UL 823’’).
• UL 844—Standard for Safety
Luminaires for Use in Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, Thirteenth
Edition (with revision through Mar. 11,
2016), June 29, 2012 (‘‘ANSI/UL 844).
• UL 913—Standard for Safety
Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and
Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I,
II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous
Locations, Eighth Edition, 2013 (‘‘ANSI/
UL 913’’).
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• UL 1042—Standard for Safety
Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment,
Fifth Edition (with revisions through
Dec. 14, 2016), Aug. 31, 2009 (‘‘ANSI/
UL 1042’’).
• UL 1072—Standard for Safety
Medium-Voltage Power Cables, Fourth
Edition (with revisions through June 19,
2013) June 30, 2006 (‘‘ANSI/UL 1072’’).
• UL 1104—Standard for Marine
Navigation Lights, Second Edition, Oct.
29, 1998, (‘‘ANSI/UL 1104’’).
• UL 1203—Standard for Safety:
Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition Proof
Electrical Equipment for Use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Fifth
Edition (with revisions through Oct. 16,
2015), Nov. 22, 2013 (‘‘ANSI/UL 1203’’).
• UL 1309—Standard for Safety
Marine Shipboard Cables, Third
Edition, Apr. 21, 2017 (‘‘ANSI/UL
1309’’).
• UL 1598—Standard for Safety
Luminaires, Fourth Edition, Aug. 28,
2018 (‘‘ANSI/UL 1598’’).
• UL 1598A—Standard for Safety
Supplemental Requirements for
Luminaires for Installation on Marine
Vessels, First Edition, (with revisions
through Apr. 17, 2015), Dec. 4, 2000,
(‘‘ANSI/UL 1598A’’).
• UL 2021—Standard for Safety Fixed
and Location-Dedicated Electric Room
Heaters, Fourth Edition, Sept. 30, 2015
(‘‘ANSI/UL 2021’’).
• UL 2225—Standard for Safety
Cables and Cable-Fittings for use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
Fourth Edition, Sept. 30, 2013 (‘‘ANSI/
UL 2225’’).
• UL 2556—Standard for Safety Wire
and Cable Test Methods, Fourth Edition,
Dec. 15, 2015 (‘‘ANSI/UL 2556)’’).
• UL 60079–18—Standard for Safety
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 18:
Equipment Protection by Encapsulation
‘‘m’’, Fourth Edition, Feb. 20, 2017
(‘‘ANSI/UL 60079–18’’).
The proposed sections that reference
these standards and the locations where
these standards are available are listed
in § 110.10–1(b).
This proposed rule also uses technical
standards other than voluntary
consensus standards.
• SOLAS, Consolidated Text of the
International Convention for the Safety
of Life at Sea, 1974, and its Protocol of
1988: Article, Annexes and Certificates.
(Incorporating all amendments in effect
from 1 July 2014), 2014 (‘‘IMO SOLAS
74’’).
• IMO Resolution A.1023(26)—Code
for the Construction and Equipment of
Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 2009, 18
Jan. 2010 (‘‘2009 IMO MODU Code’’).
The proposed sections that reference
these standards and the locations and
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are available are listed in proposed
§ 110.10–1(b).
If you disagree with our analysis of
these voluntary consensus standards or
are aware of voluntary consensus
standards that might apply but are not
listed, please send a comment
explaining your disagreement or
identifying additional standards to the
docket using one of the methods under
ADDRESSES.
M. Environment
This action is one of a category of
actions that do not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on
the human environment. A preliminary
Record of Environmental Consideration
supporting this determination is
available in the docket. For instructions
on locating the docket, see the
ADDRESSES section of this preamble.
This proposed rule would be
categorically excluded under paragraph
L57 of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS
Instruction Manual 023–01–001–01,
Rev. 01. Paragraph L57 pertains to
regulations concerning manning,
documentation, admeasurement,
inspection, and equipping of vessels.
This proposed rule involves
incorporating by reference several
updated electrical engineering standards
along with removing several outdated or
unnecessarily prescriptive electrical
engineering regulations. We seek any
comments or information that may lead
to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this
proposed rule.
List of Subjects
46 CFR Part 110
Incorporation by reference, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Vessels.
46 CFR Part 111
Vessels.
46 CFR Part 112
Vessels.
46 CFR Part 113
Communications equipment, Fire
prevention, Vessels.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to
amend 46 CFR parts 110, 111, 112, and
113 as follows:
Title 46—Shipping
PART 110—General Provisions
1. The authority citation for part 110
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306,
3307, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR,
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1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1;
§ 110.01–2 also issued under 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Sections 110.15–1 and 110.25–1 also issued
under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111–281, 124 Stat.
2905.
2. Revise § 110.10–1 to read as
follows.
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§ 110.10–1
Incorporation by reference.
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. 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. All
approved material is available for
inspection at the U.S. Coast Guard,
Office of Design and Engineering
Standards (CG–ENG), 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr Ave. SE, Stop 7418,
Washington, DC 20593–7418, and is
available from the sources listed
elswhere in this section. It is also
available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the
availability of this material at NARA,
email fedreg.lega@nara.gov or go to
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
(a) American Bureau of Shipping
(ABS), 1701 City Plaza Drive, Spring, TX
77389, 281–877–5800, ww2.eagle.org.
(1) Rules for Building and Classing
Marine Vessels, 2020 (‘‘ABS Marine
Vessel Rules’’), IBR approved for
§§ 110.15–1(b), 111.01–9(b), 111.12–3,
111.12–5, 111.12–7, 111.35–1, 111.70–
1(a), 111.105–31(o), 111.105–39(a),
111.105–40, 112.05–7(c) and 113.05–
7(a).
(2) Rules for Building and Classing
Mobile Offshore Units, Part 4 Machinery
and Systems, 2020 (‘‘ABS MOU Rules’’),
IBR approved for §§ 111.12–1, 111.12–3,
111.12–5, 111.12–7(c), 111.33–11,
111.35–1, and 111.70–1(a).
(b) American National Standards
Institute (ANSI), 25 West 43rd Street,
New York, NY 10036, 212–642–4900,
www.ansi.org/.
(1) ANSI/ISA 12.12.01–2015—
Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for
Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and
Class II, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, approved 17 Nov.
2015 (‘‘ANSI/ISA 12.12.01’’), IBR
approved for §§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–
3(b), and 111.108–3(b).
(2) [Reserved]
(c) American Petroleum Institute
(API), Order Desk, 1220 L Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005–4070, 202–682–
8000, /www.api.org.
(1) API RP 14F—Recommended
Practice for Design, Installation, and
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Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum
Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1,
Division 1 and Division 2 Locations,
Sixth Edition. 2018), October 2018
(‘‘API RP 14F’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.105–17(b).
(2) API RP 14FZ—Recommended
Practice for Design, Installation, and
Maintenance of Electrical Systems for
Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum
Facilities for Unclassified and Class I,
Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2 Locations,
Second Edition, May 2013, (‘‘API RP
14FZ’’), IBR approved for § 111.105–
17(b).
(3) API RP 500—Recommended
Practice for Classification of Locations
for Electrical Installations at Petroleum
Facilities Classified as Class I, Division
1 and Division 2, Third Edition,
December 2012 (‘‘API RP 500’’), IBR
approved for §§ 111.106–7(a) and
111.106–13(b).
(4) API RP 505—Recommended
Practice for Classification of Locations
for Electrical Installations at Petroleum
Facilities Classified as Class I, Zone 0,
Zone 1, and Zone 2, Second Edition,
August 2018 (‘‘API RP 505’’), IBR
approved for §§ 111.106–7(a) and
111.106–13(b).
(d) American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME), Two Park Avenue,
New York, NY 10016–5990, 800–843–
2763, /www.asme.org.
(1) ASME A17.1–2016/CSA B44–16
Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators,
2016 (‘‘ASME A17.1’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.91–1.
(2) [Reserved]
(e) ASTM International (ASTM), 100
Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken,
PA 19428–2959, 610–832–9500,
www.astm.org.
(1) ASTM B117–19, Standard Practice
for Operating Salt Spray (Fog)
Apparatus, approved November 1, 2019
(‘‘ASTM B 117’’), IBR approved for
§ 110.15–1(b).
(2) ASTM F2876–10 (Reapproved
2015)—Standard Practice for Thermal
Rating and Installation of Internal
Combustion Engine Packages for use in
Hazardous Locations in Marine
Applications, Reapproved May 1, 2015
(‘‘ASTM F2876–10’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–28, 111.106–3(h) and
111.108–3(g).
(f) CSA Group, 178 Rexdale Blvd.,
Toronto, ON, Canada M9W 1R3, 800–
463–6727, www.csagroup.org.
(1) CSA C22.2 No. 30–M1986—
Explosion-proof enclosures for use in
class I hazardous locations, Reaffirmed
2016 (‘‘CSA C22.2 No. 30–M1986’’), IBR
approved for §§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–
3(b) and 111.108–3(b).
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(2) CSA C22.2 No. 213–16—Nonincendive electrical equipment for use
in class I and II and class III, division
2 hazardous 1 and 2 locations, May
2016 (‘‘CSA C22.2 No. 213–16’’), IBR
approved for §§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–
3(b) and 111.108–3(b).
(3) CSA–C22.2 No. 0–10—General
requirements—Canadian Electrical
Code, Part II, Reaffirmed 2015 (‘‘CSA
C22.2 No. 0–10’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b).
(4) CAN/CSA–C22.2 No. 157–92—
Intrinsically safe and non-incendive
equipment for use in hazardous
locations, Reaffirmed 2016 (‘‘CSA C22.2
No. 157–92’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b).
(g) DLA Document Services, Building
4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia,
PA 19111, 215–697–6396, https://
quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx.
(1) MIL–DTL–76E—Military
Specification Wire and Cable, Hookup,
Electrical, Insulated, General
Specification for, Nov. 3, 2016 (‘‘MIL–
DTL–76E’’), IBR approved for § 111.60–
11(c).
(2) MIL–DTL–24640C with
Supplement 1—Detail Specification
Cables, Lightweight, Low Smoke,
Electric, for Shipboard Use, General
Specification for, Nov. 18, 2011 (‘‘MIL–
DTL–24640C’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.60–1(a), and 111.106–5(a).
(3) MIL–DTL–24643C with
Supplement 1A—Detail Specification
Cables, Electric, Low Smoke HalogenFree, for Shipboard Use, General
Specification for, Oct. 1, 2009
(including Supplement 1A dated Dec.
13, 2011)(‘‘MIL–DTL–24643C’’), IBR
approved for §§ 111.60–1(a) and
111.106–5(a).
(h) European Committee for
Standardization, CEN–CENELEC
Management Centre, rue de la Sence 23,
B–1040 Brussels, Belgium, + 32 2 550 08
11, https://www.cen.eu.
(1) EN 14744—Inland navigation
vessels and sea-going vessels—
Navigation light, August 2005, IBR
approved for § 111.75–17(d).
(2) [Reserved]
(i) FM Approvals, P.O. Box 9102,
Norwood, MA 02062, 781–7624300,
www.fmapprovals.com.
(1) Class Number 3600—Approval
Standard for Electric Equipment for use
in Hazardous (Classified) Locations—
General Requirements, January 2018
(‘‘FM Approvals Class Number 3600’’),
IBR approved for §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b) and 111.108–3(b).
(2) Class Number 3610—Approval
Standard for Intrinsically Safe
Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for
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Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
January 2018 (‘‘FM Approvals Class
Number 3610’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b).
(3) Class Number 3611—Approval
Standard for Nonincendive Electrical
Equipment for Use in Class I and II,
Division 2, and Class III, Divisions 1 and
2, Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
January 2018 (‘‘FM Approvals Class
Number 3611’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b).
(4) Class Number 3615—Approval
Standard for Explosionproof Electrical
Equipment General Requirements,
January 2018 (‘‘FM Approvals Class
Number 3615’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b) and
111.108–3(b).
(5) Class Number 3620—Approval
Standard for Purged and Pressurized
Electrical Equipment for Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, January 2018
(‘‘FM Approvals Class Number 3620’’),
IBR approved for §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b) and 111.108–3(b).
(j) Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE), 3 Park
Avenue, New York, NY 10016–5997,
800–701–4333, www.ieee.org/.
(1) IEEE C37.04–2018—IEEE Standard
Rating Structure for AC High-Voltage
Circuit Breakers, 2018 (‘‘IEEE C37.04’’),
IBR approved for § 111.54–1(c).
(2) IEEE C37.010–2016—IEEE
Application Guide for AC High-Voltage
Circuit Breakers > 1000 Vac Rated on a
Symmetrical Current Basis, 2016 (‘‘IEEE
C37.010’’), IBR approved for § 111.54–
1(c).
(3) IEEE C37.12–2018—IEEE Guide for
Specifications of High-Voltage Circuit
Breakers (over 1000 Volts), 2018 (‘‘IEEE
C37.12’’), IBR approved for § 111.54–
1(c).
(4) IEEE C37.13–2015—IEEE Standard
for Low-Voltage AC Power Circuit
Breakers Used in Enclosures, December
2015 (‘‘IEEE C37.13’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.54–1(c).
(5) IEEE C37.14–2015—IEEE Standard
for DC (3200 V and below) Power
Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures, 26
Mar. 2015 (‘‘IEEE C37.14’’), IBR
approved for § 111.54–1(c).
(6) IEEE C37.27–2015—IEEE Guide for
Low-Voltage AC (635 V and below)
Power Circuit Breakers Applied with
Separately-Mounted Current-Limiting
Fuses, 2015 (‘‘IEEE C37.27’’), IBR
approved for § 111.54–1(c).
(7) IEEE 45.1–2017—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—Design, 23
Mar. 2017 (‘‘IEEE 45.1–2017’’), IBR
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111.75–5(b), 111.105–41, and 113.65–5.
(8) IEEE 45.2–2011—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—Controls
and Automation, 1 Dec. 2011 (‘‘IEEE
45.2–2011’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.33–3(a) and 111.33–5(a).
(9) IEEE 45.6–2016—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—Electrical
Testing, 7 Dec. 2016 (‘‘IEEE 45.6–
2016’’), IBR approved for § 111.60–21.
(10) IEEE 45.7–2012—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—AC
Switchboards, 29 Mar. 2012 (‘‘IEEE
45.7–2012’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.30–1, 111.30–5(a), 111.30–19(a).
(11) IEEE 45.8–2016—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard—Cable
Systems, 29 Jan. 2016 (‘‘IEEE 45.8–
2016’’), IBR approved for §§ 111.05–7,
111.60–5(a), 111.60–11(c), 111.60–13(a),
and 111.60–19(b).
(12) IEEE 100—The Authoritative
Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms,
Seventh Edition, 2000 (‘‘IEEE 100’’), IBR
approved for § 110.15–1(b).
(13) IEEE 1202–2006—IEEE Standard
for Flame-Propagation Testing of Wire
and Cable with Corrigendum 1, (21 Nov.
2012), 2006 (‘‘IEEE 1202’’), IBR
approved for § 111.107–1(c).
(14) IEEE 1580–2010—IEEE
Recommended Practice for Marine
Cable for Use on Shipboard and Fixed
or Floating Platforms, 2 Mar. 2011
(‘‘IEEE 1580’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.60–1(a), and 111.106–5(a).
(k) International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC), 3 Rue de Varembe,
Geneva, Switzerland, +41 22 919 02 11,
www.iec.ch/.
(1) IEC 60068–2–52:2017—
Environmental testing—Part 2–52:
Tests—Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic
(sodium chloride solution), Edition 3.0,
2017–11, IBR approved for § 110.15–
1(b).
(2) IEC 60079–1:2014—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 1: Equipment
protection by flameproof enclosures
‘‘d’’, Edition 7.0, 2014–06, IBR approved
for §§ 111.105–7, 111.105–17, 106–3(b),
and 111.108–3(b).
(3) IEC 60079–2:2014—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 2: Equipment
protection by pressurized enclosures
‘‘p’’ with Corrigendum 1 (2015), Edition
6.0, 2014–07, IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.105–17, 111.106–
3(b), and 111.108–3(b).
(4) IEC 60079–5:2015—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 5: Equipment
protection by powder filling ‘‘q’’,
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111.108–3(b).
(5) IEC 60079–6:2015—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 6: Equipment
protection by liquid immersion ‘‘o’’,
Edition 4.0, 2015–02, IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b).
(6) IEC 60079–7:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 7: Equipment
protection by increased safety ‘‘e’’,
Edition 5.1, 2017–08, IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b).
(7) IEC 60079–11:2011—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 11: Equipment
protection by intrinsic safety ‘‘i’’ with
Corrigendum 1 (January 2012), Edition
6.0, 2011–06, IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b).
(8) IEC 60079–13:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 13: Equipment
protection by pressurized room ‘‘p’’, and
artificially ventilated room ‘‘v’’ Edition
2.0, 2017–05, IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b).
(9) IEC 60079–15:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 15: Equipment
protection by type of protection ‘‘n’’,
Edition 5.0, 2017–12, IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b).
(10) IEC 60079–18:2017—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 18: Equipment
protection by encapsulation ‘‘m’’,
Edition 4.1, 2017–08, IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), 111.106–
3(d), and 111.108–3(b) and (e).
(11) IEC 60079–25:2010—Explosive
atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically safe
electrical systems, Edition 2.0, 2010–02,
IBR approved for §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b).
(12) IEC 60079–30–1:2007—Part 30–1:
Electrical resistance trace heating—
General and testing requirements, First
Edition, 2007–01, IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b).
(13) IEC 60092–101:2018—Electrical
installations in ships—General
requirements, Edition 5.0, 2018–10, IBR
approved for §§ 110.15–1 and 111.81–1.
(14) IEC 60092–201:2019—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 201: System
Design—General, Edition 5.0, 2019–09,
IBR approved for §§ 111.70–3 and
111.81–1(d).
(15) IEC 60092–202:2016—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 202:
System—Protection design, Edition 5.0,
2016–09, IBR approved for §§ 111.12–
7(b), 111.50–3, 111.53–1(a), and 111.54–
1(a).
(16) IEC 60092–301:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 301:
Equipment—Generators and motors,
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(1994–05) and Amendment 2 (1995–04),
1980, IBR approved for §§ 111.12–7(b),
and 111.70–1(a).
(17) IEC 60092–302:1997—Electrical
Installation in ships—Part 302: Lowvoltage switchgear and control gear
assemblies, Fourth Edition, 1997–05,
IBR approved for §§ 111.30–1, 111.30–5,
and 111.30–19(a).
(18) IEC 60092–303:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 303:
Equipment—Transformers for power
and lighting, Third Edition with
Amendment 1, 1997–09, IBR approved
for § 111.20–15.
(19) IEC 60092–304:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 304:
Equipment—Semiconductor convertors,
Third Edition with Amendment 1,
1995–04, IBR approved for §§ 111.33–
3(a) and 111.33–5(b).
(20) IEC 60092–306:2009—Electrical
installation in ships—Part 306:
Equipment—Luminaries and lighting
accessories, Edition 4.0, 2009–11, IBR
approved for §§ 111.75–20(a) and
111.81–1(d).
(21) IEC 60092–350:2014—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 350: General
construction and test methods of power,
control and instrumentation cables for
shipboard and offshore applications,
Edition 4.0, 2014–08, IBR approved for
§§ 111.60–1(a) and 111.106–5(a).
(22) IEC 60092–352:2005—Electrical
Installation in ships—Part 352: Choice
and Installation of electrical cables,
Third Edition, 2005–09, IBR approved
for §§ 111.60–1, 111.60–5, and 111.81–
1.
(23) IEC 60092–353:2016—Electrical
installation in ships—Part 353: Power
cables for rated voltages 1 kV and 3 kV,
Edition 4.0, 2016–09, IBR approved for
§§ 111.60–1(a) and 111.106–5(a).
(24) IEC 60092–354:2014—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 354: Singleand three-core power cables with
extruded solid insulation for rated
voltages 6 kV (Um=7.2 kV) up to 30 kV
(Um=36 kV), Edition 3.0, 2014–08, IBR
approved for § 111.60–1(a).
(25) IEC 60092–360:2014—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 360:
Insulating and sheathing materials for
shipboard and offshore units, power,
control, instrumentation and
telecommunication cables, Edition 1.0,
2014–04, IBR approved for § 111.60–
1(a).
(26) IEC 60092–376:2017—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 376: Cables
for control and instrumentation circuits
150/250 V (300 V), Third Edition, 2017–
05, IBR approved for § 111.60–1(a).
(27) IEC 60092–401:1980—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 401:
Installation and test of completed
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Amendment 1 (1987–02) and
Amendment 2 (1997), 1995–04, IBR
approved for §§ 111.05–9 and 111.81–
1(d).
(28) IEC 60092–502:1999—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 502:
Tankers—Special features, Fifth Edition,
1999–02, IBR approved for §§ 111.81–
1(d), 111.105–1, 111.105–3(b), 111.105–
7(a), 111.105–11(b), 111.105–17(b),
111.105–50(c), 111.106–3(b), 111.106–
5(c), 111.106–15(a), and 111.108–3(b).
(29) IEC 60092–503:2007—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 503: Special
features—A.C. supply systems with
voltages in the range of above 1kV up
to and including 15 kV, Second Edition,
2007–06, IBR approved for § 111.30–
5(a).
(30) IEC 60331–11:2009—Tests for
electric cables under fire conditions—
Circuit integrity—Part 11: Apparatus—
Fire alone at a flame temperature of at
least 750 °C, Edition 1.1, 2009–07, IBR
approved for § 113.30–25.
(31) IEC 60331–21:1999—Tests for
electric cables under fire conditions—
Circuit integrity—Part 21: Procedures
and requirements—Cables of rated
voltage up to and including 0.6/1.0kV,
First Edition, 1999–04, IBR approved for
§ 113.30–25(j).
(32) IEC 60332–1–1:2015—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 1–1: Test for
vertical flame propagation for a single
insulated wire or cable—Apparatus,
First Edition with Amendment 1, 2015–
07, IBR approved for § 111.30–19(b).
(33) IEC 60332–1–2:2015—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 1–2: Test for
vertical flame propagation for a single
insulated wire or cable—Procedure for
1kW pre-mixed flame, First Edition with
Amendment 1, 2015–07, IBR approved
for § 111.30–19(b).
(34) IEC 60332–3–21:2018—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 3–21: Test for
vertical flame spread of verticallymounted bunched wires or cables—
Category A F/R, Edition 2.0, 2018–07,
IBR approved for §§ 111.60–1(b) and
111.107–1(c).
(35) IEC 60332–3–22:2018—Tests on
electric and optical fibre cables under
fire conditions—Part 3–22: Test for
vertical flame spread of verticallymounted bunched wires or cables—
Category A, Edition 2.0, 2018–07, IBR
approved for §§ 111.60–1(b) and
111.107–1(c).
(36) IEC 60529:2013—Degrees of
protection provided by enclosures (IP
Code), Edition 2.2, 2013–08, IBR
approved for §§ 110.15–1, 111.01–9,
113.10–7, 113.20–3, 113.25–11(a),
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113.30–25(e), 113.37–10(b), 113.40–
10(b), and 113.50–5(g).
(37) IEC 60533:2015—Electrical and
electronic installations in ships
—Electromagnetic compatibility—Ships
with a metallic hull, Edition 3.0, 2015–
08, IBR approved for § 113.05–7(a).
(38) IEC 60947–2:2019—Low-voltage
switchgear and controlgear—Part 2:
Circuit-breakers, Edition 5.1, 2019–07,
IBR approved for § 111.54–1(b).
(39) IEC 61363–1:1998—Electrical
installations of ships and mobile and
fixed offshore units—Part 1: Procedures
for calculating short-circuit currents in
three-phase a.c., First Edition, 1998–02,
IBR approved for § 111.51–4(b).
(40) IEC 61439–6:2012: Low-voltage
switchgear and control gear
assemblies—Part 6: Busbar trunking
systems (busways), First Edition 1.0,
2012–05, IBR approved for § 111.59–1.
(41) IEC 61660–1:1997—Short-circuit
currents in d.c. auxiliary installations in
power plants and substations—Part 1:
Calculation of short-circuit currents,
First Edition, 1997–06, with
Corrigendum 1 (1999) and Corrigendum
2 (2000), IBR approved for § 111.51–
4(b).
(42) IEC 61892–7:2019—Mobile and
fixed offshore units—Electrical
installations—Part 7: Hazardous areas,
Edition 4.0, 2019–04, IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–1, 111.105–3(b), 111.105–7,
111.105–17(b), and 111.108–3(b).
(43) IEC 62271–100:2017—Highvoltage switchgear and controlgear—
Part 100: Alternating-current circuitbreakers-, Edition .122, 2017–06, IBR
approved for § 111.54–1(c).
(44) IEC–TR 60092–370:2009—
Technical Report—Electrical
installations in ships—Part 370:
Guidance on the selection of cables for
telecommunication and data transfer
including radio-frequency cables,
Edition 1.0, 2009–07. IBR approved for
§ 111.60–1(a).
(45) IEC/IEEE 80005–1:2019—Utility
connections in port—Part 1: High
voltage shore connection (HVSC)
systems—General requirements, Edition
2.0, 2019–03, IBR approved for
§ 111.83–7.
(l) International Standards
Organization (ISO), Chemin de
Blandonnet 8, CP 401–1214 Vernier,
Geneva, Switzerland, +41 22 749 01 11,
https://www.iso.org.
(1) ISO 25861—Ships and marine
technology—Navigation—Daylight
signaling lamps, First edition, Dec. 1,
2007, IBR approved for § 111.75–18.
(2) [Reserved]
(m) International Maritime
Organization (IMO Publications
Section), 4 Albert Embankment, London
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7735 7611, www.imo.org.
(1) International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS,
Consolidated Text of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea,
1974, and its Protocol of 1988: Article,
Annexes and Certificates. (Incorporating
all amendments in effect from 1 July
2014), 2014 (‘‘IMO SOLAS 74’’), IBR
approved for §§ 111.99–5, 112.15–1(r),
and 113.25–6.
(2) IMO Resolution A.1023(26)—Code
for the Construction and Equipment of
Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 2009, 18
Jan. 2010 (‘‘2009 IMO MODU Code’’),
IBR approved for § 111.108–3(b).
(n) Lloyd’s Register, 71 Fenchurch
Street, London EC3M 4BS, UK, +44–0–
20–7709–9166, https://www.lr.org/en/
type-approval-test-specifications/.
(1) Lloyd’s Register Type Approval
System-Test Specification Number 1,
March 2019, IBR approved for § 113.05–
7(a).
(2) [Reserved]
(o) National Electrical Manufacturers
Association (NEMA), 1300 North 17th
Street, Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22209,
703–841–3200, www.nema.org/.
(1) NEMA Standards Publication ICS
2–2000 (R2005)—Industrial Control and
Systems Controllers, Contactors, and
Overload Relays, Rated 600 Volts, 2000
(‘‘NEMA ICS 2’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.70–3(a).
(2) NEMA Standards Publication ICS
2.3–1995 (R2008)—Instructions for the
Handling, Installation, Operation, and
Maintenance of Motor Control Centers
Rated not More Than 600 Volts, 1995
(‘‘NEMA ICS 2.3’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.70–3(a).
(3) NEMA Standards Publication No.
ICS 2.4–2003 (R2012)—NEMA and IEC
Devices for Motor Service—a Guide for
Understanding the Differences, 2003
(‘‘NEMA ICS 2.4’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.70–3(a).
(4) NEMA Standards Publication No.
ANSI/NEMA 250–2018—Enclosures for
Electrical Equipment (1000 Volts
Maximum), Edition 14, 2018 (‘‘NEMA
250’’), IBR approved for §§ 110.15–1,
111.01–9, 113.10–7, 113.20–3, 113.25–
11(a), 113.30–25(e), 113.37–10(b),
113.40–10(b), and 113.50–5(g).
(5) NEMA Standards Publication No.
ANSI/NEMA WC–70 ICEA S–95–658—
Power Cables Rated 2000V or Less for
the Distribution of Electrical Energy,
Feb. 23, 2009, (‘‘ANSI/NEMA WC–70’’),
IBR approved for § 111.60–13(a).
(p) National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch
Park, Quincy, MA 02169, 617–770–
3000, www.nfpa.org.
(1) NFPA 70—National Electrical
Code, 2017 (‘‘NFPA 70’’), IBR approved
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111.50–3, 111.50–7(a), 111.50–9,
111.53–1(a), 111.54–1(a), 111.55–1(a),
111.59–1, 111.60–7, 111.60–13, 111.60–
23, 111.81–1(d), 111.105–1, 111.105–3,
111.105–7(a), 111.105–11, 111.105–
17(b), 111.106–3(b), 111.106–5(c),
111.107–1(b) and 111.108–3(b)(1) and
(2).
(2) NFPA 77—Recommended Practice
on Static Electricity, 2019 Edition
(‘‘NFPA 77’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.105–27(b).
(3) NFPA 99—Health Care Facilities
Code, 2018 Edition (‘‘NFPA 99’’), IBR
approved for § 111.105–37.
(4) NFPA 496—Standard for Purged
and Pressurized Enclosures for
Electrical Equipment, 2017 Edition
(‘‘NFPA 496 (2017)’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7, 111.106–3(c), and
111.108–3(d).
(q) UL (formerly Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc.), 2600 NW Lake Road,
Camas, WA 98607, 877–854–3577,
www.ul.com.
(1) UL 44—Standard for Safety
Thermoset-Insulated Wire and Cable,
Nineteenth Edition, Jan. 9, 2018
(‘‘ANSI/UL 44’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.60–11(c).
(2) UL 50—Standard for Safety
Enclosures for Electrical Equipment,
Thirteenth Edition, Oct. 16, 2013 (‘‘UL
50’’), IBR approved for § 111.81–1(d).
(3) UL 62—Standard for Safety
Flexible Cords and Cables, Twentieth
Edition, July 6, 2018, (‘‘ANSI/UL 62’’),
IBR approved for § 111.60–13(a).
(4) UL 83—Standard for Safety
Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and
Cables, Sixteenth Edition, Jul. 28, 2017
(‘‘ANSI/UL 83’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.60–1(c).
(5) UL 484—Standard for Safety Room
Air Conditioners, Ninth Edition (with
revisions through Oct. 25, 2016), Feb. 7,
2014, (‘‘ANSI/UL 484’’), IBR approved
for § 111.87–3(a).
(6) UL 489—Standard for Safety
Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, MoldedCase Switches and Circuit-Breaker
Enclosures, Thirteenth Edition, Oct. 24,
2016 (‘‘ANSI/UL 489’’), IBR approved
for §§ 111.01–15(c) and 111.54–1(b).
(7) UL 514A—Standard for Safety
Metallic Outlet Boxes, Eleventh Edition,
(with revisions through Aug. 11, 2017)
Feb. 1, 2013, (‘‘ANSI/UL 514A’’), IBR
approved for § 111.81–1(d).
(8) UL 514B—Standard for Safety
Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Fittings,
Sixth Edition (with revisions through
Nov. 21, 2014), July 13, 2012 (‘‘ANSI/UL
514B’’), IBR approved for § 111.81–1(d).
(9) UL 514C—Standard for Safety
Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes, Flush-Device
Boxes, and Covers, Fourth Edition (with
revisions through Dec. 10, 2014), Apr. 8,
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2014 (‘‘ANSI/UL 514C’’), IBR approved
for § 111.81–1(d).
(10) UL 674—Standard for Safety
Electric Motors and Generators for Use
in Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
Fifth Edition (with revisions through
May 19, 2017), May 31, 2011 (‘‘ANSI/UL
674’’), IBR approved for§§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b).
(11) UL 823—Electric Heaters for Use
in Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
Ninth Edition (with revisions through
Apr. 22, 2016), Oct. 20, 2006 (‘‘ANSI/UL
823’’), IBR approved for §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b).
(12) UL 844—Standard for Safety
Luminaires for Use in Hazardous
(Classified) Locations, Thirteenth
Edition (with revision through Mar. 11,
2016), June 29, 2012, (‘‘ANSI/UL 844’’),
IBR approved for §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b).
(13) UL 913—Standard for Safety
Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and
Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I,
II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous
Locations, Eighth Edition, 2013,
(‘‘ANSI/UL 913’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
111.108–3(b).
(14) UL 1042—Standard for Safety
Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment,
Fifth Edition (with revisions through
Dec. 14, 2016), Aug. 31, 2009 (‘‘ANSI/
UL 1042’’), IBR approved for § 111.87–
3.
(15) UL 1072—Standard for Safety
Medium-Voltage Power Cables, Fourth
Edition (with revisions through June 19,
2013) June 30, 2006 (‘‘ANSI/UL 1072’’),
IBR approved for § 111.60–1(a).
(16) UL 1104—Standard for Marine
Navigation Lights, Second Edition, Oct.
29, 1998 (‘‘ANSI/UL 1104’’), IBR
approved for § 111.75–17(f).
(17) UL 1203—Standard for Safety:
Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition Proof
Electrical Equipment for Use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Fifth
Edition (with revisions through Oct. 16,
2015), Nov. 22, 2013 (‘‘ANSI/UL 1203’’),
IBR approved for §§ 111.105–7(a),
111.106–3(b), and 111.108–3(b).
(18) UL 1309—Standard for Safety
Marine Shipboard Cables, Third
Edition, Apr. 21, 2017 (‘‘ANSI/UL
1309’’), IBR approved for §§ 111.60–1(a)
and 111.106–5(a).
(19) UL 1598—Standard for Safety
Luminaires, Fourth Edition, Aug. 28,
2018 (‘‘ANSI/UL 1598’’), IBR approved
for § 111.75–20.
(20) UL 1598A—Standard for Safety
Supplemental Requirements for
Luminaires for Installation on Marine
Vessels, First Edition (with revisions
through Apr. 17, 2015), Dec. 4, 2000
(‘‘ANSI/UL 1598A’’), IBR approved for
§ 111.75–20.
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(21) UL 2021—Standard for Safety
Fixed and Location-Dedicated Electric
Room Heaters, Fourth Edition, Sept. 30,
2015 (‘‘ANSI/UL 2021’’), IBR approved
for § 111.87–3(a).
(22) UL 2225—Standard for Safety
Cables and Cable-Fittings for use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
Fourth Edition, Sept. 30, 2013 (‘‘ANSI/
UL 2225’’), IBR approved for
§§ 111.105–7(a), 111.106–3(b), and
§ 111.108–3(b).
(23) UL 2556—Standard for Safety
Wire and Cable Test Methods, Fourth
Edition, Dec. 15, 2015 (‘‘ANSI/UL
2556)’’), IBR approved for § 111.30–
19(b).
(24) UL 60079–18—Standard for
Safety Explosive Atmospheres—Part 18:
Equipment Protection by Encapsulation
‘‘m’’, Fourth Edition, Feb. 20, 2017
(‘‘ANSI/UL 60079–18’’), IBR approved
for §§ 111.105–7(e), 111.106–3(d), and
111.108–3(e).
■ 3. Amend § 110.15–1 as follows:
■ a. Revise paragraph (a);
■ b. In paragraph (b):
■ i. Revise the definitions of ‘‘Corrosion
resistant material or finish’’;
■ ii. Remove the definition of
‘‘Corrosive location’’;
■ iii. Revise the definition of ‘‘Dead ship
condition’’;
■ iv. Add a definition in alphabetical
order for ‘‘Drilling loads’’;
■ v. Remove the definition of
‘‘Dripproof’’;
■ vi. Revise the definitions of
‘‘Independent laboratory’’, ‘‘Location
not requiring an exceptional degree of
protection’’, ‘‘Non-hazardous’’,
‘‘Nonsparking fan’’;
■ vii. Remove the definitions and
‘‘Ocean vessel’’;
■ viii. Add a definition in alphabetical
order for ‘‘Ship’s service loads’’; and
■ ix. Revise the definition of
‘‘Watertight’’.
The revisions and additions read as
follows:
§ 110.15–1
Definitions
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(a) The electrical and electronic terms
are defined in IEEE 100 or IEC 60092–
101:2018 (both incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
(b) * * *
Corrosion resistant material or finish
means any material or finish that meets
the testing requirements of ASTM B117
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1) or test Kb in IEC 60068–2–
52:2017.
Dead ship condition is where the
entire machinery installation, including
the power supply, is out of operation
and that auxiliary services such as
compressed air, starting current from
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batteries etc., for bringing the main
propulsion into operation and for the
restoration of the main power supply
are not available.
Drilling loads means all loads
associated exclusively with the drilling
operation including power to the drill
table, mud system, and positioning
equipment.
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Independent laboratory means a
laboratory that is accepted by the
Commandant under part 159 for the
testing and listing or certification of
electrical equipment.
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Location not requiring an exceptional
degree of protection means a location
which is not exposed to the
environmental conditions outlined in
the definition for locations requiring
exceptional degrees of protection. This
location requires the degree of
protection of § 111.01–9(c) or (d). These
locations include—
(i) An accommodation space;
(ii) A dry store room;
(iii) A passageway adjacent to
quarters;
(iv) A water closet without a shower
or bath;
(v) A radio, gyro and chart room; and
(vi) A location with similar
environmental conditions.
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Non-hazardous location means an
area in which an explosive gas or dust
atmosphere is not expected to be
present in quantities that require special
precautions for the construction,
installation, and use of electrical
equipment.
Nonsparking fan means nonsparking
fan as defined in ABS Marine Vessel
Rules (incorporated by reference; see 46
CFR 110.10–1), section 4–8–3/11.
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Ship’s service loads means the
electrical equipment for all auxiliary
services necessary for maintaining the
vessel in a normal, operational and
habitable condition. Ship’s service loads
include, but are not limited to, all
safety, lighting, ventilation,
navigational, communications,
habitability, and propulsion auxiliary
loads. Electrical propulsion motor, bow
thruster motor, cargo transfer, drilling,
cargo refrigeration for other than Class
5.2 organic peroxides and Class 4.1 selfreactive substances, and other industrial
type loads are not included.
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Watertight means enclosed so that
equipment meets at least a NEMA 250
Type 4 or 4X or an IEC 60529:2013 IP
56 rating.
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[Amended]
4. Amend § 110.25–1 as follows:
a. In paragraph (a)(5), remove the text
‘‘interrupting capacity of circuit
breakers’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘interrupting capacity of overcurrent
devices’’;
■ b. In paragraph (a)(6), remove the text
‘‘111.52’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘111.51’’;
■ c. In paragraph (i) introductory text,
remove the text ‘‘subpart 111.105 is’’
and add in its place the text ‘‘subparts
111.105, 111.106, and 111.108 are’’;
■ d. In paragraph (j), remove the text
‘‘§ 111.105–11’’ and add in its place the
text ‘‘§§ 111.105–11 and 111.106–5(c)’’;
■ e. In paragraph (m), in the ‘‘Note to
paragraph (m), remove the word
‘‘signalling’’ and add in its place the
word ‘‘signaling’’;
■ f. In paragraph (n), in the ‘‘Note to
paragraph (n), remove the text ‘‘ANSI,
or’’ and add in its place the text ‘‘ANSI,
NFPA, or’’; and
■ g. Remove paragraphs (p) and (q).
■ 5. Amend § 110.25–3 by revising
paragraph (a)(1) and the note at the end
of the section to read as follows:
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§ 110.25–3
Procedure for submitting plans.
(a) * * *
(1) By visitors to the Commanding
Officer, Marine Safety Center, U.S. Coast
Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20593–
7403, or by mail to: Commanding
Officer (MSC), Attn: Marine Safety
Center, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7430,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20593–7430, or
electronically to MSC@uscg.mil.
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(c) * * *
Note to § 110.25–3: The Coast Guard
and a Recognized Classification Society
(RCS), IAW 46 CFR part 8, may
coordinate plan review for vessels
classed by the RCS in order to eliminate
duplication of effort. An applicant for
plan review of a vessel that is classed by
an RCS should consult Commanding
Officer, Marine Safety Center, to
determine applicable procedures for
submitting plans.
PART 111—ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
6. The authority citation for part 111
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1. Section 111.05–20 and Subpart
111.106 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L.
111–281, 124 Stat. 2905.
§ 111.01–9
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7. Amend § 111.01–9 as follows:
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i. After the text ‘‘NEMA 250’’, add the
text ‘‘Type 2’’;
■ ii. Remove the text ‘‘IEC 60529’’ and
add in its place the text ‘‘IEC
60529:2013 IP 22’’; and,
■ iii. After the text ‘‘110.10–1)’’, remove
the text ‘‘IP 22’’;
■ b. In paragraph (b), remove the word
‘‘Steel’’ and add in its place the word
‘‘Marine’’;
■ c. In paragraph (c), remove the text
‘‘IEC 60529’’ and add in its place the
text ‘‘IEC 60529:2013’’;
■ d. In paragraph (d), remove the text
‘‘IEC 60529 IP 11 as specified in IEC
60529’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘IEC 60529:2013’’.
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[Amended]
8. Amend § 111.01–15, in paragraph
(c), by removing the text ‘‘UL 489’’ and
adding in its place the text ‘‘ANSI/UL
489’’.
■ 9. Amend § 111.05–3 by revising
paragraph (c) to read as follows:
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§ 111.05–3 Design, construction, and
installation; general.
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(c) In a grounded distribution system,
only grounded, three-prong appliances
may be used. Adaptors that allow an
ungrounded, two-prong appliance to fit
into a grounded, three-prong, receptacle
must not be used. This does not apply
to double-insulated appliances or tools
and low voltage appliances of 50 volts
or less.
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■ 10. Revise § 111.05–7 to read as
follows:
§ 111.05–7
cable.
Armored and metallic sheathed
When installed, the metallic armor or
sheath must meet the installation
requirements of Section 6 of IEEE 45.8
2016 (incorporated by reference; see 46
CFR 110.10–1).
■ 11. Revise § 111.05–9 to read as
follows:
§ 111.05–9
Masts.
Each nonmetallic mast and topmast
must have a lightning-ground conductor
in accordance with section 10 of IEC
60092–401:1980 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
§ 111.05–33
[Amended]
12. Amend § 111.05–33 by removing
the text ‘‘NEC 2002’’ wherever it
appears and adding in its place the text
‘‘70’’.
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§ 111.10–01
[Removed and Reserved]
13. Remove and reserve § 111.10–01.
14. Amend § 111.10–09 by adding a
sentence at the end of the note to
§ 111.1–9 to read as follows:
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transformers; two required.
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Note to § 111.1–9: * * * It is not the
intent, nor is it required, that
transformers fed by the ship’s service
switchboard, such as 480/120
transformers, be duplicated.
■ 15. Revise § 111.12–1 to read as
follows:
§ 111.12–1
Prime movers.
Prime movers must meet section 46
CFR 58.01–5 and subpart 58.10 except
that those for mobile offshore drilling
units must meet 6–1–3/3.3 and 6–1–3/
3.5 of the ABS MOU Rules
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1). Further requirements for
emergency generator prime movers are
in 46 CFR 112.50.
■ 16. Revise § 111.12–3 to read as
follows:
§ 111.12–3
Excitation.
In general, excitation must meet
sections 4–8–3/3.13.2(a), 4–8–5/5.5.1,
4–8–5/5.5.2, and 4–8–5/5.17.5(e) of the
ABS Marine Vessel Rules (incorporated
by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1),
except that those for mobile offshore
drilling units must meet sections 6–1–
7/5.17.1 and 6–1–7/5.19.1 of the ABS
MOU Rules (incorporated by reference;
see 46 CFR 110.10–1). In particular, no
static exciter may be used for excitation
of an emergency generator unless it is
provided with a permanent magnet or a
residual-magnetism-type exciter that has
the capability of voltage build-up after
two months of no operation.
■ 17. Revise § 111.12–5 to read as
follows:
§ 111.12–5 Construction and testing of
generators.
§ 111.12–7
operation.
Voltage regulation and parallel
(a) For AC systems: sections 4–2–3/
7.5.2, 4–2–4/7.5.2, 4–8–3/3.13.2, and 4–
8–3/3.13.3 of the ABS Marine Vessel
Rules (incorporated by reference; see 46
CFR 110.10–1); and
(b) For DC systems: section 4–8–3/
3.13.3(c) of the ABS Marine Vessel
Rules, and IEC 92600–202:2016 and IEC
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reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1); and
(c) For mobile offshore drilling units:
sections 6–1–7/5.17.2, 6–1–7/5.17.3, 6–
1–7/5.19.2, and 6–1–7/5.19.3 of the ABS
MOU Rules (incorporated by reference;
see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
■ 19. Amend § 111.12–11 by revising
paragraph (g) to read as follows:
§ 111.20–15 Protection of transformers
against overcurrent.
§ 111.12–11
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Generator protection
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(g) Location. A ship’s service
generator overcurrent protective device
must be on the ship’s service generator
switchboard. The generator and its
switchboard must be in the same space.
For the purposes of this section, the
following are not considered separate
from the machinery space:
(1) A control room that is inside of the
machinery casing; and
(2) A dedicated switch-gear and
semiconductor converter compartment
on a mobile offshore drilling unit that is
separate from but directly adjacent to
and on the same level as the generator
room.
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[Removed]
20. Remove § 111.12–13.
21. Amend § 111.15–2 by revising
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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§ 111.15–2
Battery construction
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(b) Each fully charged lead-acid
battery must have a specific gravity that
meets Section 11 of IEEE 45.1–2017
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1).
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§ 111.15–3
Each generator must meet the
applicable requirements for
construction and testing in section 4–8–
3 of the ABS Marine Vessel Rules
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1) except that each one for a
mobile offshore drilling unit must meet
the requirements in section 6–1–7 of the
ABS MOU Rules (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
■ 18. Revise § 111.12–7 to read as
follows:
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the text ‘‘kw’’ wherever it appears in
paragrpahs (a)(1) through (3) and adding
in its place the text ‘‘kW’’.
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§ 111.15–10
[Amended]
23. Amend § 111.15–10, in paragraph
(b)(2)(i), after the text ‘‘Group B’’, by
adding the text ‘‘or its IEC equivalent
designation of Zone 1, IIB + H2’’.
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§ 111.15–25
[Amended]
24. Amend § 115.15–25, in paragraph
(b), by removing the word ‘‘rectifier’’
and adding in its place the word
‘‘converter’’.
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§ 111.15–30
[Amended]
25. Amend § 115.15–30 by removing
the text ‘‘rectifiers,’’ and adding in its
place the text ‘‘converters,’’.
■ 26. Revise § 111.20–15 to read as
follows:
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protection against overcurrent that
meets Article 450 of NFPA 70 or IEC
60092–303:1980 (both incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
§ 111.25–5
[Removed and Reserved]
27. Remove and reserve § 111.25–5.
28. Revise § 111.30–1 to read as
follows:
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§ 111.30–1
Location and installation.
Each switchboard must meet the
location and installation requirements
in section 5.3 of IEEE 45.7–2012 or IEC
60092–302:1997 (both incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1), as
applicable.
■ 29. Revise § 111.30–5 to read as
follows:
§ 111.30–5
Construction.
(a) All low voltage and medium
voltage switchboards (as low and
medium are determined within the
standard used) must meet—
(1) For low voltages, either section 6
of IEEE 45.7–2012 or IEC 60092–
302:1997 (both incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1), as
appropriate.
(2) For medium voltages, either
section 7 of IEEE 45.7–2012 or IEC
92600–503:2007 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1), as
appropriate.
(b) Each switchboard must be fitted
with a dripshield unless the
switchboard is a deck-to-overhead
mounted type which cannot be
subjected to leaks or falling objects.
(c) The interchangeability and
compatibility of components complying
with both IEEE and IEC cannot be
assumed.
■ 30. Amend § 111.30–19 by revising
paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) and (b)(4) to
read as follows:
§ 111.30–19
Buses and wiring.
(a) * * *
(1) Section 5.10 of IEEE 45.7–2012
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1); or
(2) IEC 60092–302:1997 (clause 7)
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1).
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(b) * * *
(4) Flame-retardant meeting test VW–
1 of ANSI/UL 1581 or IEC 60332–1–
1:2015 and IEC 60332–1–2:2015
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1); and
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d. In paragraph (c), remove the word
‘‘rectifiers’’ and add in its place the
word ‘‘converters’’.
■ 37. Revise § 111.33–5 to read as
follows:
■
31. Amend § 115.30–24 by removing
the text ‘‘kw’’ in the section heading and
adding in its place the text ‘‘kW’’.
■
[Amended]
32. Amend 111.30–25 as follows:
a. In paragraph (b)(3), remove the text
‘‘A pilot lamp’’ and add in its place the
text ‘‘An indicator light’’;
■ b. In paragraph (d)(2), remove the
words ‘‘An indicating’’ and add in their
place the word ‘‘A’’; and
■ a. In paragraph (f)(2), remove the
words ‘‘A pilot’’ and add in its place the
words ‘‘An indicator’’.
§ 111.33–5
§ 111.30–27
§ 111.33–7
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[Amended]
33. Amend § 111.30–27, in paragraph
(b)(4), by removing the text ‘‘A pilot
lamp’’ and adding in its place the text
‘‘An indicator light’’.
■ 34. Amend § 111.30–29 as follows:
■ a. Remove paragraph (d);
■ b. Redesignate paragraphs (e), (f), (g),
and (h) as paragraphs (d), (e), (f), and (g)
respectively; and
■ c. Revise newly redesignated
paragraph (d).
The revision reads as follows:
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§ 111.30–29
Emergency switchboards.
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(d) Each switchboard of an
alternating-current emergency generator
must have:
(1) A circuit breaker that meets
§ 111.12–11;
(2) A disconnect switch or link for
each emergency generator conductor,
except for a switchboard with a draw
out or plug-in type generator circuit
breaker that disconnects:
(i) Each generator conductor; and
(ii) If there is a switch in the generator
neutral, each ungrounded conductor;
and
(3) An indicator light connected
between the generator and circuit
breaker.
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Subpart 111.33—Power Semiconductor
Converter Systems
35. Revise the heading of subpart
111.33 to read as set forth above.
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[Amended]
36. Amend § 111.33–3 as follows:
a. In paragraph (a) introductory text,
remove the word ‘‘rectifier’’ and add in
its place the word ‘‘converter’’;
■ b. In paragraph (a)(1), remove the text
‘‘10.20.12 of IEEE 45–2002’’ and add in
its place the text ‘‘4.31.19.12 of IEEE
45.2–2011’’;
■ c. In paragraph (a)(2), remove the text
‘‘60092–304’’ and add in its place the
text ‘‘60092–304:1980’’; and
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Installation.
Each semiconductor converter system
must meet the installation requirements,
as appropriate, of—
(a) Sections 4.31.19.2, 4.31.19.7, and
4.31.19.8 of IEEE 45.2–2011
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1); or
(b) IEC 60092–304:1980 (incorporated
by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
[Amended]
38. Amend § 111.33–7 by removing
the word ‘‘rectifier’’ and adding in its
place the word ‘‘converter’’.
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§ 111.33–9
[Amended]
39. Amend § 111.33–9 by removing
the word ‘‘rectifier’’ and adding in its
place the word ‘‘converter’’.
■ 40. Revise § 111.33–11 to read as
follows:
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§ 111.33–11
Propulsion systems.
Each power semiconductor converter
system in a propulsion system must
meet sections 4–8–5/5.17.8 and 4–8–5/
5.17.9 of ABS Marine Vessel Rules
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1), except that each one for
mobile offshore drilling units must meet
the requirements in section 6–1–7/12 of
ABS MOU Rules (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
■ 41. Revise § 111.35–1 to read as
follows:
§ 111.35–1 Electrical propulsion
installations.
Each electric propulsion installation
must meet Sections 4–8–5/5.5, 4–8–5/
5.11, 4–8–5/5.13, 4–8–5/5.17.7(e), 4–8–
5/5.17.8, and 4–8–5/5.17.9 of ABS
Marine Vessel Rules (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1), except
that each one for mobile offshore
drilling units must meet the
requirements in section 6–1–7/12 of
ABS MOU Rules (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
■ 42. Revise § 111.40–1 to read as
follows:
§ 111.40–1
Panelboard standard.
Each panelboard must meet Section
9.10 of IEEE 45.1–2017 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
§ 111.50–1
[Amended]
43. Amend § 111.50–1, in the
introductory text, by removing the
words ‘‘of this chapter’’.
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§ 111.50–3
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[Amended]
44. Amend § 115.50–3 as follows:
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remove the text ‘‘of this chapter’’;
■ b. In paragraph (b)(2), remove the text
‘‘subchapter F’’ and add in its place the
text ‘‘subpart 58.25’’;
■ c. In paragraph (c) introductory text:
■ i. Remove the text ‘‘NEC 2002’’ and
add in its place the text ‘‘70’’;
■ ii. Remove the text ‘‘or IEC 60092–
202’’; and
■ iii. Remove the word ‘‘both’’.
■ d. In paragraphs (c) introductory text
and (c)(2), remove the word
‘‘circuitbreakers’’ wherever it appears
and add in its place the words ‘‘circuit
breakers’’;
■ e. In paragraphs (e) and (g)(2), remove
the text ‘‘NEC 2002’’ and add in its
place the text ‘‘70’’ and remove the text
‘‘60092–202’’ and add in its place the
text ‘‘60092–202–16’’.
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§ 111.50–5
[Amended]
45. Amend § 111.50–5 as follows:
a. In paragraph (a)(2), by removing the
text ‘‘§ 111.30–25’’ and adding in its
place the text ‘‘§ 111.30–25(f)’’; and
■ b. In paragraph (a)(4), by removing the
text ‘‘single phase’’ and ‘‘(two wire with
single voltage secondary)’’.
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§ 111.50–7
[Amended]
46. Amend § 115.50–7, in paragraph
(a), by removing the text ‘‘NEC 2002’’
and adding in its place the text ‘‘70’’.
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§ 111.50–9
[Amended]
47. Amend § 111.50–9 by removing
the text ‘‘NEC 2002’’ and adding in its
place the text ‘‘70’’.
■ 48. Revise subpart 111.51 to read as
follows:
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Subpart 111.51—Calculation of ShortCircuit Currents and Coordination of
Overcurrent Protective Devices
Sec.
111.51–1 General.
111.51–2 Short circuit calculations.
111.51–3 Short circuit calculations for
systems below 1500 kilowatts.
111.51–4 Short circuit calculations for
systems 1500 kilowatts or above.
111.51–5 Protection of vital equipment.
Subpart 111.51—Calculation of ShortCircuit Currents and Coordination of
Overcurrent Protective Devices
§ 111.51–1
General.
Electrical installations must be
protected against short circuits, by
appropriate devices. The selection,
arrangement and performance of various
protective devices must provide
coordinated automatic protection and
selective operation in order to provide
continuity of service for equipment vital
to the propulsion, control or safety of
the vessel under short-circuit conditions
through coordination and selective
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operation of overcurrent protective
devices.
§ 111.51–2
Short-circuit calculations
(a) The available short-circuit current
must be computed—
(1) From the aggregate contribution of
all generators that can simultaneously
operate in parallel;
(2) From the largest probable motor
load; and
(3) With a three-phase fault on the
load terminals of the protective device.
(b) The calculated currents must be
used to select suitably rated equipment
and to allow the selection and setting of
protective devices.
Protection of vital equipment.
(a) The coordination of overcurrent
protective devices must be
demonstrated for all potential plant
configurations.
(b) Protective relays and overcurrent
protective devices must be installed so
that:
(1) A short-circuit on a circuit that is
not vital to the propulsion, control, or
safety of the vessel does not trip
equipment that is vital; and
(2) A short-circuit on a circuit that is
vital to the propulsion, control, or safety
of the vessel is cleared only by the
protective device that is closest to the
point of the short-circuit.
§ 111.51–3 Short-circuit calculations for
systems below 1500 kilowatts.
Subpart 111.52—[Removed and
Reserved]
The following short-circuit
assumptions must be made for a system
with an aggregate generating capacity
below 1500 kilowatts, unless detailed
computations in accordance with
§ 111.51–4 are submitted:
(a) The maximum short-circuit
current of a direct current system must
be assumed to be 10 times the aggregate
normal rated generator currents plus 6
times the aggregate normal rated
currents of all motors that may be in
operation.
(b) The maximum asymmetrical shortcircuit current for an alternating current
system must be assumed to be 10 times
the aggregate normal rated generator
currents plus 4 times the aggregate
normal rated currents of all motors that
may be in operation.
(c) The average asymmetrical short
circuit current for an alternating-current
system must be assumed to be 81⁄2 times
the aggregate normal rated generator
currents plus 31⁄2 times the aggregate
normal rated currents of all motors that
may be in operation.
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§ 111.51–4 Short-circuit calculations for
systems 1500 kilowatts or above.
Short-circuit calculations must be
submitted for systems with an aggregate
generating capacity of 1500 kilowatts or
more by utilizing one of the following
methods:
(a) Exact calculations using actual
impedance and reactance values of
system components.
(b) Estimated calculations using IEC
61363–1:1998 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1) for AC
systems and IEC 61660–1:1997 for DC
systems.
(c) The estimated calculations using a
commercially established analysis
procedure for utility or industrial
applications.
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49. Remove and reserve subpart
111.52, consisting of §§ 111.52–1,
111.52–3, and 111.52–5.
§ 111.53–1
[Amended]
50. Amend § 111.53–1 as follows:
a. In paragraph (a)(1), remove the text
‘‘NEC 2002’’ and add in its place the
text ‘‘70’’ and remove the text ‘‘60092–
202’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘60092–202:2016’’; and
■ b. Remove paragraph (a)(3).
■ 51. Revise § 111.54–1 to read as
follows:
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§ 111.54–1
Circuit breakers.
(a) Each circuit breaker must—
(1) Meet the general provision of
Article 240 of NFPA 70 or IEC 60092–
202:2016 (both incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1) as
appropriate;
(2) Meet subpart 111.55 of this part;
and
(3) Have an interrupting rating
sufficient to interrupt the maximum
asymmetrical short-circuit current
available at the point of application.
(b) No molded-case circuit breaker
may be used in any circuit having a
nominal voltage of more than 600 volts
(1,000 volts for a circuit containing a
circuit breaker manufactured to the
standards of the IEC). Each molded-case
circuit breaker must meet section 9 and
marine supplement SA of ANSI/UL 489
(incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR
110.10–1) or IEC 60947–2:2019
(incorporated by reference; see
§ 110.10–1), except as noted in
paragraph (e) of this section.
(c) Each circuit breaker, other than a
molded-case one, that is for use in any
of the following systems must meet the
following requirements:
(1) An alternating-current system
having a nominal voltage of 600 volts or
less (1,000 volts for such a system with
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circuit breakers manufactured to the
standards of the IEC) must meet:
(i) IEEE C37.13 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1);
(ii) IEEE C37.27 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1); or
(iii) IEC 60947–2:2019.
(2) A direct-current system of 3,000
volts or less (1,500 volts or less for such
a system with circuit breakers
manufactured to the standards of the
IEC) must meet IEEE C37.14
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1) or IEC 60947–2:2019.
(3) An alternating-current system
having a nominal voltage greater than
600 volts (or greater than 1,000 volts for
IEC standard circuit breakers) must
meet:
(i) IEEE C37.04, IEEE C37.010, and
IEEE C37.12 (all three standards
incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1); or
(ii) IEC 62271–100:2017 (incorporated
by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
(d) A circuit breaker must not:
(1) Be dependent upon mechanical
cooling to operate within its rating; or
(2) Have a long-time-delay trip
element set above the continuous
current rating of the trip element or of
the circuit breaker frame.
(e) Each circuit breaker located in an
engineroom, boilerroom, or machinery
space must be calibrated for a 50 degree
C ambient temperature. If the circuit
breaker is located in an environmentally
controlled machinery control room
where provisions are made for ensuring
an ambient temperature of 40 degree C
or less, a circuit breaker must have at
least the standard 40 degrees C ambient
temperature calibration.
§ 111.55–1
[Amended]
52. Amend § 111.55–1, in paragraph
(a), by removing the text ‘‘NEC 2002’’
and adding in its place the text ‘‘70’’.
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§ 111.59–1
[Amended]
53. Amend § 111.59–1, in paragraph
(a), by removing the text ‘‘NEC 2002’’
and adding in its place the text ‘‘70 or
IEC 61439–6:2012’’.
■ 54. Revise § 111.60–1 to read as
follows:
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§ 111.60–1
cable.
Construction and testing of
(a) Electric cables constructed of
stranded copper conductors,
thermoplastic, elastomeric or other
insulation, moisture-resistant jackets,
and, where applicable, armoring and
outer-sheathing are to be in accordance
with either IEC 60092–350:2014, 60092–
352:2005, 60092–353:2016, 60092–
354:2014, 60092–360:2014, IEC–TR
60092–370:2009, 60092–376:2017, IEEE
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1580, ANSI/UL 1072, ANSI/UL 1309, or
MIL–DTL–24640C or MIL–DTL–24643C
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1), including the respective
flammability tests contained therein.
(b) IEC 60092 series cable must meet
the flammability requirements of IEC
60332–3–22:2009 or 60332–3–21:2000,
Category A or A F/R (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
§ § 111.60–2 and 111.60–3
Reserved]
[Removed and
55. Remove and reserve §§ 111.60–2
and 111.60–3.
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§ 111.60–4
[Amended]
56. Amend § 111.60–4, by removing
‘‘#’’ wherever it appears.
■ 57. Amend § 111.60–5 by revising
paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows:
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§ 111.60–5
Cable installation.
(a) Each cable installation must
meet—
(1) Sections 6, of IEEE 45.8–2016
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1); or
(2) Cables manufactured to IEC
60092–353:2016 must be installed in
accordance with IEC 60092–352:2005
(both incorporated by reference; see 46
CFR 110.10–1), including clause 8.
(b) Each cable installation made in
accordance with clause 8 of IEC 60092–
352:2005 must utilize the conductor
ampacity values of Table I of IEC
60092–352:2005.
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§ 111.60–6
[Removed and Reserved]
58. Remove and reserve § 111.60–6.
59. Amend § 111.60–7 by revising the
table to read as follows:
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§ 111.60–7
Demand loads.
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TABLE 1 TO 111.60–7—DEMAND LOADS
Type of circuit
Demand load
Generator Cables .....................................................................
Switchboard bus-ties, except ship’s service to emergency
switchboard bus-ties.
Emergency switchboard bus-ties .............................................
Motor feeders ...........................................................................
Galley equipment feeders ........................................................
Lighting feeders ........................................................................
Grounded neutral of a dual voltage feeders ............................
60. Amend § 111.60–11 by revising
paragraph (c) to read as follows:
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§ 111.60–11
Wire.
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(c) Wire, other than in switchboards,
must meet the requirements in Section
5.7 of IEEE 45.8–2016, ANSI/UL 44,
ANSI/UL 83, MIL–DTL–76E (all four
standards incorporated by reference; see
46 CFR 110.10–1), or equivalent
standard.
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■ 61. Amend § 111.60–13 by revising
paragraphs (a) through (e) to read as
follows:
§ 111.60–13
cables.
Cable splices.
*
(a) Construction and testing. Each
flexible cord and cable must meet the
requirements in Sections 4.4.2. and
4.4.6 of IEEE 45.8–2016, Article 400 of
NFPA 70, ANSI/NEMA WC–70, or
ANSI/UL 62 (all five standards
incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1).
(b) Application. No flexible cord may
be used except:
(1) As allowed under Sections 400.10
and 400.12 of NFPA 70; and
(2) In accordance with Table 400.4 in
NFPA 70.
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115 percent of continuous rating of emergency generator.
Article 430 of NFPA 70 (incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
100 percent of either the first 50 kW or one-half the connected load, whichever is
the larger, plus 65 percent of the remaining connected load, plus 50 percent of
the rating of the spare switches or circuit breakers on the distribution panel.
100 percent of the connected load plus the average active circuit load for the
spare switches or circuit breakers on the distribution panels.
100 percent of the capacity of the ungrounded conductors when grounded neutral is not protected by a circuit breaker overcurrent trip, or not less than 50
percent of the capacity of the ungrounded conductors when the grounded neutral is protected by a circuit breaker overcurrent trip or overcurrent alarm.
(c) Allowable current-carrying
capacity. No flexible cord may carry
more current than allowed under Table
400.5 in NFPA 70, or ANSI/NEMA WC–
70.
(d) Conductor size. Each flexible cord
must be 18 AWG (0.82 mm2) or larger.
(e) Splices. Each flexible cord and
cable must be without splices or taps
except for a cord or cable 12 AWG (3.3
mm2) or larger spliced for repairs in
accordance with § 111.60–19.
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paragraph (b) to read as follows:
§ 111.60–19
Flexible electric cord and
115 percent of continuous generator rating.
75 percent of generating capacity of the larger switchboard.
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(b) Each cable splice must be made in
accordance with Section 6.11 of IEEE
45.8–2016 (incorporated by reference;
see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
■ 63. Revise § 111.60–21 to read as
follows:
§ 111.60–21
Cable insulation tests.
All cable for electric power and
lighting and associated equipment must
be checked for proper insulation
resistance to ground and between
conductors. The insulation resistance
must not be less than that in Section 5.1
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of IEEE 45.6–2016 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
■ 64. Amend § 111.60–23 by revising
paragrpahs (d) and (f) to read as follows:
§ 111.60–23
Metal-clad (Type MC) cable.
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(d) The cable must be installed in
accordance with Article 326 of NFPA 70
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1).
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(f) Equipment grounding conductors
in the cable must be sized in accordance
with Section 250.122 of NFPA 70.
System grounding conductors must be
of a cross-sectional area not less than
that of the normal current carrying
conductors of the cable. The metal
sheath must be grounded but must not
be used as a required grounding
conductor.
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■ 65. Amend § 111.70–1 by revising
paragraph (a) introductory text to read
as follows:
§ 111.70–1
General.
(a) Each motor circuit, controller, and
protection must meet the requirements
of sections 4–8–2/9.17, 4–8–4/9.5 and
4–8–3/5 of ABS Marine Vessel Rules;
sections 6–1–7/9.9 and 6–1–7/9.15 of
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the ABS MOU Rules; or IEC 60092–
301:1980 (all three standards
incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1), as appropriate, except for the
following circuits:
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■ 66. Amend § 111.70–3 by revising
paragraphs (a), (c)(2), and (d)(1)(v) to
read as follows:
§ 111.70–3 Motor controllers and motorcontrol centers
(a) General. The enclosure for each
motor controller or motor-control center
must meet either NEMA ICS 2 and
NEMA ICS 2.3, or Table 1 of IEC 60092–
201:2019 (all three standards
incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1), as appropriate, for the
location where it is installed. In
addition, each such enclosure in a
hazardous location must meet the
requirements of subpart 111.105 of this
part. NEMA ICS 2.4 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1)
provides guidance on the differences
between devices meeting NEMA and
those meeting IEC for motor service.
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(c) * * *
(2) A motor controller for a motor of
less than 2 horsepower (1.5 kW).
(d) * * *
(1) * * *
(v) kW (Horsepower).
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■ 67. Amend § 111.75–5 by revising
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
§ 111.75–5
Lighting Branch Circuits.
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(b) Connected load. The connected
loads on a lighting branch circuit must
not be more than 80 percent of the
rating of the overcurrent protective
device, computed on the basis of the
fixture ratings and in accordance with
Section 9.4.2 of IEEE 45.1–2017
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1).
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■ 68. Amend § 111.75–17 by removing
paragraph (e) and revising paragraph
(d)(2).
The revision reads as follows:
§ 111.75–17
Navigation lights.
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(d) * * *
(2) Be certified by an independent
laboratory to the requirements of ANSI/
UL 1104 or EN 14744 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1) or an
equivalent standard under 46 CFR
110.20–1. Portable battery powered
navigation lights need only be certified
to the requirements of ANSI/UL 1104
applicable to those lights.
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follows:
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§ 111.75–18
Signaling lights.
Each self-propelled vessel over 150
gross tons when engaged on an
international voyage must have on
board an approved daylight signaling
lamp that meets ISO 25861:2007.
■ 70. Revise § 111.75–20 to read as
follows:
§ 111.75–20
Luminaries (lighting fixtures).
(a) The construction of each luminaire
(lighting fixture) for a non-hazardous
location must meet ANSI/UL 1598A, or
IEC 60092–306:2009 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
(b) Nonemergency and inside-type
decorative luminaires in
environmentally protected,
nonhazardous locations must meet the
applicable luminaire-type requirements
of ANSI/UL 1598 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1) or IEC
60092–306:2009. These luminaires must
also meet Clauses 7.4, 8.1, 8.3, 11.2,
13.4, and 17.2 of ANSI/UL 1598A,
except in an accommodation space,
navigating bridge, gyro room, radio
room, galley, or similar space where it
is not subject to damage.
(c) Each tablelamp, desklamp,
floorlamp, and similar equipment must
be secured in place so that it cannot be
displaced by the roll or pitch of the
vessel.
■ 71. Amend § 111.81–1 by revising
paragraph (d) to read as follows:
§ 111.81–1 Outlet boxes and junction
boxes; general
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(d) As appropriate, each outlet-box or
junction-box installation must meet the
following standards, all of which are
incorporated by reference (see 46 CFR
110.10–1): Article 314 of NFPA 70;
ANSI/UL 50; ANSI/UL 514A, ANSI/UL
514B, and ANSI/UL 514C; IEC 60092–
101:2018; IEC 60092–201:2019; IEC
60092–306:2009; IEC 60092–352:2005;
IEC 60092–401:1980; and IEC 60092–
502:1999.
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■ 72. Add § 111.83–7 to subpart 111.83
to read as follows:
§ 111.83–7
High voltage shore connection.
Ships required by state or local law to
connect to shore power, and receiving
high voltage shore power (over 1000
volts), should meet the requirements of
IEC/IEEE 80005–1:2019 (incorporated
by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1).
■ 73. Amend § 111.87–3 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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General requirements.
(a) Each electric heater must meet
applicable ANSI/UL 484, ANSI/UL
1042, or ANSI/UL 2021 construction
standards (both incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1) or
equivalent standards under § 110.20–1
of this chapter.
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§ 111.95–1
[Amended]
74. Amend § 111.95–1, in paragraph
(b), by removing the text ‘‘in other parts
of this chapter under which vessels are
certificated and’’.
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§ 111.99–3
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[Removed and Reserved]
75. Remove and reserve § 111.99–3.
§ 111.99–5
[Amended]
76. Amend § 111.99–5 by removing
the text ‘‘II 2/30.4.3’’ and adding in its
place the text ‘‘II–2/9.4.1.1.5.3’’.
■ 77. Amened § 111.103–1 by revising
the introductory text to read as follows:
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§ 111.103–1 Power ventilation systems
except machinery space ventilation
systems.
Each power ventilation system that is
not a machinery space ventilation
system must have:
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■ 78. Amend § 111.103–3 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 111.103–3
Machinery space ventilation.
(a) Each power ventilation system for
a machinery space must have two
controls to stop the ventilation, one of
which may be the supply circuit
breaker.
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■ 79. Amend § 111.103–7 by revising
the introductory text to read as follows:
§ 111.103–7
Ventilation stop stations.
Each power ventilation system stop
station must:
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■ 80. Revise § 111.105–1 to read as
follows:
§ 111.105–1
Applicability.
This subpart applies to installations
in hazardous locations as defined in
Articles 500 through 505 of NFPA 70,
Clause 6 of IEC 60092–502:1999 or
Clause 8 of IEC 61892–7:2019
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1).
■ 81. Revise § 111.105–3 to read as
follows:
§ 111.105–3 General requirements and
system integrity
(a) Electrical equipment and wiring
should not be installed in hazardous
locations unless essential for
operational purposes. When installed in
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these locations, special precautions
should be taken to ensure that the
electrical equipment is not a source of
ignition.
(b) All electrical installations in
hazardous locations must comply with
Articles 500 through 505 of NFPA 70 or
with Clause 8 of IEC 61892–7:2019 or
Clause 6 of IEC 60092–502:1999
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1).
(c) To maintain system integrity, each
electrical installation in Class/Division
or Class/Zone hazardous locations must
comply with Sections 501.5 or 505.9(C)
of NFPA 70 (incorporated by reference;
see 46 CFR 110.10–1), and not in
combination in a manner that will
compromise system integrity or safety.
§ 111.105–5
[Removed and Reserved]
82. Remove and reserve § 111.105–5.
83. Revise § 111.105–7 to read as
follows:
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§ 111.105–7
Approved equipment.
(a) Electrical installations in
hazardous locations must comply with
paragraph (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this
section.
(1) NFPA 70 Articles 500 through 504
(incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1). Equipment required to be
identified for Class I locations must
meet the provisions of Sections 500.7
and 500.8 of NFPA 70 and must be
tested and listed by an independent
laboratory to any of the following
standards:
(i) ANSI/UL 674, ANSI/UL 823,
ANSI/UL 844 (2012), ANSI/UL 913,
ANSI/UL 1203, ANSI/ISA 12.12.01, or
ANSI/UL 2225 (2011) (incorporated by
reference, see § 110.10–1).
(ii) FM Approvals Class Number 3600
(1998), Class Number 3610, Class
Number 3611, Class Number 3615, or
Class Number 3620 (incorporated by
reference, see § 110.10–1).
(iii) CSA C22.2 Nos. 0–10, 30–M1986,
157–92, or 213–16 (incorporated by
reference, see § 110.10–1).
(2) NFPA 70 Article 505 (incorporated
by reference, see § 110.10–1).
Equipment required to be identified for
Class I locations must meet the
provisions of Sections 505.7 and 505.9
of NFPA 70 and must be tested and
listed by an independent laboratory to
one or more of the types of protection
in ANSI/ISA Series of standards
incorporated in NFPA 70.
(3) Clause 8 of IEC 61892–7:2019 or
clause 6 of IEC 60092–502:1999
(incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1). Electrical apparatus in
hazardous locations must be tested to
IEC 60079–1:2014, IEC 60079–2:2014,
IEC 60079–5:2015, IEC 60079–6:2015,
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IEC 60079–7:2017, IEC 60079–11:2011,
IEC 60079–13:2017, IEC 60079–15:2017,
IEC 60079–18:2017, IEC 60079–25:2010
or IEC 60079–30–1:2007 (incorporated
by reference, see § 110.10–1) and
certified by an independent laboratory
under the IECEx System.
(b) System components that are listed
or certified under paragraph (a)(1), (2),
or (3) of this section must not be
combined in a manner that would
compromise system integrity or safety.
(c) As an alternative to paragraph
(a)(1) of this section, electrical
equipment that complies with the
provisions of NFPA 496 (2017)
(incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1) is acceptable for installation
in Class I, Divisions 1 and 2. When
equipment meeting this standard is
used, it does not need to be identified
and marked by an independent
laboratory. The Commanding Officer,
MSC, will evaluate equipment
complying with this standard during
plan review and will generally consider
it acceptable if a manufacturer’s
certification of compliance is indicated
on a material list or plan.
(d) Purged and pressurized equipment
that meets NFPA 496 (incorporated by
reference, see § 110.10–1)
(e) Equipment listed or certified to UL
60079–18:2017 or IEC 60079–18:2017,
respectively, (incorporated by reference,
see § 110.10–1) is not permitted in Class
I Special Division 1 or Zone 0 hazardous
location, unless the encapsulating
compound of Ex ‘‘ma’’ protected
equipment is not exposed to, or has
been determined to be compatible with,
the liquid or cargo in the storage tank.
§ 111.105–9
[Removed and Reserved]
84. Remove and reserve § 111.105–9.
85. Revise § 111.105–11 to read as
follows:
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§ 111.105–11
Intrinsically safe systems.
(a) As part of plan approval, the
manufacturer must provide appropriate
installation instructions and restrictions
on approved system components or the
control drawing in Section 504.10(A) of
NFPA 70 (incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1). Typical instructions and
restrictions include information
addressing—
(1) Voltage limitations;
(2) Allowable cable parameters;
(3) Maximum length of cable
permitted;
(4) Ability of system to accept passive
devices;
(5) Acceptability of interconnections
with conductors or other equipment for
other intrinsically safe circuits; and
(6) Information regarding any
instructions or restrictions which were
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a condition of approval of the system or
its components.
(b) For intrinsically safe systems
under the standards cited in § 111.105–
3(a)(1) and (2) the wiring methods must
meet Sections 504.30, 504.50 and 504.60
of NFPA 70 (incorporated by reference,
see 46 CFR 110.10–1). For intrinsically
safe systems under the standards cited
in § 111.105–7(a)(3) of this subpart, the
installation and wiring must meet
Clause 7, except for Clause 7.3.1, of IEC
60092–502:1999 (incorporated by
reference, see § 110.10–1).
§ 111.105–15
[Removed and Reserved]
86. Remove and reserve § 111.105–15.
87. Revise § 111.105–17 to read as
follows:
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§ 111.105–17 Wiring methods for
hazardous locations.
(a) Through runs of marine shipboard
cable meeting subpart 111.60 of this part
are required for all hazardous locations.
Armored cable may be used to enhance
ground detection capabilities.
Additionally, Type MC cable may be
used subject to the restrictions in
§ 111.60–23.
(b) Where conduit is installed, the
applicable requirements of either NFPA
70 Clause 9 of IEC 61892–7: 2019 or
Clause 7 of IEC of 60092–502: 1999
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1) must be followed.
Alternatively, the conduit and cable
seals and sealing methods in Clause 6.8
of API RP 14F or API RP 14FZ
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1) may be followed. Where
required by the standard that is
applicable to the listed or certified
electrical equipment, seal fittings,
termination fittings, or glands must be
listed or certified by an independent
laboratory for use in hazardous
locations.
(c) Each cable entrance into Class II
and Class III (Zone 20, 21, and 22)
equipment must be made with dust tight
cable entrance seals approved for the
installation.
■ 88. Revise § 111.105–19 to read as
follows:
§ 111.105–19
Switches.
A switch that is explosionproof or
flameproof, or that controls any
explosionproof or flameproof equipment
must have a pole for each ungrounded
conductor.
■ 89. Add § 111.105–28 to read as
follows:
§ 111.105–28
Internal combustion engines.
Internal combustion engines installed
in Class I Divisions 1 and 2 (Zones 1 and
2) must meet the provisions of ASTM
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see § 110.10–1).
■ 90. Amend § 111.105–31 as follows:
■ a. Redesignate paragraphs (e) through
(n) as paragraphs (f) through (o); and
■ b. Add new paragraph (e); and
■ c. Revise newly redesignated
paragraph (o).
The additions and revisions read as
follows:
§ 111.105–31 Flammable or combustible
cargo with a flashpoint below 60 ≥C (140 ≥F),
carriers of liquid-sulphur or inorganic acid.
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(e) Submerged pump motors.
Submerged pump motors that do not
meet requirements of paragraph (d) of
this section must receive concept
approval by the Commandant (CG–ENG)
and plan approval by the Commanding
Officer, MSC.
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(o) Duct keels. The lighting and
ventilation systems, and the gas
detection system, if installed, for each
pipe tunnel must meet section 5C–1–7/
31.17 of ABS Marine Vessel Rules
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1).
§ 111.105–35
[Amended]
91. Amend § 111.105–35 as follows:
a. In paragraph (a) introductory text,
remove the text ‘‘10 or Z’’ and add in
its place the text ‘‘20’’; and
■ b. In paragraph (c), remove the text
‘‘11 or Y’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘22’’.
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§ 111.105–39
[Amended]
92. Amend § 111.105–39 in the
introductory text and paragraph (a) as
follows:
■ a. Remove the text ‘‘Steel’’ and add in
its place the text ‘‘Marine’’; and
■ b. Remove the text ‘‘5–10–4/3’’ and
add in its place the text ‘‘5C–10–4/3’’.
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§ 111.105–40
[Amended]
93. Amend § 111.105–40 by removing
the text ‘‘Steel’’ in paragraph (a) and
paragraph (c) introductory text and
adding in its place the text ‘‘Marine’’.
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§ 111.105–41
[Amended]
94. Amend § 111.105–41 by removing
the text ‘‘IEEE 45–1998’’ and adding in
its place the text ‘‘IEEE 45.1’’.
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§ 111.105–45
[Amended]
95. Amend § 111.105–45 as follows:
a. In paragraph (a) introductory text,
remove the text ‘‘10 or Z’’ and adding
in its place the text ‘‘20’’;
■ b. In paragraph (b) introductory text,
remove the text ‘‘11 or Y’’ and add in
its place the text ‘‘22’’; and
■ c. In paragraph (b)(1), remove the text
‘‘10 or Z’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘20’’.
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111.105 to read as follows:
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§ 111.105–50 Alternative standard to the
classification of hazardous locations
requirements of this subchapter
This section contains alternative
standards to the classification of
hazardous locations requirements in
§§ 111.105–29, 111.105–31, 111.105–32,
111.106–9, and 111.106–11 of this
subchapter.
(a) Classification of hazardous
locations may be in accordance with IEC
60092–502 (1999).
(b) If IEC 60092–502 is chosen as an
alternative standard as allowed in
paragraph (a) of this section, it shall be
used exclusively and not in
combination with §§ 111.105–29,
111.105–31, 111.105–32, 111.106–9, and
111.106–11.
(c) If IEC 60092–502 is chosen as an
alternative standard as allowed in
paragraph (a) of this section, ventilation
systems for cargo handling rooms on
tank vessels that carry combustible or
flammable cargo and carriers of liquidsulphur or inorganic acid, and
hydrocarbon pump rooms must meet
the requirements in § 3 2.60–20(c) of
this chapter in addition to meeting the
ventilation requirements in IEC 60092–
502. Bulk liquefied flammable gas and
ammonia carriers must meet the
requirements in § 38.20–10 of
subchapter D.
■ 97. Amend § 111.106–3 by revising
paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (iii), (b)(2),
(b)(3) introductory text, (b)(3)(vi), (c),
and (d) to read as follows:
§ 111.106–3
General requirements
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(i) ANSI/UL 674, ANSI/UL 823,
ANSI/UL 844, ANSI/UL 913, ANSI/UL
1203, ANSI/ISA 12.12.01, ANSI/UL
2062 and/or ANSI/UL 2225
(incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1).
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(iii) CAN/CSA C22.2 Nos. 0–10, 30–
M1986, 157–92, and/or 213–16
(incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1).
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(2) NFPA 70 Article 505 (incorporated
by reference, see § 110.10–1).
Equipment identified for Class I
locations must meet the provisions of
Sections 505.7 and 505.9 of NPFA 70
and be tested and listed by an
independent laboratory to the ANSI/ISA
Series of standards incorporated in
NFPA 70.
Note to § 111.106–3(b)(2): See sections
505.9(C) and 505.20 of the NFPA 70 for
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designated spaces.
(3) IEC 60092–502:1999 (incorporated
by reference, see § 110.10–1), with the
following exceptions:
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(vi) Electrical apparatus in hazardous
locations must meet one or the
combination of IEC 60079–1:2014, IEC
60079–2:2014, IEC 60079–5:2015, IEC
60079–6:2015, IEC 60079–7:2017, IEC
60079–11:2011, IEC 60079–13:2017, IEC
60079–15:2017, IEC 60079–18:2017, IEC
60079–25:2010 or IEC 60079–30–1:2007
(incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1) in lieu of Clause 6.5.
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(c) As an alternative to paragraph
(b)(1) of this section, electrical
equipment that complies with the
provisions of NFPA 496 (2017)
(incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1) is acceptable for installation
in Class I, Divisions 1 and 2. When
equipment meeting this standard is
used, it does not need to be identified
and marked by an independent
laboratory. The Commanding Officer,
Marine Safety Center (MSC) will
evaluate equipment complying with this
standard during plan review. It is
normally considered acceptable if a
manufacturer’s certification of
compliance is indicated on a material
list or plan.
(d) Equipment listed or certified to UL
60079–18 or IEC 60079–18:2017,
respectively, (incorporated by reference,
see § 110.10–1) is not permitted in Class
I Special Division 1 or Zone 0 hazardous
location, unless the encapsulating
compound of Ex ‘‘ma’’ protected
equipment is not exposed to, or has
been determined to be compatible with,
the liquid or cargo in the storage tank.
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[Amended]
98. Amend § 111.106–5 as follows:
a. In paragraph (a):
i. Remove the text ‘‘UL’’ and add in
its place the text ‘‘ANSI/UL’’;
■ ii. Remove the text ‘‘60092–350:2008’’
and add in its place the text ‘‘60092–
350:2014’’; and
■ iii. Remove the text ‘‘IEC 60092–
353:2011’’ and add in its place the text
IEC ‘‘60092–353:2016’’; and
■ b. In paragraph (c), remove the text
‘‘60092–502’’ and add, in its place, the
text ‘‘60092–502:1999’’.
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§ 111.106–15
[Amended]
99. Amend § 111.106–15, in paragraph
(a), by removing the text ‘‘60092–502’’,
wherever it occurs, and adding in its
place the text ‘‘60092–502:1999’’.
■ 100. Amend § 111.107–1 as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(1), remove the text
‘‘111.10–1’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘110.15–1’’;
■ b. In paragraph (b) introductory text,
remove the text ‘‘NEC 2002’’ and add in
its place the text ‘‘70’’;
■ c. Remove paragraph (b)(1);
■ d. Redesignate paragraphs (b)(2)
through (5) as paragraphs (b)(1) through
(4);
■ e. Add new paragraph (b)(5); and
■ f. In paragraph (c)(1), remove the text
‘‘or Category A of IEC 60332–3–22 (both
incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1)’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘IEC 60332–3–22:2018 or IEC 60332–3–
21:2018, Category A or A F/R
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1)’’.
The addition reads as follows:
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§ 111.107–1
Industrial systems.
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(5) Sections 111.30–1, 111.30–5(a),
and 111.30–19(a)—Switchgear.
■ 101. Revise § 111.108–1 to read as
follows:
§ 111.108–1
Applicability.
This subpart applies to MODUs,
floating OCS facilities, and vessels,
other than offshore supply vessels
regulated under 46 CFR subchapter L of
this chapter, constructed after April. 2,
2018 that engage in OCS activities.
102. Amend § 111.108–3 by revising
paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii), (b)(2)
and (3), (d) introductory text, and (e) to
read as follows:
§ 111.108–3
General requirements.
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(1) * * *
(i) ANSI/UL 674 (2013), ANSI/UL
823, ANSI/UL 844 (2012), ANSI/UL 913,
ANSI/UL 1203, ANSI/ISA 12.12.01,
ANSI/ISA 12.12.0, ANSI/UL 2062 or
ANSI/UL 2225 (2011) (incorporated by
reference, see § 110.10–1).
(ii) FM Approvals Class Number 3600,
Class Number 3610, Class Number 3611,
Class Number 3615, or Class Number
3620 (incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1).
(iii) CSA C22.2 Nos. 0–10, 30–M1986,
157–92, or 213–16 (incorporated by
reference, see § 110.10–1).
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(2) NFPA 70 Article 505 (incorporated
by reference, see § 110.10–1).
Equipment required to be identified for
Class I locations must meet the
provisions of Sections 505.7 and 505.9
of NFPA 70 and must be tested and
listed by an independent laboratory to
one or more of the types of protection
in ANSI/ISA Series of standards
incorporated in NFPA 70.
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Note to § 111.108–3(b)(2): See sections
505.9(C) of the NFPA 70 (incorporated
by reference, see § 110.10–1) for use of
Division equipment in Zone designated
spaces.
(3) Clause 8 of IEC 61892–7:2019
(incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1) for all U.S. and foreign
floating OCS facilities and vessels on
the U.S. OCS or on the waters adjacent
thereto; chapter 6 of 2009 IMO MODU
Code (incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1) for all U.S. and foreign
MODUs; or clause 6 of IEC 60092–
502:1999 (incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1) for U.S. tank vessels that
carry flammable and combustible
cargoes. Electrical apparatus in
hazardous locations must be tested to
IEC 60079–1:2014, IEC 60079–2:2014,
IEC 60079–5:2015, IEC 60079–6:2015,
IEC 60079–7:2017, IEC 60079–11:2011,
IEC 60079–13:2017, IEC 60079–15:2017,
IEC 60079–18:2017, IEC 60079–25:2010
or IEC 60079–30–1:2007 (incorporated
by reference, see § 110.10–1) and
certified by an independent laboratory
under the IECEx System.
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(d) As an alternative to paragraph
(b)(1) of this section, electrical
equipment that complies with the
provisions of NFPA 496 (2017)
(incorporated by reference, see
§ 110.10–1) is acceptable for installation
in Class I, Divisions 1 and 2. When
equipment meeting this standard is
used, it does not need to be identified
and marked by an independent
laboratory. The Commanding Officer,
MSC, will evaluate equipment
complying with this standard during
plan review.
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(e) Equipment listed or certified to UL
60079–18 or IEC 60079–18:2017,
respectively, (incorporated by reference,
see § 110.10–1) is not permitted in Class
I, Special Division 1, or Zone 0
hazardous locations unless the
encapsulating compound of Ex ‘‘ma’’
protected equipment is not exposed to,
or has been determined to be compatible
with, the liquid or cargo in the storage
tank.
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PART 112—EMERGENCY LIGHTING
AND POWER SYSTEMS
103. The authority citation for part
112 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1.
104. Revise § 112.01–20 to read as
follows:
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source.
Final emergency power
A final emergency power source is
one that automatically supplies power
to the emergency loads under § 112.15–
5 and automatically transfers the
temporary emergency loads under
§ 112.15–1 when the potential of the
final emergency source reaches 85 to
95% of normal value.
■ 105. Amend § 112.05–5 as follows:
■ a. Revise paragraph (a) introductory
text; and
■ b. Redesignate Table 112.05–5(a) as
Table 1 to § 112.05–5.
The revision reads as follows:
§ 112.05–5
Emergency power source.
(a) The emergency power source must
meet table 112.05–5(a) and have the
capacity to supply all loads, at a unity
(1.0) service factor, that are
simultaneously connected to it, except a
load on a bus-tie to the main
switchboard or non-required loads that
are connected in accordance with
§ 112.05–1(c).
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112.05 to read as follows:
§ 112.05–7
port.
Use of emergency generator in
The emergency generator may be used
during lay time in port for supplying
power to the vessels, provided the
following:
(a) The fuel oil tank for the emergency
generator prime mover must be
appropriately sized and provided with a
level alarm, which is to be set to alarm
at a level where there is sufficient fuel
oil capacity for the emergency services
for the period of time required by
§ 112.05–5(a).
(b) The emergency generator prime
mover is to be rated for continuous
service.
(c) The prime mover is to be fitted
with alarms, displays and automatic
shutdown arrangements that meet ABS
Marine Vessel Rules, section 4–8–2/5.19
Table 2, except that for fuel oil tank
low-level alarm, in paragraph (a) of this
section is to apply instead. The displays
and alarms are to be provided in the
centralized control station. Monitoring
at the engineers’ quarters must meet
ABS Marine Vessel Rules, section 4–9–
6/19.
(d) The emergency generator room is
to be fitted with fire detectors. Where
the emergency generator is located in a
space separated from the emergency
switchboard, fire detectors are to be
located in each space. The fire detection
and alarm system must meet the
requirements of 46 CFR subpart 113.10.
(e) The power supply circuits,
including control and monitoring
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generator in port are to be so arranged
and protected that any electrical fault,
except for the emergency generator and
the emergency switchboard, will not
affect the operation of the main and
emergency services.
(f) Means are to be provided to readily
change over to emergency operation.
(g) The generator is to be safeguarded
against overload by automatically
shedding such other loads so that the
supply to the required emergency loads
is always available.
(h) Operational instructions such as
that on the fuel oil tank level, harbor/
seagoing mode changeover
arrangements, etc. are to be provided on
board. Before the vessel is under way,
all valves, switches, etc., are to be in the
positions for the intended mode of
operation of the emergency generator
and the emergency switchboard. Such
instructions are to be distinctly posted
at the emergency generator room.
Planned maintenance is to be carried
out only while in port.
■ 107. Amend § 112.15–1 by adding
paragraph (s) to read as follows:
§ 112.15–1
Temporary emergency loads.
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alarm.
§ 112.43–13
[Removed and Reserved]
108. Remove and reserve § 112.43–13.
109. Amend § 112.50–1 by revising
paragraphs (g) and (h) to read as follows:
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General.
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(g) The following automatic
shutdowns are required for the
generator set:
(1) Overspeed; and
(2) Operation of a fixed fire
extinguishing system in the emergency
generator room.
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ALARM SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
110. The authority citation for part
113 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1.
111. Revise § 113.05–07 to read as
follows:
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§ 113.05–7
Environmental tests.
(a) Communication, alarm system,
control, and monitoring equipment,
with the exception of fire and smoke
detection and alarm systems, must meet
the environmental tests of—
(1) Section 4–9–9, Table 1, of ABS
Marine Vessel Rules (incorporated by
reference; see110.10–1) or the
applicable ENV category of Lloyd’s
Register Type Approval System—Test
Specification Number 1 (incorporated
by reference; see 110.10–1); and
(2) IEC 60533:2015 (incorporated by
reference; see 46 CFR 110.10–1) as
appropriate.
(b) Components of smoke detection
and alarm systems must be tested in
accordance with 46 CFR 161.002.
§ 113.25–7
[Amended]
112. Amend § 113.25–7, in paragraph
(b), by removing the text ‘‘as allowed
under § 113.25–6(e)(2)’’.
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required for the generator set if the
prime mover is a diesel engine:
(1) Low oil pressure; and
(2) High cooling water temperature.
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[Amended]
113. Amend § 113.25–11, in paragraph
(a), by removing the text ‘‘IEC 60529’’
and adding in its place the text ‘‘IEC
60529:2013’’.
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114. Amend § 113.30–25 as follows:
a. In paragraph (e), remove the text
‘‘IEC 60529’’ and add in its place the
text ‘‘IEC 60529:2013’’; and
■ b. In paragraph (i), remove the text
‘‘IEC 60529’’ and add in its place the
text ‘‘IEC 60529:2013’’.
■ c. In paragraph (j)(2), remove the text
‘‘60331–11’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘60331–11:2009’’ and remove the text
‘‘60331–21’’ and add in its place the text
‘‘60331–21:1999’’.
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§ 113.37–10
[Amended]
115. Amend § 113.37–10, in paragraph
(b), by removing the text ‘‘IEC 60529’’
and adding in its place the text ‘‘IEC
60529:2013’’.
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§ 113.40–10
[Amended]
116. Amend § 113.40–10, in paragraph
(b), by removing the text ‘‘IEC 60529’’
and adding in its place the text ‘‘IEC
60529:2013’’.
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§ 113.50–5
[Amended]
117. Amend § 113.30–25, in
paragraphs (b) and (d), after the word
‘‘maker’’, add the words ‘‘or initiating
device’’.
■ 118. Revise § 113.65–5 to read as
follows:
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§ 113.65–5
General requirements
Each whistle operator must meet
Section 18 of IEEE 45.1–2016
(incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR
110.10–1).
Dated: March 25, 2021.
R.V. Timme,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant
Commandant for Prevention Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
46 CFR Parts 110, 111, 112, and 113
[Docket No. USCG-2020-0075]
RIN 1625-AC66
Update to Electrical Engineering Regulations
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to update electrical engineering
standards that are incorporated by reference and add acceptable
alternative standards. This proposed rule would also eliminate several
outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive electrical engineering
regulations. This proposed regulatory action would be consistent with
the standards currently used by industry and support the Coast Guard's
maritime safety mission.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before July 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2020-0075 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.
Viewing material proposed for incorporation by reference. Material
incorporated by reference is available from the publishers identified
in the proposed text of 46 CFR 110.10-1, including in this document.
Alternatively, you may make arrangements to view this material by
calling the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document
call or email Raymond Martin, Systems Engineering Division, Coast
Guard; telephone 202-372-1384, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents for Preamble
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
II. Abbreviations
III. Executive Summary
IV. Basis and Purpose
V. Background
VI. Discussion of Proposed Rule
A. Proposed Revisions to Sec. 110.10-1 Incorporation by
Reference
B. Generator Prime Movers
C. Electrical Cable
D. IEC 60092-502 Electrical Installations in Ships--Part 502:
Tankers--Special Features
E. Emergency Generator in Port
F. Description of Additional Proposed Changes Within Subchapter
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VII. Incorporation by Reference
VIII. Regulatory Analyses
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
B. Small Entities
C. Assistance for Small Entities
D. Collection of Information
E. Federalism
F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
G. Taking of Private Property
H. Civil Justice Reform
I. Protection of Children
J. Indian Tribal Governments
K. Energy Effects
L. Technical Standards
M. Environment
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
The Coast Guard views public participation as essential to
effective rulemaking, and will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period. Your comment can help shape the
outcome of this proposed rulemaking. If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this proposed rulemaking, indicate the
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provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. Where possible,
please provide any available data to support the reason for each
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of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
We do not plan to hold a public meeting, but will consider doing so
if our evaluation of public comments indicates that a meeting would be
helpful. We would issue a separate Federal Register notice to announce
the date, time, and location of such a meeting.
II. Abbreviations
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
AC Alternating current
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API American Petroleum Institute
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM ASTM International
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
CAN Canadian National Standard
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CSA Canadian Standards Association
DC Direct current
DHS Department of Homeland Security
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility
Ex Designation of explosion-protected electrical apparatus complying
with IEC standards
FR Federal Register
HVSC High voltage shore connection
IBR Incorporated by Reference
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IECEx System IEC System for Certification to Standards relating to
Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IMO International Maritime Organization
ISA International Society of Automation
ISO International Organization of Standardization
kV Kilovolt
kW Kilowatt
LED Light-emitting diode
MSC Marine Safety Center
MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
MOU Marine Offshore Unit
NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NVIC Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OSV Offshore Supply Vessel
Sec. Section
SOLAS International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974
U.S.C. United States Code
V Volts
III. Executive Summary
When writing regulations that set technical standards, the Coast
Guard relies as much as possible on existing industry consensus
standards. Doing so minimizes proliferation of differing standards and
complies with the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act and
OMB Circular A-119. The legal method of directing
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regulated entities to follow separately published standards is called
incorporation by reference (IBR). This notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) proposes to update prior incorporations by reference, add a
limited number of alternative standards, and eliminate outdated or
unnecessarily prescriptive regulations in title 46 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) subchapter J.
This proposed rule would update the standards incorporated by
reference (IBR) in both 46 CFR 110.10-1 and all of the sections in
subchapter J that reference the updated IBR standards. More
specifically, this proposed rule would incorporate the more recent
editions of many standards, incorporate by reference additional
standards for certain topics, and remove IBR standards that are no
longer actively used by industry. Due to technological advances, it is
necessary to update the current standards to ensure modern technologies
are addressed in the regulations. In addition to updating the IBR
standards, we propose the following four changes to subchapter J.
First, this proposed rule would eliminate the prescriptive
requirements in 46 CFR 111.12-1(b) and (c) for generator prime movers.
In accordance with 46 CFR 58.01-5, these generator prime movers would
continue to be required to meet standards of the American Bureau of
Shipping (ABS) Steel Vessel Rules.
Second, this proposed rule would simplify the electrical cable
construction requirements in subpart 111.60 so they are similar to the
classification society requirements currently accepted without
supplement under the Coast Guard's Alternate Compliance Program.
Third, for classifications of hazardous locations in subpart
111.105, this proposed rule would accept the International
Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) 60092-502 as an alternative
classification. This is an internationally accepted standard and we are
not aware of any notable casualty history attributed to its use as
compared to vessels complying with the current applicable U.S.
regulations for classification of hazardous locations.
Fourth, this proposed rule would amend 46 CFR 112.05 to allow the
use of an emergency generator in port. This optional capability to use
emergency generators in port would be acceptable if a set of additional
safeguards, approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
in 2005 are provided to ensure the availability of emergency power.
The following table provides an overview of the types of proposed
changes and the affected sections.
Table 1--Title 46 CFR Sections Affected by the Proposed Rule
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Affected title 46
Category Proposed changes CFR sections
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Incorporated by Reference (IBR) Editorial......... Sec. Sec.
Standards. 110.15-1, 111.01-
15, 111.05-9,
111.12-3, 111.12-
5, 111.12-7,
111.20-15, 111.30-
1, 111.30-5,
111.30-19, 111.33-
3, 111.33-5,
111.33-11, 111.35-
1, 111.40-1,
111.50-3, 111.50-
5, 111.50-7,
111.50-9, 111.60-
1, 111.60-2,
111.60-3, 111.60-
6, 111.60-11,
111.60-13, 111.60-
19, 111.60-21,
111.70-1, ,
111.75-17, 111.75-
20, 111.99-5,
111.105-7,
111.105-9,
111.105-11,
111.105-17,
111.105-19,
111.105-31,
111.105-35,
111.105-40,
111.105-41,
111.105-45,
111.106-3,
111.106-5,
111.106-7,
111.106-13,
111.106-15,
111.107-1,
111.108-1,
111.108-3, 112.50-
1, 113.10-7,
113.20-1, 113.25-
1, 113.30-25,
113.30-25, 113.30-
25, 113.37-10,
113.40-10, 113.65-
5.
Updating to latest Sec. Sec.
edition with 110.15-1, 111.12-
changes in 1, 111.12-7,
technical content. 111.15-2, 111.51-
5, 111.54-1,
111.55-1, 111.59-
1, 111.60-5,
111.60-7, 111.60-
11, 111.60-13,
111.60-23, 111.70-
1, 1111.70-3,
111.75-18, 111.81-
1, 111.105-7,
111.105-11,
111.105-33,
111.105-37,
111.105-39,
111.106-3,
111.107-1,
111.108-3, 113.05-
7.
Providing Sec. Sec.
additional 110.15-1, 111.01-
options. 9, 111.15-10,
111.20-15, 111.30-
5, 111.30-19,
111.50-3, 111.53-
1, 111.59-1,
111.60-1, 111.60-
9, 111.60-13,
111.75-17, 111.75-
20, 111.81-1,
111.83-7, 111.87-
3, 111.105-7,
111.105-11,
111.105-17,
111.105-28,
111.105-29,
111.105-50,
111.106-3,
111.106-5,
111.108-3, 112.05-
7, 113.05-7,
113.10-7, 113.20-
1, 113.25-11,
113.30-25, 113.37-
10, 113.40-10.
Generator prime mover alarms and Removing unique Sec. 111.12-1.
shutdowns. Coast Guard
requirements.
Electrical cable requirements... Proposing Sec. 111.60-1.
additional option.
Removing Sec. Sec.
prescriptive 111.60-1, 111.60-
requirements 2, 111.60-3,
(existing 111.60-6, 111.105-
sections). 50.
Classification of hazardous Proposing Sec. Sec.
location. additional 111.105-7,
options. 111.105-17,
111.105-28.
Editorial--Harmoni Sec. Sec.
zing requirements 111.105-1,
between subparts. 111.105-3,
111.105-7,
111.105-9,
111.105-11,
111.105-15
(existing),
111.105-17,
111.105-31,
111.106-3,
111.108-3.
Emergency generator............. Allowing use in Sec. 112.05-7.
port.
Revising alarms Sec. 112.50-1.
and shutdowns.
Editorial changes (Other than .................. Sec. Sec.
IBR standards). 110.15-1, 110.25-
1, 110.25-3,
111.05-3, 111.05-
37, 111.10-1,
111.10-9, 111.12-
11, 111.12-13,
111.15-25, 111.15-
30, 111.30-5,
111.30-25, 111.30-
27, 111.30-29,
111.33-1, 111.33-
3, 111.33-5,
111.33-7, 111.33-
9, 111.33-11,
111.50-3, 111.51-
1, 111.51-2,
111.51-3, 111.51-
6, 111.52, 111.60-
7, 111.95-1,
111.99-3,
111.103, 111.105-
1, 111.105-3,
111.105-5,
111.105-7,
111.107-1,
111.105-15,
111.105-32,
111.107-1, 112.01-
20, 112.05-5,
112.15-1, 112.50-
1.
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IV. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis of this proposed rulemaking is section 1333(d) of
Title 43, United States Code (U.S.C.), sections 3306 and 3703 of Title
46 U.S.C., and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Delegation No.
0170.1. The provisions of 43 U.S.C. 1333(d) grant the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating the authority to
promulgate and enforce regulations with respect to lights and other
warning devices, safety equipment, and other matters relating to the
promotion of safety of life and property on artificial islands,
installations, and other devices. Section 46 U.S.C. 3306(a)(1)
authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations for the design,
construction, alteration, repair, and operation of vessels subject to
inspection, including equipment, appliances, propulsion machinery,
auxiliary machinery, boilers, unfired pressure vessels, piping, and
electric installations. Additionally, 46 U.S.C. 3703 grants the
Secretary authority to regulate the construction, alteration, repair,
maintenance, operation, and equipping of vessels, that may be necessary
for increased protection against hazards to life and property, for
navigation and vessel safety, and for enhanced protection of the marine
environment. These authorities have been delegated to the Coast Guard
by the DHS Security Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(92)(b).
The purpose of this proposed rulemaking is to update the standards
that are incorporated by reference in 46 CFR subchapter J, which
provide detailed specifications for electrical equipment used by
vessels. Newly published editions of the international standards
referenced in subchapter J address new technologies and changes in best
practices. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-119
states agencies should undertake a review of the standards incorporated
by reference every 3 to 5 years to remain current with technological
changes. OMB encourages reducing reliance on unique government
standards when an existing voluntary consensus standard would suffice.
This proposed rule follows the Circular by incorporating newer editions
of industry standards and reducing the reliance on unique Coast Guard
standards where industry standards are sufficient.
V. Background
Title 46 CFR subchapter J contains the electrical engineering
regulations and standards applicable to vessels and required shipboard
systems regulated under subchapters D, H, I, I-A, K, L, O, Q, R, T, U,
and W of Title 46. A key component of subchapter J is the standards
that are incorporated by reference (IBR) in 46 CFR 110.10-1 and cross-
referenced throughout parts 110, 111, 112, and 113. The IBR section in
subchapter J was last amended by the 2015 final rule titled
``Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Locations'' (80 FR 16980, Mar. 31,
2015), but because of its limited scope, that rule did not update all
of the standards to reflect newer editions. Many of the IBR standards
have not been updated since 2008 when the Coast Guard issued the final
rule titled ``Review and Update of Standards for Marine Equipment'' (73
FR 65156, Oct. 31, 2008).
Furthermore, the interim rule titled ``Offshore Supply Vessels of
at Least 6,000 GT ITC'' (79 FR 48893, Aug. 18, 2014) and the
``Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Locations'' final rule (80 FR
16980, Mar. 31, 2015) amended subchapter J by adding the hazardous
location regulations in subparts 111.106 and 111.108 for types of
vessels and facilities not covered under subpart 111.105. Vessels and
facilities regulated under 111.106 and 111.108 have a broader and more
current selection of IBR standards because there were more recent
standards to include with those rulemakings. This proposed rule would
amend subparts 111.105, 111.106 and 111.108 to ensure all vessel types
are offered the broadest and most current selection of IBR explosion
protection standards.
Shipboard electrical systems are becoming increasingly complex due
to the development of power electronics and computer control systems.
In response, many of the standards incorporated by reference have been
superseded by newer editions to address the newer electrical equipment.
In some cases, the later editions reflect more modern technologies,
terminology, and practices that are already in use by industry.
Adopting newer versions of these standards would reduce the number of
equivalency requests from industry to the Coast Guard, which is
expected to produce cost savings. The incorporation of more recent
editions also ensures the latest industry practices and advancements in
technology are addressed in regulations.
VI. Discussion of Proposed Rule
A. Proposed Revisions to Sec. 110.10-1 Incorporation by Reference
Currently, all of the standards that are incorporated by reference
in subchapter J are listed in Sec. 110.10-1. Within this section, the
Coast Guard proposes to update the technical standards to reflect the
more recent editions of the standards available to the public. We
encourage the use of these updated standards because they reflect the
best available technologies, practices, and procedures that are
recommended by consensus bodies and other groups with experience in the
industry. As the baseline upon which other standards, rules, and
equivalency requests are evaluated, it is important that subchapter J
incorporates up-to-date references.
The class rules of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), in
particular, are incorporated by reference in multiple locations within
subchapter J and throughout 46 CFR Chapter I. It is important to note
that while these rules set the regulatory baseline or standard for
specific engineering systems and equipment, the Coast Guard also
designated several other authorized classification societies in
accordance with 46 CFR part 8. These classification societies are
listed on the Coast Guard website.\1\ The Coast Guard authorized the
listed classification societies to perform certain functions and
certifications using their respective class rules on vessels enrolled
in the Alternate Compliance Program. Vessels not enrolled in the
Alternate Compliance Program may propose using the class rules of an
authorized classification society as an alternative to the ABS class
rules incorporated by reference for particular engineering systems and
equipment in accordance with Sec. 110.20-1.
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Throughout Sec. 110.10-1, we also propose additional standards to
provide alternative compliance options, remove outdated standards, and
clarify existing requirements. Where applicable, this proposed rule
would also update the naming format, mailing addresses, phone numbers,
and URL addresses for the standards already incorporated by reference.
These updates will ensure that the standards are reasonably accessible
to the public.
Following this paragraph, we list the standards we propose to
update, add, or delete in Sec. 110.10-1. Within each standard listed,
we describe the topics covered by the standard, the proposed changes to
the standard, any differences between currently incorporated IBR
standards, and a list of the subparts or sections that reference the
IBR standard. If this proposed rule does not propose any changes to a
standard that is
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currently incorporated by reference, the standard will not be discussed
in the proposed revisions to Sec. 110.10-1. However, it will be
included, without change, in the proposed regulatory text that appears
at the end of this document.
ABS Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels (ABS
Marine Vessel Rules), 2020. The ABS is a vessel classification society
that develops and publishes rules for the construction and maintenance
of ships and offshore facilities. Subchapter J references these rules
in numerous sections as an option for the design of certain systems
including generators, semiconductor rectifiers, and electric propulsion
systems. Specifically, we currently reference the 2003 edition in
Sec. Sec. 110.15-1(b), 111.01-9(b), 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, and 113.05-7(a). In 2020, ABS transitioned from the ABS
Steel Vessel Rules to the ABS Marine Vessel Rules. This allowed ABS to
consolidate several rules into one foundational rule. We propose to
incorporate by reference the 2020 ABS Marine Vessel Rules in the
aforementioned sections and additionally in the new proposed Sec.
112.05-7(c) related to use of emergency generators in port. The ABS
Marine Vessel Rules undergo an annual review and approval process by
ABS technical committees. The Coast Guard participates on these
committees, which are comprised of international experts with relevant
experience. Several of the sections of the ABS Marine Vessel Rules that
we propose to incorporate by reference have been individually updated.
For example:
[cir] ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4-8-3/Table 2: This table specifies
minimum degrees of protection for electrical equipment. This updated
table contains several technical updates since 2003 edition, including
additional notes concerning areas protected by fixed water-spray or
water mist fire extinguishing systems, and equipment subject to water
splash.
[cir] ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4-8-3: We reference this section for
generator construction requirements. The updated edition contains
technical updates to account for changes in technology since the 2003
edition.
[cir] ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4-8-5/5.17.9: This section regarding
semiconductor rectifiers now requires a high temperature alarm.
[cir] ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4-8-5/5.5: This edition contains
updates to propulsion generator requirements.
[cir] ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4-8-2/9.17: This edition updates the
requirements for protection of motor circuits to address athwartship
thruster motor load alarms and more clearly defines the systems
requiring undervoltage release.
[cir] ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4-8-3/5: This updated section
regarding switchboards and motor controllers contains additional cable
connection requirements, optional alternative creepage and clearance
distances, and additional requirements on battery and uninterruptible
power systems based on advancements in technology.
[cir] ABS Marine Vessel Rules 5-10-4/3: This section regarding
roll-on/roll-off cargo spaces is now titled 5C-10-4/3. The new edition
made updates to ventilation requirements and to the tables of dangerous
goods.
[cir] ABS Marine Vessel Rules 4-9-7/Table 9: This table regarding
equipment testing is now titled 4-9-8/Table 1. The updates to this
table reflect changes in technology and industry testing practices.
ABS Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Units
(ABS MOU Rules), Part 4 Machinery and Systems, 2020. ABS also develops
and publishes rules for the construction and maintenance of mobile
offshore drilling units. Subchapter J references these rules in
numerous sections as an option for design of certain systems including
generator, semiconductor rectifier, and electric propulsion systems.
Specifically, we currently reference the 2001 edition in Sec. Sec.
111.12-1(a), 111.12-3, 111.12-5, 111.12-7(c), 111.33-11, 111.35-1, and
111.70-1(a). In 2020, ABS transitioned from the ABS Mobile Offshore
Drilling Units Rules to the ABS MOU Rules. This allowed ABS to
consolidate several rules into one foundational rule. We propose to
incorporate by reference the 2020 ABS MOU Rules. Like the ABS Marine
Vessel Rules, the ABS MOU Rules will undergo a regular review and
approval process by the ABS technical committees comprised of
international experts with relevant experience. ABS updated and changed
the title of several of the ABS MOU rules incorporated by reference in
these sections. For example:
[cir] ABS MOU Rules 4-3-4 (renamed ABS MOU Rules 6-1-7): We
reference this section regarding generator construction requirements.
ABS made several technical updates since the 2001 edition to account
for changes in technology.
[cir] ABS MOU Rules 4-3-4/3.5.3 (renamed 6-1-7/12): We reference
this section, for semiconductor converters requirements. ABS made
several updates to the standard due to changes in technology.
[cir] ABS MOU Rules 4-3-4/7.1 (renamed 6-1-7/9.9): We reference
this section regarding bus bars and wiring requirements. ABS made
several updates to the section since the 2001 edition.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) ANSI/IEEE C37.12-1991--
American National Standard for Alternating Current (AC) High-Voltage
Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current Basis-Specifications
Guide. We propose to remove this standard from Sec. 111.54-1 because
IEEE changed the title and republished it with updates in 2008 as IEEE
C37.12-2008--IEEE Guide for Specifications of High-Voltage Circuit
Breakers (over 1,000 Volts), 2008. This represented a complete
technical revision of the standard. IEEE subsequently revised it again
in 2018. We are proposing to incorporate by reference IEEE C37.12-2018
in Sec. 111.54-1 and further discuss this standard with the other IEEE
standards incorporated by reference.
ANSI/IEEE C37.27-1987 (IEEE 331)--Application Guide for
Low-Voltage AC Nonintegrally Fused Power Circuitbreakers (Using
Separately Mounted Current-Limiting Fuses). We are proposing to remove
the reference to this standard in Sec. 111.54-1 because this guide was
replaced by IEEE C37.27-2015--IEEE Guide for Low-Voltage AC (635 V and
below) Power Circuit Breakers Applied with Separately-Mounted Current-
Limiting Fuses, 2015. We discuss this standard, IEEE C37.27-2015, with
the other IEEE standards incorporated by reference.
ANSI/International Society of Automation (ISA) 12.12.01-
2015--Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II,
Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified)
Locations. The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum
requirements for the design, construction, and marking of electrical
equipment or parts of such equipment for use in Class I and Class II,
Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 hazardous (classified)
locations. This newer edition of the standard would replace ANSI/ISA
12.12.01-2012 which the Coast Guard recently added to Sec. 111.108-
3(b) as part of a separate rulemaking titled ``Electrical Equipment in
Hazardous Locations'' (80 FR 16980, Mar. 31, 2015). Additionally, we
propose to include ANSI/ISA 12.12.01-2015 in Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a)
and 111.106-3(b) as another certification option for electrical
equipment in hazardous location. The 2015 edition contains
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minor technical changes from the 2012 edition.
ANSI/ISA-60079-18--Explosive atmospheres--Part 18:
Equipment protection by encapsulation ``m'', Third Edition, 2012. This
standard gives the specific requirements for the construction, testing,
and marking of electrical equipment and parts of electrical equipment,
and for the designation of explosion-protected electrical apparatus
complying with IEC standards (Ex) components (which is part of an
electrical equipment module found in the European hazardous area
scheme) with the type of protection encapsulation ``m'' intended for
use in explosive gas atmospheres or explosive dust atmospheres. We
currently reference the 2009 edition of this standard in Sec. 111.106-
3(d), and the 2012 edition in Sec. 111.108-3(e). This proposed rule
would remove the ANSI/ISA-60079-18 references in Sec. Sec. 111.106-
3(d) and 111.108-3(e) because it has been withdrawn and replaced by UL
60079-18, a substantively similar standard. We propose replacing the
ANSI/ISA standard with UL 60079-18 in Sec. 111.106-3(d) and 111.108-
3(e).
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice
API RP 14F--Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, and
Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore
Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and
Division 2 Locations, Sixth Edition, October 2018. This document
recommends minimum requirements and guidelines for the design,
installation, and maintenance of electrical systems on fixed and
floating petroleum facilities located offshore. We propose to reference
clause 6.8 of the document in Sec. 111.105-17. This clause provides
guidance on use of conduit, cable seals, and sealing methods. The
incorporation of this standard would add another wiring option in
hazardous locations.
API RP 14FZ--Recommended Practice for Design,
Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and
Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I,
Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2 Locations, Second Edition, May 2013. This
document recommends minimum requirements and guidelines for the design,
installation, and maintenance of electrical systems on fixed and
floating petroleum facilities located offshore. We propose to reference
clause 6.8 of the document in Sec. 111.105-17. This clause provides
guidance on use of conduit, cable seals, and sealing methods. The
incorporation of this standard would add another wiring option in
hazardous locations.
API RP 500--Recommended Practice for Classification of
Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities
Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, Third Edition,
December 2012. This recommended practice provides guidelines for
classifying locations at petroleum facilities as Class I, Division 1
and Class I, Division 2 locations for the selection and installation of
electrical equipment. We currently reference the second edition (1997)
of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.106-7(a) and 111.106-13(b). We
propose to reference the more recent, third edition (2012) in those
sections. The 2012 edition contains editorial changes, but the
technical content has not changed.
API RP 505--Recommended Practice for Classification of
Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities
Classified as Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2, Second Edition,
August 2018. The purpose of this recommended practice is to provide
guidelines for classifying locations Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone
2 at petroleum facilities for the selection and installation of
electrical equipment. We currently reference the first edition, which
was published in 1997 and reaffirmed in 2013, in Sec. 111.106-7(a) and
111.106-13(b). We propose to reference the more recent, second edition
(2018) in those sections. This will not substantively change to the
requirements of those sections.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17.1-
2016/CSA B44-16--Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, 2016. This
code covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing,
maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators, hoists, escalators
and their associated parts, rooms, and spaces. We currently reference
the sixteenth edition (2000) in Sec. 111.91-1. We propose to reference
the more recent, twenty-first edition (2016) in that section. ASME
updated this standard based on changes in technology. The updated
standard addresses new types of elevators being used in the industry,
specifically wind turbine elevators and outside emergency elevators. In
addition, the standard contains new requirements to address a new
feature called ``Elevator Evacuation Operation'' that allows for the
use of elevators for occupant evacuation. Moreover, there are several
major changes to the standard that include seismic requirements,
updated maintenance control program requirements, and revisions
regarding qualifications for elevator inspectors. ASME A17 has been an
industry accepted standard since 1921. Although many of the changes to
the presently incorporated edition of the standard do not apply to
shipboard elevators, it is important that shipboard elevators meet the
updated provisions that do apply.
ASTM International (ASTM) B117-19--Standard Practice for
Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus, 2019. This practice covers the
apparatus, procedure, and conditions required to create and maintain
the salt spray (fog) test environment. Where the Coast Guard's
regulations require material to be corrosion resistant it must meet the
testing requirements of this ASTM standard practice. We currently
reference the 1997 edition in Sec. 110.15-1(b). We propose to
reference the current 2019 edition. The 1997 edition has been
superseded by several subsequent editions. The testing specifications
in the 2011 edition are similar to those in the 1997 edition, but the
2011 edition is more detailed. For example, the impurity restrictions
are more detailed in section 8, the air supply requirements are more
specific in section 9, and the conditions in the salt chamber are more
precisely described in section 10. The 2016 edition added a warning
about the impact of water conductivity in section 4 while the 2019
edition added several minor but non-substantive explanatory sections.
Overall, the 2019 edition of this testing standard practice for
operating salt spray apparatus is very similar to the 1997 edition
currently incorporated, with minor improvements in the specifications
to ensure testing consistency and precision.
ASTM F2876-10--Standard Practice for Thermal Rating and
Installation of Internal Combustion Engine Packages for use in
Hazardous Locations in Marine Applications, Reapproved 2015. This
practice covers the method of testing, rating and installing internal
combustion engine packages for use in hazardous areas in marine
applications. We currently reference the 2010 edition of this standard
in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(h) and 111.108-3(g). We also propose to
reference the 2010 edition in newly proposed Sec. 111.105-28 regarding
internal combustion engines. This will ensure a consistent standard for
these installations on all vessel and facility types.
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) C22.2 No. 30-M1986--
Explosion-proof enclosures for use in class I hazardous locations,
Reaffirmed 2016. This standard covers the details of construction and
tests for explosion-proof enclosures for electrical
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equipment to be used in Class I, Division 1, Groups A, B, C, and D
hazardous locations and in gaseous mines. We currently reference the
1986 edition of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-
3(b) and propose to incorporate the reaffirmed version therein. The two
versions are not substantively different. We propose to also reference
this reaffirmed standard in Sec. 111.105-7(a), regarding approved
equipment, as an additional compliance option. This will afford the
broadest and most current selection of IBR explosion protection
standards for all vessel and facility types.
CSA C22.2 No. 213-16--Nonincendive electrical equipment
for use in class I, division 2 hazardous locations, May 2016. This
standard applies to electrical equipment for use in Class I and II,
Division 2 and Class III, Division 1 and 2 hazardous locations. We
currently reference the 1987 edition in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and
111.108-3(b). We propose to reference the 2016 edition in these
sections and also reference it in Sec. 111.105-7(a) concerning
approved equipment. This standard received a major revision since the
1987 edition based on advances in technology and changes to related
standards. It is an accepted national standard and one of several
available standards for nonincendive electrical equipment. Our
incorporation of this updated edition ensures use of latest industry
practices and including it in Sec. 111.105-7 will ensure that
standards are consistent for electrical installations on all vessel and
facility types.
CSA-C22.2 No. 0-10--General requirements--Canadian
Electrical Code, Part II, Reaffirmed 2015. This standard covers
definitions, construction requirements, marking, and tests of a general
nature that applies to all or several of the individual standards of
the Canadian Electrical Code. We currently reference the ninth edition
of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We
propose to reference the tenth edition, reaffirmed in 2015, in these
sections and in Sec. 111.105-7(a) concerning approved equipment. The
tenth edition includes new requirements for equipment containing lasers
or lithium batteries, criteria for the use of adhesives in the
construction of electrical equipment, surface temperature limits,
attachment plug loading, and the maximum temperature of equipment in
contact with gypsum. Additionally, it incorporates a comprehensive list
of definitions for use in standards for electrical products and
outlines the relationship between this standard and electrical product
standards. We propose incorporating the more recent edition in subpart
111.105 to ensure that standards are consistent for electrical
installations on all vessel and facility types.
Canadian National Standard (CAN)/CSA-C22.2 No. 157-92--
Intrinsically safe and nonincendive equipment for use in hazardous
locations, reaffirmed 2016. This standard specifies the testing of
nonincendive electrical equipment and the details of construction and
tests for intrinsically safe electrical equipment for use in hazardous
locations. We currently reference the 1992 edition of this standard in
Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We propose to reference the
reaffirmed 1992 edition in those sections as well as Sec. 111.105-7(a)
concerning approved equipment. The two editions of the standard are not
substantively different and incorporating it into Sec. 111.105-7 would
provide an additional option for vessels and facilities.
MIL-DTL-24640C with Supplement 1--Detail Specification
Cables, Lightweight, Low Smoke, Electric, for Shipboard Use, General
Specification for, Nov. 18, 2011. This specification covers
lightweight, low smoke, electric cables for Navy shipboard
applications. MIL-DTL-24640C is already incorporated by reference and
approved for Sec. 111.106-5(a). However, MIL-DTL-24640C supersedes
MIL-C-24640A (1996), currently referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.60-1 and
111.60-3. We propose to incorporate the updated edition, MIL-DTL-24640C
(2011), into Sec. 111.60-1 only, because this proposed rule would
delete Sec. 111.60-3. The updated edition, published in 2011,
incorporates the latest developments in marine cable materials and
performance enhancements but will not substantively change
requirements.
MIL-DTL-24643C with Supplement 1A--Detail Specification
Cables, Electric, Low Smoke Halogen-Free, for Shipboard Use, General
Specification for, Oct. 1, 2009 (including Supplement 1A dated Dec. 13,
2011). This specification is already incorporated by reference in Sec.
111.106-5(a) and covers low smoke halogen-free electric cable for Navy
shipboard applications. This specification supersedes the currently
referenced MIL-C-24643A (1996) incorporated by reference in Sec. Sec.
111.60-1 and 111.60-3. We propose to delete MIL-C-24643A (1996) and
incorporate the latest standard MIL-DTL-24643C (2011) into Sec.
111.60-1 only, because this proposed rule would delete Sec. 111.60-3.
This updated edition, published in 2011, incorporates the latest
developments in marine cable materials and performance enhancements.
MIL-DTL-76E--Military Specification Wire and Cable,
Hookup, Electrical, Insulated, General Specification for, Nov. 3, 2016.
This specification covers single-conductor, synthetic-resin insulated,
electrical hookup wire and cable for use in the internal wiring of
electrical and electronic equipment. We currently reference MIL-W-76D
in 111.60-11. In 2016 the standard was revised and renamed MIL-DTL-76E.
This edition has formatting changes and minor updates based on current
technology. We propose to incorporate this revised standard as one of
several available standards for wire.
EN 14744--Inland navigation vessels and sea-going
vessels--Navigation light, August 2005. This standard, developed by the
European Committee for Standardization, applies to their testing. We
propose it as an acceptable alternate standard for navigation lights in
Sec. 111.75-17(d)(2).
FM Approvals Class Number 3600--Approval Standard for
Electric Equipment for use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations--General
Requirements, 2018. This standard identifies the basis for approval of
electrical equipment in hazardous (classified) locations. It is used in
conjunction with the other FM Approvals standards referenced in
subchapter J. We currently reference the 1998 edition of this standard
in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We propose the more recent
2018 edition for Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-
3(b). This edition includes transitioning from ISA series of standards
to UL standards, an expanded list of normative references, and more
specificity regarding the required quality control system. The
incorporation of this more recent edition ensures use of the latest
industry practices and including it in Sec. 111.105-7(a) regarding
approved equipment will ensure that standards are consistent for
electrical installations on all vessel and facility types.
FM Approvals Class Number 3610--Approval Standard for
Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class
I, II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous (Classified) Locations, January
2018. This standard provides requirements for the construction and
testing of electrical apparatus, or parts of such apparatus, whose
circuits are incapable of causing ignition in Classes I, II, and III,
Division 1 hazardous (classified) locations. We currently reference the
2004 edition of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and
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111.108-3(b). We are proposing to incorporate the more recent 2018
edition in Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). The
incorporation of this more recent edition ensures use of latest
industry practices and including it in Sec. 111.105-7(a) regarding
approved equipment will ensure that standards are consistent for
electrical installations on all vessel and facility types.
FM Approvals Class Number 3611--Approval Standard for
Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division
2, and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2, Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
January 2018. This standard provides requirements for the construction
and testing of electrical apparatus, or parts of such apparatus, whose
circuits are incapable of causing ignition in Class I and II, Division
2, and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 hazardous (classified) locations.
This standard is currently referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and
111.108-3(b). We propose to add this as an alternative standard in
Sec. 111.105-7(a) concerning approved equipment. This will ensure that
standards are consistent for electrical installations on all vessel and
facility types.
FM Approvals Class Number 3615--Approval Standard for
Explosionproof Electrical Equipment General Requirements, January 2018.
This standard contains the basic requirements for the construction and
testing of explosion proof electrical apparatus. This standard is
currently referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We
propose to add this as an alternative standard in Sec. 111.105-7(a)
regarding approved equipment. This will ensure that standards are
consistent for electrical installations on all vessel and facility
types.
FM Approvals Class Number 3620--Approval Standard for
Purged and Pressurized Electrical Equipment for Hazardous (Classified)
Locations, January 2018. This standard contains the basic requirements
for the construction and testing of purged and pressurized electrical
equipment. We currently reference the 2000 edition of this standard in
Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We propose to reference the
2018 edition in Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-
3(b). The two editions of the standard are not substantively different
and adding it to Sec. 111.105-7(a) will ensure consistent standards
for electrical installations on all vessel and facility types.
IEEE C37.04-2018--IEEE Standard for Ratings and
Requirements for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers with Rated Maximum
Voltage above 1000 V, 2018. This document establishes a rating
structure, preferred ratings, construction and functional component
requirements for high-voltage AC circuit breakers. We currently
reference the 1999 edition of this standard in Sec. 111.54-1. We
propose to adopt the more recent, 2016 edition in Sec. 111.54-1. This
edition contains updates that reflect current circuit breaker
manufacturing technology.
IEEE C37.010-2016--IEEE Application Guide for AC High-
Voltage Circuit Breakers 1000 Vac Rated on a Symmetrical
Current Basis, 2016. This document provides guidance for the
application of high-voltage circuit breakers. We currently reference
the 1999 edition of this standard in Sec. 111.54-1. We propose to
adopt the more recent 2016 edition in Sec. 111.54-1. This edition
contains updates that reflect current circuit breaker manufacturing
technology.
IEEE C37.12-2018--IEEE Guide for Specifications of High-
Voltage Circuit Breakers (over 1000 V), 2018. These specifications
apply to all indoor and outdoor types of AC high-voltage circuit
breakers rate above 1000 volts (V). It replaces ANSI/IEEE C37.12-1991.
IEEE C37.12-2018 represents a nearly complete rewrite of 1991 edition
to reflect present circuit breaker manufacturing technology. The 2018
edition of this standard would be one of several acceptable circuit
breaker standards listed in Sec. 111.54-1.
IEEE C37.13-2015--IEEE Standard for Low-Voltage AC Power
Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures, 5 Dec. 2015. This standard
establishes minimal functional requirements, establishes preferred
rating structure, and provides preferred ratings enclosed low-voltage
AC power circuit breakers. We currently reference the 2000 edition of
this standard in Sec. 111.54-1. We propose to reference the more
recent 2015 edition in Sec. 111.54-1. This edition has many technical
updates to address advancements in technology, including an increase in
nominal voltages, new testing techniques, and removal of information on
direct current (DC) circuit-breakers (now located in IEEE C37.14). This
standard is one of several acceptable circuit-breaker standards in
Sec. 111.54-1.
IEEE C37.14-2015--IEEE Standard for DC (3200 V and below)
Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures, 26 Mar. 2015. This standard
covers the preferred ratings and testing requirements of enclosed DC
power circuit breakers. We currently reference the 2003 edition of this
standard Sec. 111.54-1. We propose to reference the more recent 2015
edition in Sec. 111.54-1, which contains many technical changes to
reflect present circuit breaker manufacturing technology and
advancements in technology.
IEEE C37.27-2015--IEEE Guide for Low-Voltage AC (635 V and
below) Power Circuit Breakers Applied with Separately-Mounted Current-
Limiting Fuses, 2015. This guide sets forth recommendations for the
selection of current-limiting fuses for use in combination with low-
voltage AC power circuit breakers. This guide replaces ANSI/IEEE
C37.27-1987 which we currently reference in Sec. 111.54-1. IEEE
C37.27-2015 contains many technical updates to address advancements in
circuit breaker manufacturing technology, which would provide the
public with more accurate and applicable standards for modern circuit
breakers than the previous 1987 edition. We propose incorporating this
guide as one of several acceptable circuit breaker standards listed in
Sec. 111.54-1.
IEEE 45-1998--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric
Installations on Shipboard--1998. IEEE 45-2002 superseded the subject
1998 edition, but in some instances the Coast Guard previously found
the 1998 edition preferable and continued to reference it. Because the
1998 edition is no longer supported by IEEE and other acceptable
standards exist where it is referenced, we propose to delete all
references to this standard, which includes Sec. Sec. 111.30-19,
111.105-3, 111.105-31, and 111.105-41.
IEEE 45-2002--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations On Shipboard--2002. We currently reference this edition
of IEEE 45 in the following sections in subchapter J: Sec. Sec.
111.05-7, 111.15-2, 111.30-1, 111.30-5, 111.33-3, 111.33-5, 111.40-1,
111.60-1, 111.60-3, 111.60-5, 111.60-11, 111.60-13, 111.60-19, 1111.60-
21, 111.60-23, 111.75-5, and 113.65-5. IEEE has developed the IEEE 45
Series which comprises nine recommended practices addressing electrical
installations on ships and marine platforms. We propose to replace
references to IEEE 45-2002 with newer IEEE 45 Series recommended
practices individually discussed below, and remove all references to
the IEEE 45-2002.
IEEE 45.1-2017--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations On Shipboard--Design, 23 Mar. 2017. This recommended
practice provides guidance for electrical power generation,
distribution, and electric propulsion system design. These
recommendations reflect the present-day technologies, engineering
methods, and engineering practices. We propose
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to reference these standards in Sec. Sec. 111.15-2, 111.40-1, 111.75-
5, and 113.65-5. The technical content is similar to IEEE 45-2002,
which we propose to delete from these sections. We also propose to add
reference to this standard in Sec. 111.105-41 concerning battery
rooms.
IEEE 45.2-2011--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations On Shipboard--Controls and Automation, 1 Dec. 2011. This
recommended practice provides guidance for shipboard controls, control
applications, control apparatus, and automation. These recommendations
reflect present-day technologies, engineering methods, and engineering
practices. We propose to reference this document in Sec. Sec. 111.33-3
and 111.33-5. The technical content is similar to IEEE 45-2002, which
we propose to delete from these sections.
IEEE 45.6-2016--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard--Electrical Testing, 7 Dec. 2016. This
recommended practice provides guidance for electrical testing for power
generation, distribution, and electric propulsion systems. These
recommendations reflect the present day technologies, engineering
methods, and engineering practices. We propose to reference this
document in Sec. 111.60-21. Its technical content is similar to IEEE
45-2002, which we propose to delete from this section.
IEEE 45.7-2012--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations On Shipboard--AC Switchboards, 29 Mar. 2012. This
recommended practice supplements the design, installation, and testing
recommendations in IEEE 45-2002. This recommended practice provides new
technologies and design practices for generator control panels and
switchboards to aid marine electrical engineers in the design,
application and installation of this equipment on ships and other
marine installations. We propose to reference this document in
Sec. Sec. 111.30-1, 111.30-5, and 111.30-19. The technical content of
IEEE 45.7-2012 is similar to IEEE 45-2002, but more detailed. It also
references other industry standards, many of which we have incorporated
by reference elsewhere in Subchapter J, rather than using prescriptive
requirements.
IEEE 45.8-2016--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations On Shipboard--Cable Systems, 29 Jan. 2016. This document
provides recommendations for selection, application, and installation
of electrical power, signal, control, data, and specialty marine cable
systems on shipboard systems. These recommendations include the present
day technologies, engineering methods, and engineering practices. We
propose to replace references to IEEE 45-2002 in Sec. Sec. 111.05-7,
111.60-5, 111.60-11, 111.60-13, and 111.106-19 with IEEE 45.8-2016. The
technical content of IEEE 45.8-2016 is similar to IEEE 45-2002, but
more detailed.
IEEE 1202-2006--IEEE Standard for Flame-Propagation
Testing of Wire and Cable with Corrigendum 1 (21 Nov. 2012), 2006. This
standard provides a protocol for exposing cable samples to a
theoretical 20 kilowatt (kW) [(70,000 British thermal units per hour
(Btu/hr)] flaming ignition source for a 20 minute test duration. The
test determines the flame propagation tendency of single conductor and
multi-conductor cables intended for use in cable trays. We currently
reference the 1991 edition in Sec. Sec. 111.60-6 and 111.107-1(c). We
propose to reference the more recent 2006 edition in Sec. 111.107-
1(c), but not in Sec. 111.60-6, because we are proposing to delete
that section on fiber optic cable. In the 2006 edition, the normative
references have been updated, the temperature at which cables are
conditioned has been raised from 18 [deg]C to 25 [deg]C, and minor
refinements to the test procedure have been made.
IEEE 1580-2010--IEEE Recommended Practice for Marine Cable
for Use on Shipboard and Fixed or Floating Platforms, 2 Mar. 2011. This
recommended practice contains the requirements for single or
multiconductor cables, with or without metal armor or jacket, and rated
300 V to 35 kilovolts (kV), intended to be installed aboard marine
vessels, and fixed and floating offshore facilities. The 2001 edition
is currently referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.60-1, 111.60-2, 111.60-3, and
111.106-5(a). We propose to reference the more recent 2010 edition only
in Sec. Sec. 111.60-1 and 111.106-5(a), because we propose to delete
Sec. Sec. 111.60-2 and 111.60-3 in this proposed rule. The 2010
edition has been updated to incorporate the latest developments in
marine cable materials and performance enhancements.
IEC 60068-2-52:2017--Environmental testing Part 2-52:
Tests--Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride solution), Edition
3.0, 2017-11. This standard specifies the application of the cyclic
salt mist test to components or equipment designed to withstand a salt-
laden atmosphere as salt can degrade the performance of parts
manufactured using metallic or non-metallic materials. The second
edition is referenced in Sec. 110.15-1. We propose to incorporate the
third edition. In this more recent edition the standard has been
updated to ensure consistency with International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) 9227--Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres--
Salt spray tests.
IEC 60079-0--Electrical apparatus for Explosive Gas
Atmospheres--Part 0: General Requirements, Edition 3.1, 2000. This part
of the IEC 60079 series of standards specifies the general requirements
for construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment and Ex
components intended for use in explosive atmospheres. This standard was
referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.105-1, 111.105-3, 111.105-5, 111.105-7 and
111.105-17. We propose reformatting of subpart 111.105 to be consistent
with subparts 111.106 and 111.108. Consequently, we propose to no
longer specifically reference IEC 60079-0.
IEC 60079-1:2014--Explosive atmospheres--Part 1: Equipment
protection by flameproof enclosures ``d'', Edition 7.0, 2014-06. This
part of the IEC 60079 series of standards contains specific
requirements for the construction and testing of electrical equipment
with the type of protection flameproof enclosure ``d'', which are
intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres. We currently reference
the fourth edition (2001) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.105-1,
111.105-3, 111.105-5, 111.105-7, 111.105-9, and 111.105-17 while the
sixth edition (2007) is referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and
111.108-3(b). We propose to replace all references to the fourth and
sixth editions of this standard with the more recent edition 7.0 (2014)
in Sec. Sec. 111.105-7, 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). The updated
standard reflects advances in technology, including:
[cir] Addition of material limitations of enclosures of equipment
and enclosures of Ex components for external mounting;
[cir] Addition of power factor requirement for evaluating the
ability of a plug and socket; to remain flameproof during the arc-
quenching period while opening a test circuit; and
[cir] Addition of marking requirements for Ex component enclosures,
in addition to the requirements for marking of Ex components given in
IEC 60079-0.
IEC 60079-2:2014--Explosive atmospheres--Part 2: Equipment
protection by pressurized enclosures ``p'', Edition 6.0, 2014-07. This
part of the IEC 60079 series of standards contains specific
requirements for the construction and testing of electrical equipment
with pressurized enclosures, of type of protection ``p'', intended for
use in explosive gas atmospheres or
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explosive dust atmospheres. It also includes the requirements for
pressurized enclosures containing a limited release of a flammable
substance. We currently reference the fourth edition (2001) of this
standard in Sec. Sec. 111.105-1, 111.105-3, 111.105-5, 111.105-7, and
111.105-17, while the fifth edition (2007) is referenced in Sec. Sec.
111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We propose to delete all references to
the fourth and fifth edition. The more recent edition 6.0 (2014), is
being proposed for incorporation in Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.105-
17, 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). The updated standard now covers
combustible dust, cells and batteries, and backup protective gas. The
incorporation of the more recent edition ensures consistent, up-to-date
standards for electrical installations on all vessel and facility
types.
IEC 60079-5:2015--Explosive atmospheres--Part 5: Equipment
protection by powder filling ``q'', Edition 4.0, 2015-02. This part of
the IEC 60079 series of standards contains specific requirements for
the construction, testing, and marking of electrical equipment, parts
of electrical equipment, and Ex components in the type of protection
powder filling ``q'', intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres. We
currently reference the second edition (1997) of this standard in
Sec. Sec. 111.105-1, 111.105-3, 111.105-5, 111.105-7, 111.105-15, and
111.105-17, while the third edition (2007) is referenced in Sec. Sec.
111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We propose to delete all references to
the second and third edition. The more recent edition 4.0 (2015),
containing minor technical revisions and clarifications, is proposed
for Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). This will
ensure consistent, up-to-date standards for electrical installations on
all vessel and facility types but will not result in a substantive
change to the current requirements.
IEC 60079-6:2015--Explosive atmospheres--Part 6: Equipment
protection by liquid immersion ``o'', Edition 4.0, 2015-02. This part
of the IEC 60079 series of standards specifies the requirements for the
design, construction, testing and marking of Ex equipment and Ex
components with type of protection liquid immersion ``o'' intended for
use in explosive gas atmospheres. We currently reference the second
edition (1995) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.105-1, 111.105-3,
111.105-5, 111.105-7, 111.105-15, and 111.105-17, while the third
edition (2007) is referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-
3(b). We propose to delete all references to the second and third
edition. The more recent edition, 4.0 (2015), is being proposed for
Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). The
incorporation of the latest edition ensures consistent, up-to-date
standards for electrical installations on all vessel and facility
types. The latest edition represents a major technical revision of the
requirements for oil immersion ``o''. These revisions include:
[cir] The redefinition of the requirements for oil immersion ``o''
into liquid immersion levels of protection ``ob'' and ``oc'';
[cir] The addition of the ability to protect sparking contacts to
both ``ob'' and ``oc''; and
[cir] The introduction of additional requirements for the
protective liquid.
IEC 60079-7:2017--Explosive atmospheres--Part 7: Equipment
protection by increased safety ``e'', Edition 5.1, 2017-08. This part
of the IEC 60079 series of standards specifies requirements for the
design, construction, testing, and marking of electrical equipment and
Ex components with type of protection increased safety ``e'' intended
for use in explosive gas atmospheres. We currently reference the third
edition (2001) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.105-1, 111.105-3,
111.105-5, 111.105-7, 111.105-15, and 111.105-17, while the fourth
edition (2006) is referenced in Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b).
This proposed rule would remove all references to the third and fourth
editions of this standard. The more recent edition 5.1 (2017) edition
is being proposed for Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and
111.108-3(b). The standard contains updates including the addition of
terminal installation tests, the addition of solid insulating material
requirements based on thermal stability, and the revision of the
requirements for soldered connections. The incorporation of the more
recent edition ensures consistent, up-to-date standards for electrical
installations.
IEC 60079-11:2011--Explosive atmospheres--Part 11:
Equipment protection by intrinsic safety ``i'' with Corrigendum 1
(January 2012), Edition 6.0, 2011-06. This part of the IEC 60079 series
of standards specifies the construction and testing of intrinsically
safe apparatus intended for use in an explosive atmosphere and for
associated apparatus, which is intended for connection to intrinsically
safe circuits that enter such atmospheres. This type of protection
applies to electrical equipment in which the electrical circuits
themselves are incapable of causing an explosion in the surrounding
explosive atmospheres. We currently reference the fourth edition (1999)
of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.105-1, 111.105-3, 111.105-5,
111.105-7, 111.105-11, and 111.105-17. The fifth edition (2006)
referenced in Sec. 111.106-3(b), and the more recent IEC 60079-
11:2011, Edition 6.0, is referenced in Sec. 111.108-3(b). We propose
the more recent edition 6.0 for Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a) and 111.106-
3(b), and would continue to be referenced in Sec. 111.108-3(b). The
changes with respect to the previous editions are as follows:
[cir] Inclusion of non-edition specific references to IEC 60079-0;
[cir] Merging of the apparatus requirements for the Fieldbus
Intrinsically Safe Concept (FISCO) from IEC 60079-27;
[cir] Merging of the requirements for combustible dust atmospheres
from IEC 61241-11;
[cir] Clarification of the requirements for accessories connected
to intrinsically safe apparatus (such as chargers and data loggers);
[cir] Addition of new test requirements for opto-isolators; and
[cir] Introduction of Annex H about ignition testing of
semiconductor limiting power supply circuits.
The incorporation of the more recent edition ensures consistent,
up-to-date standards for electrical installations.
IEC 60079-13:2017--Explosive atmospheres--Part 13:
Equipment protection by pressurized room ``p'' and artificially
ventilated room ``v'', Edition 2.0, 2017-05. This part of the IEC 60079
series of standards gives requirements for the design, construction,
assessment and testing, and marking of rooms protected by
pressurization. We currently reference Edition 1.0 (2010) of this
standard in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We are proposing
referencing Edition 2.0 (2017), the more recent edition, in Sec. Sec.
111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). This standard contains
the following changes:
[cir] Modification of the title to include artificially ventilated
room ``v'' in addition to pressurized room ``p'';
[cir] Addition of protection types (``pb'', ``pc'', and ``vc'');
[cir] Removal of protection types (``px'', ``py'', ``pz'' and
``pv'');
[cir] Definition of the differences between pressurization and
artificial ventilation types of protection;
[cir] Removal of protection of rooms with an inert gas or a
flammable gas from the scope of standard; and
[cir] Addition of an informative annex to include examples of
applications where types of protection pressurization or artificial
ventilation or pressurization
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and artificial ventilation can be used and associated guidelines.
The incorporation of the more recent edition ensures consistent,
up-to-date standards for electrical installations.
IEC 60079-15:2017--Explosive atmospheres--Part 15:
Equipment protection by type of protection ``n'', Edition 5.0, 2017-12.
This part of the IEC 60079 series of standards specifies requirements
for the construction, testing, and marking for Group II electrical
equipment with type of protection ``n'' intended for use in explosive
gas atmospheres. This standard applies to non-sparking electrical
equipment and also to electrical equipment with parts or circuits
producing arcs or sparks or having hot surfaces which, if not protected
in one of the ways specified in this standard, could be capable of
igniting a surrounding explosive gas atmosphere. We currently reference
the second edition (2001) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.105-1,
111.105-3, 111.105-5, 111.105-7, 111.105-15, and 111.105-17, while the
edition 4.0 (2010) is referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and
111.108-3(b). We are proposing to incorporate by reference the more
recent edition 5.0 (2017) in Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and
111.108-3(b). This standard contains numerous technical changes from
the previous version, which reflect changes in industry practices and
technology.
IEC 60079-18:2017--Explosive atmospheres--Part 18:
Equipment protection by encapsulation ``m'', Edition 4.1, 2017-08. This
part of the IEC 60079 series of standards gives specific requirements
for the construction, testing, and marking of electrical equipment,
parts of electrical equipment, and Ex components with the type of
protection encapsulation ``m'' intended for use in explosive gas
atmospheres or explosive dust atmospheres. We currently reference the
first edition (1992) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.105-1, 111.105-
3, 111.105-5, 111.105-7, 111.105-15, and 111.105-17, while the edition
3.0 (2009) is referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b), 111.106-3(d),
111.108-3(b), and 111.108-3(e). We propose the more recent edition 4.1
(2017) for Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), 111.106-3(d),
111.108-3(b) and 111.108-3(e). There have been a few minor technical
revisions to the standard including modified and additional
requirements for cells and batteries as well as revised testing
guidance. The incorporation of the more recent edition ensures
consistent, up-to-date standards for electrical installations.
IEC 60079-25:2010--Explosive atmospheres--Part 25:
Intrinsically safe electrical systems, Edition 2.0, 2010-02. This part
of the IEC 60079 series of standards contains specific requirements for
construction and assessment of intrinsically safe electrical systems,
type of protection ``i'', intended for use, as a whole or in part, in
locations in which the use of Group I, II, or III apparatus is
required. We currently reference the Edition 2.0 (2010) in Sec. Sec.
111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We propose to also reference this
standard in Sec. 111.105-7(a) concerning approved equipment. This will
ensure that standards are consistent on electrical installations.
IEC 60079-30-1 Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace
heating--General and testing requirements, First edition, 2007-01. This
part of the IEC 60079 series of standards specifies general and testing
requirements for electrical resistance trace heaters for application in
explosive gas atmospheres. This standard covers trace heaters that may
be either factory- or field- (work-site) assembled units, which may be
series heating cables, parallel heating cables, or heating pads and
heating panels that have been assembled or terminated in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions. We propose to reference this
newly incorporated standard in Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b),
and 111.108-3(b). Given the increased interest in marine operations in
the polar regions, this standard provides requirements for surface
heating in hazardous locations.
IEC 60092-101:2018--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 101: Definitions and general requirements, Edition 5.0, 2018-10.
The Edition 4.0 (2002) is referenced in Sec. Sec. 110.15-1 and 111.81-
1. We propose to reference the more recent Edition 5.0 (2018) of this
standard. This edition contains many changes including the following:
[cir] The applicability of the standard has been changed to 1000 V
AC and 1500 V DC;
[cir] The table for design temperature has been simplified;
[cir] The clause regarding power supply system characteristics has
been rewritten; and
[cir] Information regarding pollution degree has been added in the
clause regarding clearance.
IEC 60092-201:2019--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 201: System design-General, Edition 5.0, 2019-09. We currently
reference fourth edition in Sec. Sec. 111.70-3 and 111.81-1. We
propose to reference the more recent Edition 5.0 (2019) of this
standard. This edition contains many changes including the following:
[cir] Adding a new subclause regarding studies and calculations;
[cir] Adding a new subclause regarding documentation;
[cir] Revising the clause regarding distribution systems;
[cir] Adding a new clause regarding system earthing;
[cir] Revising the clause regarding sources of electrical power;
[cir] Revising the clause regarding distribution system
requirements;
[cir] Deleting the clause regarding cables and transferring it to
IEC 60092-401; and
[cir] Adding a new subclause regarding electric and
electrohydraulic steering gear.
IEC 60092-202:2016--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 202: System design-Protection, Edition 5.0, 2016-09. This standard
covers electrical protective system design. We currently reference the
fourth edition in Sec. Sec. 111.12-7, 111.50-3, 111.53-1, and 111.54-
1. We propose to reference the more recent edition 5.0 (2016) in those
sections. This edition contains substantial technical updates on
electrical load studies, short-circuit current calculations, and
protection discrimination studies. The incorporation of this edition
ensures consistent, up-to-date standards.
IEC 60092-301:1980--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 301: Equipment--Generators and motors, Third Edition with
Amendment 1 (1994-05) and Amendment 2, 1995-04. This current edition is
referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.12, 111.25, and 111.70. This proposed rule
would make formatting changes to the standard's title for consistency
with the titles of all other referenced IEC standards, but does not
alter the edition incorporated by reference.
IEC 60092-302:1997--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 302: Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies, Fourth
Edition, 1997-05. This current edition is referenced in Sec. 111.30.
This proposed rule would make formatting changes to the standard's
title for consistency with the titles of all other referenced IEC
standards, but does not alter the edition incorporated by reference.
IEC 60092-303:1980--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 303: Equipment--Transformers for power and lighting, Third Edition
with amendment 1, 1997-09. This edition is referenced in Sec. 111.20-
15. This proposed rule would make formatting changes to the standard's
title for consistency with the titles of all other
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referenced IEC standards, but does not alter the edition incorporated
by reference.
IEC 60092-304:1980--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 304: Equipment--Semiconductor convertors, Third Edition with
Amendment 1, 1995-04. This edition is referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.33-3
and 111.33-5. This proposed rule would make formatting changes to the
standard's title for consistency with the titles of all other
referenced IEC standards, but does not alter the edition incorporated
by reference.
IEC 60092-306:2009--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 306: Equipment--Luminaires and lighting accessories, Edition 4.0,
2009-11. This standard applies to luminaires and lighting accessories
for use in ships. It applies primarily to luminaires for illumination
purposes. This standard also applies to lighting accessories associated
with the wiring and current-consuming appliance of an installation.
This standard does not apply to portable luminaires, navigation lights,
search lights, daylight signaling lamps, signal lights including the
relevant control and monitoring equipment and other lights used for
navigation in channels, harbors, etc. We currently reference the third
edition (1980) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.75-20 and 111.81-1.
The Coast Guard is proposing to reference the most recent edition 4.0
(2009) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.75-20 and 111.81-1. The IEC
made the following changes to the standard since the 1980 edition:
[cir] The title was amended;
[cir] The scope was stated more precisely;
[cir] Mechanical design and material requirements were amended and
stated more precisely;
[cir] Table 2--Standard types of lamp holders, was amended;
[cir] Environmental tests, especially regarding shock and
vibration, were added;
[cir] Requirements and tests concerning special chemical and
physical attributes were added; and
[cir] The standard was editorially revised.
IEC 60092-350:2014--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 350: General construction and test methods of power, control and
instrumentation cables for shipboard and offshore applications, Edition
4.0, 2014-08. This part of the IEC 60092 series of standards provides
the general construction requirements and test methods for use in the
manufacture of electric power, control and instrumentation cables with
copper conductors intended for fixed electrical systems at voltages up
to and including 18/30(36) kV on board ships and offshore (mobile and
fixed) units. We currently reference Edition 3.0 (2008) of this
standard in Sec. 111.106-5(a). We propose to reference the more recent
edition, 4.0 (2014), of this standard in Sec. 111.106-5(a) to ensure
the latest industry practices based on changes in technology are
addressed. The Coast Guard is proposing to amend subpart 111.60 to
align with recognized classification society rules and industry
practice. In support of this effort, this proposed rule would include
IEC 60092-350:2014 in Sec. 111.60-1(a) concerning construction and
testing of cable. The 4.0 edition includes the following technical
changes as compared to the previous edition:
[cir] The standard includes a reference to IEC 60092-360 for both
the insulating and sheathing compounds;
[cir] The standard includes partial discharge tests, which were
transferred from IEC 60092-354 to align them with IEC 60092-353;
[cir] The IEC transferred the requirements for oil and drilling-
fluid resistance (former Annexes F and G) to IEC 60092-360;
[cir] The standard contains improved requirements for cold bending
and shocks; and
[cir] The document reflects the changes of material types that were
introduced during development of IEC 60092-353 and IEC 60092-360.
IEC 60092-352:2005--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 352: Choice and Installation of electrical cables, Third Edition,
2005-09. This part of the IEC 60092 series of standards provides the
basic requirements for the choice and installation of cables intended
for fixed electrical systems on board ships at voltages up to and
including 15 kV. We currently reference the second edition (1997) of
this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.60-3, 111.60-5 and 111.81-1. Because of
proposed revisions to subpart 111.60, we propose to reference the more
recent third edition (2005) of this standard in Sec. 111.60-1 and
111.60-5. Additionally, IEC 60092-352:2005 would replace the previous
1997 edition referenced in Sec. 111.81-1. The 2005 edition has several
minor updates including changes to:
[cir] Sizes of earth continuity conductors and equipment earthing
connections;
[cir] Bending radii for cables rated at 3,6/6,0 (7,2) kV and above;
[cir] Current carrying capacities in amperes at core temperatures
of 70 [deg]C and 90 [deg]C; and
[cir] Tabulated current carrying capacities--defined installations.
To ensure we address the latest technologies and industry
practices, we are proposing to incorporate the more recent edition of
this standard.
IEC 60092-353:2016--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 353: Power cables for rated voltages 1 kV and 3 kV, Edition 4.0,
2016-09. This part of the IEC 60092 series of standards provides
manufacturing requirements and characteristics of such cables directly
or indirectly bearing on safety and specifies test methods for checking
conformity with those requirements. We currently reference the second
edition (1995) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.60-1, 111.60-3, and
111.60-5 while the third edition (2011) is referenced in Sec. 111.106-
5(a). We propose to reference the more recent edition 4.0 (2016) only
in Sec. Sec. 111.60-1(a) and 111.106-5(a), but not Sec. 111.60-3
because we propose to revise subpart 111.60 regarding cable
construction. The 2016 edition of this standard includes updates for
advancements in insulation and sheathing materials, construction
methods, and test methods. Its incorporation ensures consistent, up-to-
date standards for electrical cable installations.
IEC 60092-354:2014--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 354: Single- and three-core power cables with extruded solid
insulation for rated voltages 6 kV (Um=7.2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um=36 kV),
Edition 3.0, 2014-08. This part of the IEC 60092 series of standards
provides manufacturing requirements and characteristics of such cables
directly or in directly bearing on safety and specifies test methods
for checking conformity with those requirements. We propose to
reference this standard in Sec. 111.60-1(a). This will align Coast
Guard requirements with those of recognized classification society
rules and industry practice.
IEC 60092-360:2014--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 360: Insulating and sheathing materials for shipboard and offshore
units, power, control, instrumentation and telecommunication cables,
Edition 1.0, 2014-04. This part of the IEC 60092 series of standards
specifies the requirements for electrical, mechanical and particular
characteristics of insulating and sheathing materials intended for use
in shipboard and fixed and mobile offshore unit power, control,
instrumentation, and telecommunication cables. We propose to reference
this standard in Sec. 111.60-1(a). This will align Coast Guard
requirements with those of recognized classification society rules and
industry practice.
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IEC 60092-376:2017--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 376: Cables for control and instrumentation circuits 150/250 V
(300 V), Third Edition, 2017-05. This part of the IEC 60092 series of
standards provides manufacturing requirements and characteristics of
such cables directly or in directly bearing on safety and specifies
test methods for checking conformity with those requirements. We
propose to reference this standard in Sec. 111.60-1(a). This will
align Coast Guard requirements with those of recognized classification
society rules and industry practice.
IEC 60092-401:1980--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 401: Installation and test of completed Installation, Third
Edition with Amendment 1 (1987-02) and Amendment 2 (1995-04). We
currently reference the 1980 edition in Sec. Sec. 111.05-9 and 111.81-
1(d). This proposed rule would make formatting changes to the
standard's title for consistency with the titles of all other
referenced IEC standards, but does not alter the edition incorporated
by reference.
IEC 60092-502:1999--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 502: Tankers--Special features, Fifth Edition, 1999-02. This part
of the IEC 60092 series of standards deals with the electrical
installations in tankers carrying liquids which are flammable, either
inherently, or due to their reaction with other substances, or
flammable liquefied gases. The standard details the zonal concept for
hazardous area classification. We currently reference the 1992 edition
in Sec. Sec. 111.81-1, 111.105-31, 111.106-3(b), 111.106-5(c),
111.106-15(a), and 111.108-3(b). We propose to remove reference to this
standard in Sec. 111.105-31 and add it into Sec. Sec. 111.105-1,
111.105-3(b), 111.105-7(a), 111.105-11(b), 111.105-17(b), 111.105-
50(c). This proposed rule would make formatting changes to the
standard's title for consistency with the titles of all other
referenced IEC standards, but does not alter the edition incorporated
by reference. Additionally, we propose to allow classification of
hazardous locations based on this document. That proposal is described
in more detail in section VI.D later in this discussion of the proposed
rule.
IEC 60092-503:2007--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 503: Special features--A.C. supply systems with voltages in the
range of above 1kV up to and including 15 kV, Second edition, 2007-06.
This part of the IEC 60092 series of standards covers the design and
installation requirements for AC supply systems with voltages in the
range of above 1 kV. We currently reference the first edition (1975) of
this standard in Sec. 111.30-5(a). We propose to reference the more
recent second edition (2007) of this standard. The second edition
covers a greater range of voltages and has updated technical
requirements.
IEC 60331-11:2009--Tests for electric cables under fire
conditions--Circuit integrity--Part 11: Apparatus--Fire alone at a
flame temperature of at least 750 [deg]C, Edition 1.1, 2009-07. This
part of IEC 60331 specifies the test apparatus to be used for testing
cables required to maintain circuit integrity when subject to fire. We
currently reference the first edition (1999) of this standard in Sec.
113.30-25. We propose to reference the more recent 1.1 edition (2009)
of this standard, which includes minor technical updating, to ensure
the latest industry practices based on changes in technology are
addressed.
IEC 60331-21:1999--Tests for electric cables under fire
conditions--Circuit integrity--Part 21: Procedures and requirements--
Cables of rated voltage up to and including 0.6/1.0 kV, First Edition,
1999-04. We currently reference this 1999 edition in Sec. 113.30-
25(j). This proposed rule would make formatting changes to the
standard's title for consistency with the titles of all other
referenced IEC standards, but does not alter the edition incorporated
by reference.
IEC 60332-1-1:2015--Tests on electric and optical fibre
cables under fire conditions--Part 1-1: Test for vertical flame
propagation for a single insulated wire or cable--Apparatus, First
Edition with Amendment 1 (2015-07), 2004-07. This part of IEC 60332
specifies the apparatus for testing the resistance to vertical flame
propagation for a single vertical electrical insulated conductor or
cable, or optical cable, under fire conditions. This standard, along
with IEC 60332-1-2:2015, supersedes IEC 60332-1:1993 currently
referenced in Sec. 111.30-19(b). We propose to replace the superseded
1993 standard in 111.30-19(b) with IEC 60332-1-1:2015 and IEC 60332-1-
2:2015. IEC 60332-1-1:2015 covers the test apparatus and IEC 60332-1-
2:2015 covers the testing procedure. The technical content is similar
to the 1993 edition, but has been updated with greater specificity
regarding the ignition source, test sample size, and positioning of the
test flame.
IEC 60332-1-2:2015--Tests on electric and optical fibre
cables under fire conditions--Part 1-2: Test for vertical flame
propagation for a single insulated wire or cable--Procedure for 1kW
pre-mixed flame, First Edition with Amendment 1, 2015-07. This part of
IEC 60332 specifies the procedure for testing the resistance to
vertical flame propagation for a single vertical electrical insulated
conductor or cable, or optical cable, under fire conditions. This
standard, along with IEC 60332-1-1:2015, supersedes IEC 60332-1:1993,
which we currently reference in Sec. 111.30-19(b). We propose to
reference IEC 60332-1-2:2015, regarding the testing procedure, in Sec.
111.30-19(b). The technical content is similar to the 1993 edition, but
the updates in the standard provide greater specificity regarding the
ignition source, test sample size, and positioning of the test flame.
IEC 60332-3-21:2018--Tests on electric and optical fibre
cables under fire conditions--Part 3-21: Test for vertical flame spread
of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables--Category A F/R, Edition
2.0, 2018-07. This part of IEC 60332-3 specifies the procedure for
testing the resistance to vertical flame propagation for vertically-
mounted bunched wires or cables, under defined conditions. Edition 2.0
(2018-7) retains and updates pre-existing categories of tests, adds a
new category (category D) for testing at very low non-metallic volumes,
and emphasizes that it applies to optical fibre cables as well as
metallic conductor cables. We propose this standard for incorporation
in Sec. Sec. 111.60-1(b) and 111.107-1(c).
IEC 60332-3-22:2018--Tests on electric cables under fire
conditions--Part 3-22: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-
mounted bunched wires or cables--Category A, Edition 2.0, 2018-07. This
part of IEC 60332-3 specifies methods of test for assessment of
vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables,
electrical or optical, under defined conditions. We propose to remove
references to the superseded first edition (2000) of this standard in
Sec. Sec. 111.60-1, 111.60-2, 111.60-6, and 111.107-1. Because Sec.
111.60-6 does not need to reference this test, we propose to delete
Sec. 111.60-2 and to reference the more recent edition 2.0 (2018) of
this standard only in Sec. Sec. 111.60-1 and 111.107-1(c). This more
recent edition retains and updates the pre-existing categories of
tests, adds a new category (category D) for testing at very low non-
metallic volumes, and emphasizes that it applies to optical fibre
cables as well as metallic conductor cables.
IEC 60529:2013--Degrees of protection provided by
enclosures (IP Code), Edition 2.2, 2013-08. This standard describes a
system for classifying the degrees of protection provided by the
enclosures of electrical equipment as well as the requirements
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for these degrees of protection and tests to verify the requirements.
We currently reference Edition 2.1 (2001) of this standard in
Sec. Sec. 110.15-1, 111.01-9, 113.10-7, 113.20-3, 113.25-11, 113.30-
25, 113.37-10, 113.40-10, and 113.50-5. In these sections, we propose
to reference the more recent edition 2.2 (2013) of this standard.
Edition 2.2 (2013) is a minor technical update to the standard.
IEC 60533:2015--Electrical and electronic installations in
ships--Electromagnetic compatibility--Ships with a metallic hull,
Edition 3.0, 2015-08. This standard specifies minimum requirements for
emission, immunity, and performance criteria regarding electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC) of electrical and electronic equipment for ships
with metallic hull. We currently reference the second edition (1999) of
this standard in Sec. 113.05-7(a). We propose to reference the more
recent edition 3.0 (2015) of this standard. This edition includes the
following technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
[cir] The scope and title have been modified to limit the
application of the standard to installations in ships with metallic
hulls only;
[cir] The normative references have been updated;
[cir] Further explanation for in-situ testing has been given in
section 5.1;
[cir] Cable routing requirements in Annex B have been amended; and
[cir] A new Annex C EMC test report has been added.
IEC 60947-2:2019--Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear--
Part 2: Circuit-breakers, Edition 5.1, 2019-07. This standard provides
circuit-breaker construction and testing requirements. We currently
reference the third edition (2003) of this standard in Sec. 111.54-
1(b). We propose to reference the more recent edition 5.1 (2019) of
this standard. The 2019 edition of this standard contains numerous
technical updates addressing technical advancements, including circuit-
breaker testing, instantaneous trip circuit-breakers, and
electromagnetic compatibility.
IEC 61363-1:1998--Electrical installations of ships and
mobile and fixed offshore units--Part 1: Procedures for calculating
short-circuit currents in three-phase a.c., first edition, 1998-02.
This proposed rule would make formatting changes to the standard's
title for consistency with the titles of all other referenced IEC
standards, but does not alter the edition currently incorporated by
reference. We currently reference this 1998 edition in Sec. 111.52-5.
This proposed rule would move the standard to the new Sec. 111.51-4(b)
because we propose combining the requirements of subparts 111.51 and
111.52 into a single subpart 111.51 (Calculation of Short-Circuit
Currents and Coordination of Overcurrent Protective Devices).
IEC 61439-6: 2012--Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
assemblies--Part 6: Busbar trunking systems (busways), Edition 1.0,
2012-05. This standard states busbar service conditions, construction
requirements, technical characteristics and verification requirements
for low voltage busbar trunking systems. We propose to add it to the
revised Sec. 111.59-1 concerning general requirements for busways.
IEC 61660-1:1997--Short-circuit currents in d.c. auxiliary
installations in power plants and substations--Part 1: Calculation of
short-circuit currents, First Edition, 1997-06. This standard describes
a method for calculating short-circuit currents in DC auxiliary systems
in power plants and substations. We propose to include it in the
revised Sec. 111.51-4(b) as an alternative for short-circuit analysis.
IEC 61892-7:2019--Mobile and fixed offshore units--
Electrical installations--Part 7: Hazardous areas, Edition 4.0, 2019-
04. This standard contains provisions for hazardous areas
classification and choice of electrical installation in hazardous areas
in mobile and fixed offshore units, including pipelines, pumping or
``pigging'' stations, compressor stations and exposed location single
buoy moorings, used in the offshore petroleum industry for drilling,
processing, and for storage purposes. We currently reference Edition
2.0 (2007) of this standard in Sec. 111.108-3(b). We propose to update
the reference in Sec. 111.108-3(b) to the more recent edition 4.0
(2019) and to insert new references to this standard in Sec. Sec.
111.105-1, 111.105-3(b), 111.105-7, and 111.105-17(b). The standard has
been completely rewritten. The Explosion Protection Level concept has
been introduced as an alternative risk-based classification method and
the requirements for installations in hazardous conditions reference
IEC 60079-14 and other relevant standards, as appropriate. The
incorporation of this standard into subpart 111.105 will provide an
alternate standard for classifications for hazardous locations.
IEC 62271-100:2017--High-voltage switchgear and
controlgear--Part 100: Alternating-current circuit-breakers, Edition
2.2, 2017-06. This standard provides construction and testing
requirements for circuit-breakers having voltages above 1000 V. We
currently reference Edition 1.1 (2003) of this standard in Sec.
111.54-1(c). We propose to reference the more recent edition 2.2 (2017)
of this standard. There have been numerous technical updates to address
technical advancements in switchgear. To ensure we address the latest
technologies and industry practices, we are proposing to incorporate
the more recent edition of this standard.
IEC-TR 60092-370:2009--Technical Report--Electrical
installations in ships--Part 370: Guidance on the selection of cables
for telecommunication and data transfer including radio-frequency
cables, Edition 1.0, 2009-07. This technical report gives guidance and
basic recommendations for the selection and installation of shipboard
and offshore unit cables intended for electrical systems used in both
essential and non-essential analogue or digital signal communication,
transmission, and control networks, including types suitable for high-
frequency signals (i.e., signals with a frequency of more than 10\5\
Hertz). We propose to reference this new standard in Sec. 111.60-1.
This will align our requirements with those of recognized
classification society rules and industry practice.
IEC/IEEE 80005-1:2019--Utility connections in port--Part
1: High voltage shore connection (HVSC) systems--General requirements,
Edition 2.0, 2019-03. This standard describes the design, installation,
and testing of HVSC systems, on board the ship and on shore, to supply
the ship with electrical power from shore. Ships may be required by
state or local laws to connect to high voltage shore power (over 1000
V) rather than running their onboard generators. We propose in Sec.
111.83-7 that these ships meet the requirements of this standard.
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS), Consolidated Text of the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and its Protocol of 1988: Article, Annexes
and Certificates. (Incorporating all amendments in effect from 1 July
2014), 2014. SOLAS provides requirements for vessel construction,
arrangement, and management on international voyages. We reference
SOLAS 2001 requirements in Sec. Sec. 111.99-5, 112.15-1, and 113.25-6
and propose to incorporate the latest 2014 edition of SOLAS. While the
applicable sections of SOLAS referenced in these requirements have not
changed, for completeness we are incorporating the latest SOLAS
amendments because industry is likely to use the more recent edition.
International Maritime Organization Resolution
A.1023(26)--
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Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling
Units, 2009. We propose nonsubstantive formatting change to the listing
of this resolution in Sec. 110-10-1(b). Chapter 6 of this resolution
is referenced in Sec. 111.108-3(b). The resolution provides
requirements for machinery and electrical installations in hazardous
areas of mobile offshore drilling units.
International Society of Automation (ISA) RP 12.6--Wiring
Practices for Hazardous (Classified) Locations Instrumentation Part I:
Intrinsic Safety, 1995. We are proposing to delete this standard from
reference in Sec. 111.105-11. It has been withdrawn by ISA, is no
longer supported by ISA, and is not available at www.isa.org. Instead,
we propose to reference NFPA 70 and IEC 60092-502:1999 for the
intrinsically safe system requirements in Sec. 111.105-11.
ISO 25861--Ships and marine technology--Navigation--
Daylight signaling lamps, first edition, Dec, 1, 2007. We are proposing
to reference this standard in Sec. 111.75-18 regarding daylight
signaling lamps. This standard provides performance requirements for
daylight signaling lamps pursuant to chapter V of SOLAS, 1974, as
amended, and chapter 8 of the International Code for Safety for High-
Speed Craft. The performance standards for daylight signaling lamps
currently in Sec. 111.75-18 are based on the international
requirements in place in 1996. These requirements have been superseded
by the requirements contained in ISO 25861.
Lloyd's Register Type Approval System-Test Specification
Number 1, March 2019. This specification details performance and
environmental testing required for products used in marine
applications. We currently reference the 2002 edition of this standard
in Sec. 113.05-7(a). We propose to reference the more recent 2019
edition. It has been updated several times to keep pace with changes in
environmental testing.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Standards Publication ICS 2-2000 (R2005)--Industrial Control and
Systems Controllers, Contactors, and Overload Relays, Rated 600 Volts,
2000. This edition is referenced in Sec. 111.70-3. NEMA reaffirmed the
edition without change in 2005. We propose to reference the reaffirmed
date in the standard's title, which would result in no substantive
changes.
NEMA Standards Publication ICS 2.3-1995--Instructions for
the Handling, Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of Motor Control
Centers Rated not More Than 600 Volts, 1995 (R2008). This edition is
referenced in Sec. 111.70-3. NEMA reaffirmed the edition without
change in 2008. We propose to reference the reaffirmed date in the
standard's title, which would result in no substantive changes.
NEMA Standards Publication No. ICS 2.4-2003 (R2102)--NEMA
and IEC Devices for Motor Service--a Guide for Understanding the
Differences, 2003. This edition is referenced in Sec. 111.70-3. NEMA
reaffirmed the edition without change in 2012. We propose to reference
the reaffirmed date in the standard's title, which would result in no
substantive changes.
NEMA Standards Publication No. ANSI/NEMA 250-2018--
Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (1000 Volts Maximum), Edition 14,
2018. This standard covers classification of enclosures for electrical
equipment as well as the requirements for these enclosures and tests to
demonstrate conformance with the requirements. We currently reference
the 1997 edition of this standard in Sec. Sec. 110.15-1, 111.01-9,
113.10-7, 113.20-3, 113.25-11(a), 113.30-25(e), 113.37-10(b), 113.40-
10(b), and 113.50-5(g). We propose to reference the more recent 2014
edition in these sections. The 2014 edition added several new enclosure
types as well as several minor construction details.
NEMA Standards Publication No. WC-3-1992--Rubber Insulated
Wire and Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of Electrical
Energy, Revision 1, Feb. 1994. This is one of many options listed as a
standard for allowable current-carrying capacity. We propose to delete
it from Sec. 111.60-13(c) because NEMA rescinded the standard.
ANSI/NEMA WC-70 ICEA S-95-658--Power Cables Rated 2000 V
or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy, Feb. 23, 2009. This
standard applies to materials, constructions, and testing of 2000 V and
less thermoplastic, cross-linked polyethylene, and cross-linked rubber
insulated wires and cables which are used for the transmission and
distribution of electrical energy for normal conditions of installation
and service, either indoors, outdoors, aerial, underground, or
submarine. We currently reference the 1999 edition of this standard,
NEMA WC-70ICEA S-95-658, in Sec. 111.60. We propose to reference the
more recent 2009 edition with the updated naming convention. The 2009
standard contains updates based on advancements in technology including
new cable jacket types and updated testing methods.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70--National
Electrical Code, 2017 Edition. This code is referenced in many sections
of subchapter J and is the basis for electrical regulations worldwide.
Currently, both the 2002 and 2014 editions of the code are incorporated
by reference in Sec. Sec. 111.05-33, 111.20-15, 111.50-3, 111.50-7(a),
111.50-9, 111.53-1(a), 111.54-1(a), 111.55-1(a), 111.59-1, 111.60-7,
111.60-13, 111.60-23, 111.81-1(d), 111.105-1, 111.105-3, 111.105-7(a),
111.105-11, 111.105-17(b), 111.106-3(b), 111.106-5(c), 111.107-1(b) and
111.108-3(b)(1) and (2). We propose to reference the 2017 edition in
all the aforementioned sections where the NFPA 70 code is referenced.
We also propose to include Sec. 110.15-1 in the list of sections
referencing NFPA 70 because NFPA 70 is currently used in the definition
of ``Special Division 1''. Substantive changes to the NFPA 70 articles
between the previous editions include the following:
[cir] Article 240--This article on overcurrent protection raised
the threshold for high voltage overcurrent protection from 600 V to
1000 V. Additionally, it addresses arc energy reduction of fuses rated
at 1200A or higher.
[cir] Article 250.119--Section 250.119 details the identification
requirements for equipment grounding conductors. The 2017 and 2002
editions are similar, but the 2017 edition contains greater specificity
for specific installations and prohibits other cables to be covered in
manner that could confuse them with equipment grounding conductors.
[cir] Article 250.122--Section 250.122 details requirements for the
size of equipment grounding conductors. The content in the two editions
is similar, but the 2017 edition adds requirements for multi-conductor
cable, consideration of instantaneous-trip circuit breakers or motor
short-circuit protectors, and greater specificity for flexible cord and
fixture wire.
[cir] Article 250--This article on grounding conductors has been
updated based on changes in technology and has added requirements for
conductors in raceways and multiconductor cable.
[cir] Article 314--This article on outlet or junction boxes has
several minor updates based on changes in technology or industry
practices.
[cir] Article 368--This article on busways was reformatted and the
threshold for high voltage busways was raised from 600 V to 1000 V.
Additionally it provides more detailed wiring requirements.
[cir] Article 400--This article on flexible cords and cable
provides several additional types of flexible cords as well as
conductor sizes, but the allowable
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ampacities for the existing types of flexible cords and cables have not
changed. Additionally, it requires that the maximum operating
temperature be added to the required markings.
[cir] Article 404--It has been clarified that this article on
switches in <1000 V systems and several additional switch types have
been added.
[cir] Article 430--This article on motors now raises the threshold
for motors requiring additional protective measures from 600 V to 1000
V. Part X has been added to provide greater detail on adjustable-speed
drive systems. Additionally a variety of minor technical updates made
as well as referencing the latest standards.
[cir] Article 450--This article on transformers raised the
transformer threshold for high voltage transformers from 600 V to 1000
V. Additionally minor editorial changes were made. For example, in
several sections the word ``sufficient'' was replaced with ``not less
than'' to ensure the intent was clear.
[cir] Article 504--Sections 504.10, 504.30, 504.50 and 504.60 on
intrinsically safe system design are proposed to be added in Sec.
111.105-11 because ISA RP 12.6 has been withdrawn by ISA. The
requirements are similar and NFPA is the authoritative standard for
electrical engineering design.
NFPA 77--Recommended Practice on Static Electricity, 2019
Edition. This recommended practice applies to the identification,
assessment, and control of static electricity for purposes of
preventing fires and explosions. We currently reference the 2000
edition of this standard in Sec. 111.105-27(b). We propose to
reference the more recent, 2019 edition, which has been completely
reorganized but the technical content is very similar. However, the
2019 editions contains changes regarding the characterization of
combustible dust.
NFPA 99--Health Care Facilities Code, 2018. This code
provides information on health care facilities related to medical gas
and vacuum systems, electrical systems, electrical equipment, and gas
equipment. We currently reference the 2005 edition of this standard in
Sec. 111.105-37. We propose to reference the more recent 2018 edition.
The 2018 standard contains extensive updates and is the authoritative
reference for flammable anesthetics.
NFPA 496--Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures
for Electrical Equipment, 2017 Edition. This standard applies to
purging and pressurizing for electrical equipment in hazardous
locations, electrical equipment containing sources of flammable vapors,
control rooms or buildings in hazardous locations, and analyzer rooms
containing sources of flammable vapors or gases and located in
hazardous locations. We currently reference the 2003 edition of this
standard in Sec. 111.105-7, the 2008 edition is currently referenced
in Sec. 111.106-3(c), and the 2013 edition is currently referenced in
Sec. 111.108-3(d). We propose to update the reference to the more
recent 2017 edition in Sec. Sec. 111.105-7, 111.106-3(c), and 111.108-
3(d). The standard was revised to ensure correlation with the 2011
edition of NFPA 70. The definitions of ``energized'' and ``identified''
are extracted from NFPA 70. Equipment is required to be identified for
use in a classified area, and the requirements for determining the
suitability of identified equipment have been clarified. NFPA 496
clarified the definitions of Type X, Type Y, and Type Z pressurizing to
more clearly define their usage. NFPA 496 has been an industry standard
for purged and pressurized enclosures since 1971. Further, the newer
edition no longer includes unspecific language such as ``near'',
``close to'', and ``significant portion.'' Such terms cannot be
quantified in the design or evaluation of an installation designed to
the standard.
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) DDS 300-2--A.C. Fault
Current Calculations, 1988. We propose to remove this standard from
Subchapter J because it is no longer supported or available. This is
one of four options for fault calculations in Sec. 111.52-5. We
propose to reorganize the requirements for short-circuit calculations
for systems 1500 kilowatts or above in Sec. 111.52-5 into new Sec.
111.51-4. The other three options would be included in the new Sec.
111.51-4.
MIL-HDBK-299(SH), 1991--Military Handbook Cable Comparison
Handbook Data Pertaining to Electric Shipboard Cable Notice 1-1991.
This document provides basic information on, and listings of, shipboard
cables and also provides guidance for their design, handling,
installation, and maintenance. This current edition is referenced in
Sec. 111.60-3 regarding cable applications. We propose to delete this
standard because we are also proposing to delete Sec. 111.60-3, which
we discuss in section VI.C of this preamble as being unnecessarily
prescriptive.
UL 44--Standard for Safety Thermoset-Insulated Wire and
Cable, 2018. This standard specifies the requirements for single-
conductor and multiple-conductor thermoset-insulated wires and cables
rated 600 V, 1000 V, 2000 V, and 5000 V. We currently reference the
fifteenth edition (1999) of this standard in Sec. 111.60-11(c). We
propose to reference the nineteenth edition (2018). The standard has
been completely updated based on changes in technology and now
addresses wires and cables up to 5000 V. The 2002 edition only went to
2000 V. Additionally, new wire types and maximum voltage ratings are
addressed
UL 50--Standard for Safety Enclosures for Electrical
Equipment, 2013. This standard covers the non-environmental
construction and performance requirements for enclosures to protect
personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment. We
currently reference the eleventh edition (1995) of this standard in
Sec. 111.81-1(d). We propose to reference the more recent thirteenth
edition (2013). The updated standard addresses the following additional
items:
[cir] Addition of environmental Type ratings 3X, 3RX, and 3SX;
[cir] Sharp edges on electrical equipment;
[cir] Requirements for slot and tab fastenings;
[cir] Clarification of types of cast metal suitable for use as an
enclosure;
[cir] Equipment door opening 90 degrees from the closed position;
[cir] Certification Requirement Decision for nonmetallic-sheathed
cable clamps; and
[cir] Revision to requirement of cover and flange overlap for
cabinets used as panelboards.
UL 62--Standard for Safety Flexible Cords and Cables,
2018. This standard specifies the requirements for flexible cords,
elevator cables, electric vehicle cables, and hoistway cables rated 600
V maximum. We currently reference the sixteenth edition (1997) of this
standard in Sec. 111.60-13(a). We propose to reference the more recent
twentieth edition (2018). This standard has been updated based on
advancements in technology to address new cable types, jacket types,
and testing techniques. To ensure we address the latest technologies
and industry practices, we are proposing to incorporate the more recent
edition of this standard.
UL 83--Standard for Safety Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires
and Cables, 2017. This Standard specifies the requirements for 600 V,
single-conductor, thermoplastic-insulated wires and cables. We
currently reference the twelfth edition (1998) of this standard in
Sec. 111.60-11(c). We propose to reference the sixteenth edition
(2017). The standard has been completely
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updated based on changes in technology. For example, it now addresses
many new types of wire, wire sizes, and updated testing requirements.
UL 484--Standard for Safety Room Air Conditioners, 2014.
This standard provides requirements for room air conditioners rated not
more than 600 V AC. We currently reference the seventh edition (1993)
of this standard in Sec. 111.87-3(a). We propose to reference the more
recent, ninth edition (2014). The standard has been updated to account
for current technology and environmental testing. In addition, sections
dealing with smart air conditioners and air conditioners using
flammable refrigerants have been added. To ensure we address the latest
technologies and industry practices, we are proposing to incorporate
the more recent edition of this standard.
UL 489--Standard for Safety Molded-Case Circuit Breakers,
Molded-Case Switches, and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures, 2016. This
standard provides requirements for molded-case circuit breakers,
circuit breaker and ground-fault circuit-interrupters, fused circuit
breakers, high-fault protectors, and high-fault modules. These circuit
breakers are specifically intended to provide service entrance, feeder,
and branch circuit protection. We currently reference the ninth edition
(1996) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.01-15(c) and 111.54-1(b). We
propose to reference the thirteenth edition (2016). There have been
numerous technical updates to the standard. The scope has been
increased to address component testing, programmable components,
electronic overprotection, and electromagnetic compatibility. To ensure
we address the latest technologies and industry practices, we are
proposing to incorporate the more recent edition of this standard.
UL 514A--Standard for Safety Metallic Outlet Boxes, 2013.
This standard provides requirements for metallic outlet boxes including
those intended for marine applications. We currently reference the
ninth edition (1996) of this standard in Sec. 111.81-1(d). We propose
to reference the more recent, eleventh edition (2013). UL 514A has been
revised and updated to account for advancements outlet box
construction. It has been an industry standard for metallic outlet
boxes since 1928.
UL 514B--Standard for Safety Conduit, Tubing, and Cable
Fittings, 2012. This standard provides requirements for fittings for
use with cable and conduit. We currently reference the fourth edition
(1997) of this standard in Sec. 111.81-1(d). We propose to reference
the more recent, sixth edition (2012). UL 514B has been updated to
account for advancements in conduit, tubing, and cable fitting
construction, as well as testing techniques. To ensure we address the
latest technologies and industry practices, we are proposing to
incorporate the more recent edition of this standard.
UL 514C--Standard for Safety Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes,
Flush-Device Boxes, and Covers, 2014. This standard provides
requirements for nonmetallic outlet boxes, conduit bodies, flush-device
boxes, extension rings, and covers. We currently reference the second
edition (1988) of this standard in Sec. 111.81-1(d). We propose to
reference the more recent, fourth edition (2014). UL 514C has been
updated to align with advancements in nonmetallic outlet boxes and
alignment with requirements in similar standards. To ensure we address
the latest technologies and industry practices, we are proposing to
incorporate the more recent edition of this standard.
UL 674--Standard for Safety: Electric Motors and
Generators for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations, 2011. This
standard provides requirements for electric motors and generators or
submersible and nonsubmersible sewage pumps and systems suitable for
use in hazardous (classified) locations. We currently reference the
fourth edition (2003) of this standard in Sec. 111.106-3(b) and the
fifth edition (2011) is referenced in Sec. 111.108-3(b). We propose to
reference the more recent, fifth edition (2011) in Sec. Sec. 111.105-
7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). This ensures consistent, up-to-
date standards for electrical installations on all vessel and facility
types.
UL 823--Electric Heaters for Use in Hazardous (Classified)
Locations, 2006. This standard provides requirements for electric
heaters suitable for use in hazardous (classified) locations. We
currently reference the ninth edition (2006) of this standard in
Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We propose to reference the
ninth edition (2006) in Sec. 111.105-7(a), as well. This ensures that
standards are consistent for electrical installations on all vessel and
facility types.
UL 844--Standard for Safety: Luminaires for Use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations, 2012. This standard provides
requirements for fixed and portable luminaires for installation and use
in hazardous (classified) locations. We currently reference the twelfth
edition (2006) of this standard in Sec. 111.106-3(b) and the
thirteenth edition (2012) is referenced in Sec. 111.108-3(b). We
propose to reference the more recent, thirteenth edition (2012), in
Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). This latest
edition includes the following minor technical revisions:
[cir] Revisions for test paint for spray booth luminaires;
[cir] Revisions for temperature tests at elevated ambient
temperatures; and
[cir] Clarification of required number of as-received samples of
polymeric enclosure materials.
UL 913--Standard for Safety: Intrinsically Safe Apparatus
and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II, and III, Division 1,
Hazardous Locations, Eighth Edition, 2013. This standard provides
requirements for apparatus or parts of apparatus intended for
installation in hazardous locations. We currently reference the sixth
edition (2002) of this standard in Sec. 111.105-7(a) and the seventh
edition (2006) is referenced in Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-
3(b). We propose to reference the more recent eighth edition (2013) in
Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). This latest
edition includes the following technical revisions:
[cir] Revisions to reference the latest 2013 editions of UL 60079-0
and UL 60079-11;
[cir] Deletion of redundant references to applicable ordinary
locations requirements;
[cir] Revisions to address the equivalent installation and use of
Class I, Division 1 and Class II, Division 1 intrinsically safe and
associated apparatus in Class I, Zone 0 and Zone 20 hazardous
(classified) locations respectively; and
[cir] Revisions to dust-tight enclosures for Class II Intrinsically
Safe Apparatus.
UL 1042--Standard for Safety Electric Baseboard Heating
Equipment, 2009. This standard provides requirements for portable and
fixed electric baseboard heating equipment rated at 600 V or less. We
currently reference the third edition (1994) of this standard in Sec.
111.87-3. We propose to reference the more recent, fifth edition
(2009). This latest edition includes the following technical revisions:
[cir] Revisions requiring portable heater power supply cords to
meet UL 817.
[cir] Revisions requiring electric connections to meet established
UL standards, UL 310, UL 486A-486B, UL 886C, UL 486E, or UL 1977.
[cir] Revisions to equipment grounding provisions.
[cir] Update to the leakage current test.
UL 1072--Standard for Safety Medium-Voltage Power Cables,
2006. This standard provides requirements for
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shielded and nonshielded medium-voltage power cables. We currently
reference the third edition (2001) of this standard in Sec. 111.60-
1(a). We propose to reference the more recent fourth edition (2006).
The fourth edition contains revised supplemental jacket thicknesses.
Because supplemental jackets are only required for cables intended to
be buried in the ground, this revision has no substantive impact on UL
1072 cables intended for use on vessels.
UL 1104--Standard for Marine Navigation Lights, Second
Edition, 1998. This standard provides construction and testing
requirements for navigation lights. This standard is referenced in
Sec. 111.75-17(f). The only changes proposed to this standard are to
align the naming convention in the regulatory text with that of other
UL standards and to specifically cite paragraph (f).
UL 1203--Standard for Safety: Explosion-Proof and Dust-
Ignition Proof Electrical Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified)
Locations, 2013. This standard covers explosion-proof and dust-
ignition-proof electrical equipment for installation and use in
hazardous locations. We currently reference the third edition (2000) of
this standard in Sec. 111.105-9 and the fourth edition (2006) in
Sec. Sec. 111.106-3(b) and 111.108-3(b). We propose to reference the
more recent fifth edition (2013) in Sec. 111.105-7(a) instead of Sec.
111.105-9 due to editorial reformatting of Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a),
111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). The more recent edition has relatively
minor technical clarifications with minimal substantive changes.
UL 1309--Standard for Safety Marine Shipboard Cables,
2017. This standard provides requirements for distribution (power)
cables, and control and signal cables, for installation aboard marine
vessels, fixed and floating offshore petroleum facilities, and Marine
Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs). We currently reference the first
edition (1995) of this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.60-1, 111.60-3, and
111.106-5(a). We propose to reference the more recent, third edition
(2017) only in Sec. Sec. 111.60-1 and 111.106-5(a), because we are
proposing to delete Sec. 111.60-3. The standard has received updates
to its construction, performance, ratings, and markings requirements.
UL 1581--Standard for Safety Reference Standard for
Electrical Wires, Cables, and Flexible Cords, 2001. We propose to
delete references to this standard in Sec. Sec. 111.30-19, 111.60-2,
and 111.60-6 because the referenced test in this standard, VW-1, has
been moved to UL 2556.
UL 1598--Standard for Safety Luminaires, 2018. This
standard provides requirements for luminaires for use in nonhazardous
locations that are intended for installation on branch circuits of 600
V nominal or less. We currently reference the first edition (2000) of
this standard in Sec. 111.75-20. We propose to reference the more
recent fourth edition (2018), which has been extensively updated based
on changes in technology and construction techniques. This edition
includes added requirements for placement and construction of light-
emitting diode (LED) luminaires as well as LED test methods. The
standard also includes LED components and subassemblies, and other LED
requirements.
UL 1598A--Standard for Safety Supplemental Requirements
for Luminaires for Installation on Marine Vessels, First Edition (with
revisions through Apr. 17, 2015), Dec. 4, 2000. The First Edition,
December 4, 2000, is currently incorporated by reference in Sec.
111.75-20. We propose to incorporate the First Edition with revisions
through April 17, 2015 in this section. UL 1598A provides additional
requirements for luminaires meeting UL 1598 and intended for vessels to
ensure these luminaires are suitable for marine and shipboard
environments. The revisions to the First Edition include non-
substantive updates necessary due to changes in to clauses of standards
referenced within UL 1598A that occurred since publication of the First
Edition.
UL 1604--Electrical Equipment for use in Class I and II,
Division 2 and Class III Hazardous (Classified) Locations, 1994. We
propose to delete this standard from Sec. 111.108-3(b) because UL
withdrew it and it is no longer an active standard. This is one of many
options in Sec. 111.108-3(b) for standards on electrical equipment in
hazardous locations.
UL 2021--Standard for Safety Fixed and Location-Dedicated
Electric Room Heaters, 2015. We propose to reference this standard in
Sec. 111.87-3(a). This standard provides requirements for electric air
heaters. It will be an additional standard regulated entities may
choose for electric air heaters. We have previously accepted it on a
case-by-case basis as equivalent to the existing standards in Sec.
111.87-3(a).
UL 2225--Standard for Safety: Cables and Cable-Fittings
for use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations, 2013. We currently
reference the second edition (2005) of this standard in Sec. 111.106-
3(b) and the third edition (2011) of this standard in Sec. 111.108-
3(b). We propose to reference the more recent fourth edition (2013) in
Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(a), 111.106-3(b), and 111.108-3(b). The latest
edition includes the addition of Type TC-ER-HL cable for use in Class
I, Zone 1 as permitted by the 2014 National Electrical Code to the
scope, editorial revisions, and error corrections sections of the
standard. The incorporation of this edition into all three sections
ensures consistent, up-to-date standards for electrical installations
on all vessel and facility types.
UL 2556--Wire and Cable Test Methods, 2015. This standard
describes the apparatus, test methods, and formulas to be used in
carrying out the tests and calculations required by wire and cable
standards. The flame retardant test VW-1, formerly of UL 1581, has been
moved to this standard and is now called FV-2/VW-1. We propose to
replace the UL 1581 with UL 2556 in Sec. 111.30-19(b).
UL 60079-18--Standard for Safety Explosive Atmospheres--
Part 18: Equipment Protection by Encapsulation ``m'', 2017. We propose
this standard as a replacement for the ANSI/ISA 60079-18, which was
withdrawn. UL 60079-18 is not substantively different than ANSI/ISA
60079-18. This standard gives the specific requirements for the
construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment, parts of
electrical equipment and Ex components with the type of protection
encapsulation ``m'' intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres or
explosive dust atmospheres. We propose to reference this standard in
Sec. Sec. 111.105-7(e), 111.106-3(d), and 111.108-3(e).
B. Generator Prime Movers
We propose to delete the requirements in Sec. Sec. 111.12-1(b) and
(c) for each generator prime mover to have an independent overspeed
device and a loss of lubricating oil pressure to the generator bearing
oil pressure shutdown. The ABS Steel Vessel Rules, which are already
incorporated by reference in Sec. 58.01-5, require these same
safeguards on all but small, generator prime movers. The independent
overspeed device is required for each engine driving a generator of 220
kW (295 hp) and above, while the oil pressure shutdown is required for
generators of 100 kW (135 hp) and above. This sufficiently addresses
the concerns that Sec. 111.12-1(b) and (c) were intended to address.
The Coast Guard has required generator prime movers to meet ABS rules
since 1965. We propose to incorporate the ABS Steel Vessel Rules for
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prime movers without modification to reduce reliance on government-
unique standards where an existing voluntary standard will suffice, as
advocated in OMB Circular A-119.
C. Electrical Cable
We propose to update and amend subpart 111.60 (Wiring Materials and
Methods) to align it more closely with the standards accepted
internationally by vessel classification societies and foreign
administrations. Vessels participating in the Coast Guard's Alternate
Compliance Program are constructed and operated in accordance with
classification society rules and are not required to meet all of the
requirements in subpart 111.60. We are not aware of any casualties as a
result of this.
We propose to add several additional cable construction standards
to Sec. 111.60-1, thus creating a broader list of acceptable
standards. This has allowed us to propose removing many of the more
prescriptive cable requirements in Sec. Sec. 111.60-2, 111.60-3,
111.60-4, and 111.60-6 because of the availability of widely accepted
additional standards. For example, cable for communication and radio
frequency applications, and fiber optic cable, are available to meet
the standards of Sec. 111.60-1 and therefore Sec. Sec. 111.60-2 and
111.60-6 are no longer necessary.
We also propose deleting the cable application regulations in Sec.
111.60-3 as they are unnecessarily prescriptive. Instead, entities
would consult the current and proposed cable construction standards in
proposed Sec. 111.60-1 for the application of specific types of cable.
We propose to adopt these industry standards in lieu of our own
prescriptive standards.
In Sec. 111.60-5(a), the Coast Guard currently requires that cable
installations meet the recommended practices contained in IEEE 45-2002,
and we excluded the section concerning cable splices. Now we propose to
update the edition to IEEE 45.8-2016 and remove the exclusion for the
section on cable splices because it is inconsistent with other
regulations to exclude them. The existing and proposed regulations
regarding cable splices in Sec. 111.60-19 refer to IEEE 45's
recommendations for cable splices.
Additionally, in Table 111.60-7--Demand Loads, we propose minor
edits to make ``bus-tie'' and ``feeder'' plural where they appear in
the table. As previously mentioned in the IBR updates to Sec. 110.10-
1, we would also update the NFPA NEC 2002 standard to its newer edition
NFPA 70, where it appears in the table.
D. IEC 60092-502 Electrical Installations in Ships--Part 502: Tankers--
Special Features
We propose to accept IEC 60092-502:1999 as an option for
classification of hazardous locations (areas) in the new Sec. 111.105-
50(a). Section 111.105-50(a) would contain alternative standards for
the classification of hazardous locations requirements in Sec. Sec.
111.105-29, 111.105-31, 111.105-32, 111.106-9 and 111.106-11 of this
subchapter. This IEC standard is referenced in SOLAS II-1/45.11, the
International Code of the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk section 10.1.1, the International Code for the
Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in
Bulk section 10.1.2.1, and all major classification societies' rules.
Allowing this option will provide system designers with the flexibility
to classify and specify equipment for hazardous locations using the
same scheme used internationally.
IEC 60092-502:1999 is currently accepted for use by vessels in the
Coast Guard's Alternate Compliance Program when supplemented with
``USCG Supplemental Requirements for use of IEC 60092-502:1999 for
application of SOLAS regulation II-1/45.11 to U.S.-flag vessels.'' \2\
The Coast Guard developed these supplemental requirements to ensure an
equivalent level of safety as the requirements of subpart 111.105. In
this rulemaking, we propose to accept IEC 60092-502:1999 without the
supplement. This edition of the standard has been published for over 15
years and we are not aware of any casualty history attributed to its
use as compared to vessels complying with the applicable U.S.
regulations. For these reasons, we propose it as an option for U.S.
vessels.
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In Sec. 111.105-50(c), we propose to add that if IEC 60092-
502:1999 is used for hazardous locations classifications, then the
applicable ventilation requirements for cargo handling rooms on tank
vessels in subchapter D would apply. This is not a new requirement, but
it is placed here to ensure system designers do not assume that
compliance with the ventilation standards in IEC 60092-502:1999 is
sufficient.
E. Emergency Generator in Port
We propose in the new Sec. 112.05-7 to allow the emergency
generator to be used in port, provided supplemental safety standards
are in place. The current regulations in Sec. 112.05-1 requires that
the emergency source of power must be dependable, independent, and
dedicated. The purpose of these requirements in Sec. 112.05-1 is that
emergency power must be immediately and dependably available in the
event of a loss of the ship's service power. For decades this has been
achieved by installation of a dedicated and independent emergency
generator.
In the late 1990s, the International Association of Classification
Societies proposed a unified interpretation to the IMO in light of
improvements in automation and potential environmental benefits. That
proposal incorporated a set of additional safety standards in order to
allow the use of an emergency generator during lay time in port. This
interpretation, with the supplemental safety standards, would encourage
the use of a more appropriately sized generator for lay time loads
instead of an overly large ship service generator while simultaneously
assuring the availability of emergency power. Predicated on the premise
that this proposal provided an equivalent level of safety, it was
subsequently adopted by the IMO in 2005, promulgated in IMO circular
MSC/Circ.1176 dated 25 May 2005 and updated in IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.
1464/Rev.1 dated 24 Oct. 2013. Since then, most classification
societies and flag States have harmonized their rules to align with
this interpretation.
Similar to the determination made by the IMO, we propose to allow
use of emergency power systems that incorporate a generator with the
additional safeguards similar to those prescribed by the IMO. The
additional safeguards provide an equivalent level of safety as the
existing requirements in part 112 as well as other potential
operational benefits. With respect to providing a dependable source of
emergency power, operation of the emergency generator in port does not
decrease the dependability of the emergency power system. On the
contrary, regular operation of the generator with the associated
planned maintenance scheme required by MSC.1/Circ.1464/Rev.1 will
result in increased dependability and crew familiarity and an improved
readiness of the system should an emergency situation occur. Further,
the additional requirements related to load shedding,
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fuel and lubrication oil systems, generator and switchboard
construction, power management, and operational instructions will
ensure the dedicated and independent operation of this system in an
emergent situation and solely provide service to the emergency power
system. Overall, this system will deliver additional flexibility to the
crew while ensuring the availability of a dedicated source of power in
the event of an emergency. The proposed arrangements will result in
improved performance, better fuel economy, lower emissions, and higher
reliability than less integrated systems.
For these reasons, we propose to allow the emergency generator to
be used in port provided that supplemental safety standards are in
place. The supplemental safety standards proposed in Sec. 112.05-7 are
similar to those prescribed in MSC.1/Circ.1464/Rev.1 as well as section
4-8-2/5.17 of the ABS Marine Vessel Rules.
F. Description of Additional Proposed Changes Within Subchapter J
Section 110.15-1 Definitions
We propose a more descriptive definition of ``deadship'' that
aligns with 4-1-1/1.9.6 of the ABS Marine Vessel Rules and IEC 60092-
201:2019.
The definition of a ship's service loads and drilling loads would
be moved from Sec. 111.10-1(a) to Sec. 110.15-1 so all definitions
are in one location.
Section 110.25-1 Plans and Information Required for New Construction.
We propose to consolidate the hazardous locations plan submittal
requirements of the existing Sec. 110.25-1(i), (p), and (q) into a
single section. The Offshore Supply Vessels of at Least 6,000 GT ITC
interim rule (79 FR 48893, Aug. 18, 2014) and the Electrical Equipment
in Hazardous Locations final rule (80 FR 16980, Mar. 31, 2015) included
plan submittal requirements, Sec. Sec. 110.25-1(p) and (q),
respectively. As explained in Section V, we propose to offer all types
of vessels and facilities the same selection of explosion protection
standards. Therefore, the plan submittal requirements are identical and
three separate sections are no longer required.
Section 111.05-3 Design, Construction, and Installation; General
In Sec. 111.05-3(c), the grounding requirements for appliances and
tools would be clarified so that they are consistent with current
industry practice.
Section 111.10-9 Ship's Service Supply Transformers; Two Required
The note to Sec. 111.10-9 has been revised to clarify that
transformers located downstream of the ship's service switchboard are
not required to be provided in duplicate. This is an item regularly
misunderstood and is explained on page 16 of the Navigation and Vessel
Inspection Circular (NVIC) 2-89, ``Guide for Electrical Installations
on Merchant Vessels and Mobile Offshore Drilling Units'', dated Aug.
14, 1989.\3\
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Section 111.12-11 Generator Protection
In this section and many other sections, the term ``semiconductor
rectifier (SCR)'' has been replaced with ``semiconductor converter'', a
term now more commonly used in industry.
Section 111.12-13 Propulsion Generator Protection
This section on propulsion generator protection would be deleted
because it is simply a reference to Sec. 111.35-1. This cross
reference is not necessary.
Section 111.15-10 Ventilation
In Sec. 111.15-10(b)(2)(i), the IEC equivalent classification of
Class I, Division 1, Group B would be added as an alternate standard.
Section 111.25-5 Marking
We propose to delete this section because the requirements for
motor markings are sufficiently addressed by the referenced ABS Marine
Vessel Rules.
Section 111.30 Switchboards
The requirements for switchboards contained in IEEE 45 2002 would
be replaced with requirements from the recently published IEEE 45.7
(2012).
This proposed rule would add a note to Sec. 111.30-5 warning that
the interchangeability and compatibility of components complying with
both IEEE and IEC cannot be assumed, to address the growing use of
components meeting IEC standards on U.S. vessels.
The flame retardant test standard IEC 332-1 has been superseded by
IEC 60332-1-1:2015 and IEC 60332-1-2:2015. We propose to update the
standards for the flame retardant test in Sec. 111.30-19(b)(4)
regarding buses and wiring.
The term ``pilot light'' would be replaced with the more commonly
used term ``indicator light.''
Subpart 111.33 Power Semiconductor Rectifier Systems
The requirements for semiconductor converters contained in IEEE 45
2002 are being replaced with requirements from the recently published
of IEEE 45.2 (2012).
Section 111.50-3 Protection of Conductors
In Sec. 111.50-3(b)(2), the requirements for steering gear
circuits is being changed from subchapter F to a more specific cite of
Sec. 58.25. Reference to IEC 92-202 has been removed from Sec.
111.50-3(c). This standard does not address standard ratings for fuses
or circuit breakers.
Subpart 111.51 Calculation of Short-Circuit Currents and Subpart 111.52
Coordination of Overcurrent Protective Devices
We propose to combine subparts 111.51 and 111.52 into new subpart
111.51 to more clearly and concisely present the requirements for
coordination of overcurrent protection devices and calculation of
short-circuit currents. The general discussion contained in current
Sec. 111.51-1 is based on IEC 60092-202:2016.
The short-circuit calculations requirements of proposed Sec.
111.51-2(a) are from the existing Sec. 111.52-1. The proposed Sec.
111.51-2(b) would clarify that the calculations must be performed to
select suitably rated equipment and protective devices. The short-
circuit calculations requirements of the proposed Sec. Sec. 111.51-3
and 111.51-5 are from the existing Sec. Sec. 111.52-3 and 111.52-5,
respectively.
NAVSEA DDS 300-2 is proposed for deletion because it is no longer
available. IEC 61660-1:1997 would be added as a standard for DC
systems.
The requirements for the protection of vital equipment, Sec.
111.51-6, is from the existing Sec. 111.51-3.
Section 111.54-1 Circuit Breakers
In Sec. 111.54-1(c)(2), the maximum voltage for direct-current
circuit breakers meeting IEC 60947-2:2013 has been identified as 1500
V. This is in accordance with that standard.
Section 111.75-17 Navigation Lights
In Sec. 111.75-17(a), we propose to remove the requirement that
the navigation light indicator panel be supplied by a feeder directly
from the emergency switchboard. The panel will still be required to be
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emergency switchboard but this change allows for the common practice of
suppling the navigation lights from an emergency lighting panel rather
being directly fed from the switchboard. This is consistent with
industry practice and vessel classification society rules. As part of
this change we are also proposing to delete Sec. 112.43-13 which
provided details on the navigation light panel feeder.
In Sec. 111.75-17(d)(2), we propose to offer EN 14744 as an
alternative for certification of navigation lights. UL 1104 is the
other acceptable standard, but it has not been updated in over 20 years
and addresses neither LED light sources nor EMC testing. The other
construction and testing requirements of EN 14744 are not identical to
UL 1104, but it is accepted worldwide. It addresses LED lights and EMC
testing and has been published for 15 years. We are unaware of any
safety concerns related to it. For these reasons, we feel it is an
acceptable option for certification of navigation lights. Navigation
lights constructed and tested to the requirements of EN 14744 have been
accepted by the Coast Guard on a case-by-case basis subject to the
additional requirements of the USCG Marine Safety Center's Marine
Technical Note 01-18, Guidance for Establishing Equivalency to UL 1104
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Additionally in Sec. 111.75-17(d)(2), the requirements for battery
powered navigation lights have been clarified. The existing text has
been misinterpreted on occasion. These lights must be certified by an
independent laboratory to the applicable requirements of UL 1104 or EN
14744, as must all navigation lights. This ensures they meet the
applicable requirements of the International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) and the Inland Navigation Rules
(33 CFR 83).
We propose deleting the requirements for a flashing light in the
existing Sec. 111.75-17(d)(4), because these requirements are
contained in section 22.11 of UL 1104 and section 4.4 of EN 14744.
Section 111.75-18 Signaling Lights
We propose deleting the outdated, prescriptive requirements on
signaling lights in this section that were based on the applicable
international requirements in 1996 and incorporating by reference ISO
25861. This standard provides performance requirements for daylight
signaling lamps pursuant to chapter V of SOLAS, 1974, as amended and
chapter 8 of the International Code for Safety for High-Speed Craft.
Further, since 2002, navigation equipment required by chapter V of
SOLAS, including signaling lamps (or lights), have been required to be
type approved by the administration.
Section 111.75-20 Luminaires (Lighting Fixtures)
Throughout this section, we propose replacing the term ``lighting
fixture'' with the internationally used term ``luminaire'' and we
propose removing the prescriptive requirements contained in this
section. Lighting fixtures meeting the standards incorporated by
reference in this section, UL 1598A, or IEC 60092-306:2009, are
suitable for use on vessels. Further, this rule would specify the
clauses of UL 1598A applicable to nonemergency and inside-type
decorative luminaires.
Section 111.83-7 High Voltage Shore Connection
We propose adding in this new section a standard for high voltage
shore connection systems, IEC/IEEE 80005-1:2019, applicable to ships
required by state or local law to connect to shore power. The Coast
Guard has actively participated with state and local stakeholders,
shoreside and marine industry representatives, and equipment
manufacturers to develop a standard to safely connect to high voltage
shore connections. This standard is offered as an option for compliance
with state or local law.
Section 111.99-3 Definitions
We propose removing this section of definitions. Fire door holding
and release systems, if fitted, must meet SOLAS II-2/9.4.1.1.5.3. This
reference has been updated based on the reorganization of SOLAS Chapter
II-2. These definitions are no longer necessary.
Section 111.103 Remote Stopping Systems
The wording of 46 CFR 111.103 has caused confusion due to the order
of the subsection with readers inferring that machinery space
ventilation is a separate category from the ventilation referred to by
46 CFR 111.103-7. We propose editorial changes to this section to
clarify its intent.
Subpart 111.105 Hazardous Locations
The Coast Guard has completed two recent rulemaking projects
related to hazardous locations, the ``Offshore Supply Vessels of at
Least 6,000 GT ITC'' interim rule (79 FR 48893, Aug. 18, 2014) and the
``Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Locations'' final rule (80 FR
16980, Mar. 31, 2015). We propose to revise subpart 111.105 (Hazardous
Locations) to be consistent with these two sets of regulations. This
would expand the list of acceptable national and international
explosion protection standards, providing more options for operators.
We propose adding the internationally accepted independent third-
party certification system, the International Electrotechnical
Commission System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment
for use in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx), as an accepted method of
testing and certifying electrical equipment intended for use in
hazardous locations. Existing Sec. 111.108-1(b) allows owners and
operators of existing U.S. MODUs, floating Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) facilities, vessels other than Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs),
and U.S. tank vessels that carry flammable or combustible cargoes, the
option of using the same expanded list of standards and the IECEx
System. In amending subpart 111.105, we propose incorporating these
standards so that they are available to all vessels and facilities that
must comply with subchapter J.
In Sec. 111.105-17(a)(1)(i), we propose adding three new standards
for equipment in hazardous locations, UL 783, ANSI/ISA 12.12.01, and
ANSI/UL 2062. See section VI.A for further explanation of each
standard.
In Sec. 111.105-17(b), we propose adding additional, acceptable
standards for the use of conduit, IEC 61892-7:2019, IEC 60092-502:1999,
API RP 14, and API RP 14FZ. See section VI.A for further explanation of
each standard.
In the new Sec. 111.105-28, we propose adding ASTM F2876-10 to
address internal combustion engines in hazardous locations. Under the
proposed section, internal combustion engines installed in Class I
Divisions 1 and 2 would be required to meet the provisions of ASTM
F2876-10. Like the expanded list of standards for electrical equipment
in hazardous locations, this standard in subparts 111.106 and 111.108
is the result of previous rulemaking projects and would be added to
Sec. 111.105-28. This will ensure a consistent standard for these
installations on all vessel and facility types.
In Sec. 111.105-31(e), we propose providing the option for
submerged cargo pumps that do not meet Sec. 111.105-31(d) to receive
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approval by the Commandant (CG-ENG) and plan approval by the Commanding
Officer, MSC. This is consistent with the existing Sec. Sec. 111.106-
3(f) and 111.108-3(f).
In Sec. 111.105-31(f), we propose deleting reference to IEEE 45
1998 and IEC 60092-502:1999 because these do not provide any additional
information on classification of cargo tanks beyond what is currently
in subchapter J.
In Sec. 111.105-31(o), we propose clarifying the requirements for
systems installed in duct keels.
In Sec. Sec. 111.105-35 and 111.105-45, we propose updating the
IEC classification notation in accordance with IEC 60079-10-2:2015.
In Sec. 111.105-41, we propose removing the reference to IEEE 45
1998 because the standard has been superseded.
Subpart 111.106 Hazardous Locations on OSVs
In Sec. 111.106-3(b)(1)(i), we propose to add three new standards
for equipment in hazardous locations, UL 783, ANSI/ISA 12.12.01, and
ANSI/UL 2062. See section VI.A for further explanation of each
standard.
Section 111.107-1 Industrial Systems
In Sec. 111.107-1(b), we propose to clarify the standards for
switchgear. Currently Sec. 111.107-1(b)(1) refers to an unnecessarily
broad range of standards. We propose to simplify this section by cross
referencing the specific sections of the existing regulations in
subpart 111.30 that apply to switchgears.
Subpart 111.108 Hazardous Locations Requirements on U.S. and Foreign
MODUs, Floating OCS Facilities, Vessels Conducting OCS Activities, and
U.S. Vessels That Carry Flammable and Combustible Cargo
We propose to remove paragraph (b) from Sec. 111.108-1. Paragraph
(b) of this section is a cross-reference to the expanded list of
standards and the IECEx System in subpart 111.105; the paragraph is
directed to owners and operators of existing U.S. MODUs, floating OCS
facilities, vessels other than OSVs, and U.S. tank vessels that carry
flammable or combustible cargoes. This cross reference to subpart
111.105 would no longer be necessary because we propose to include the
same standards and systems in Sec. 111.108-3 (General requirements).
In Sec. 111.108-3(b)(1)(i), we are adding three new standards for
equipment in hazardous locations: UL 783, ANSI/ISA 12.12.01, and ANSI/
UL 2062. See section VI.A for further explanation of each standard.
Section 112.01-20 Final Emergency Power Source
We propose to clarify the description of the final emergency power
source. For the convenience of the reader, we also propose cross-
referencing Sec. 112.15-5, which specifies the existing regulations
for final emergency power sources.
Section 112.05-5 Emergency Power Source
In Sec. 112.05-5(a), we are clarifying that the emergency power
source must be sized using a unity (1.0) service factor on all loads
required by Table 112.05-5(a). This section currently states that the
emergency power source must simultaneously supply these loads. When
sizing the emergency power source to meet this requirement the loads in
Table 112.05-5(a) must have a service factor of unity, 1.0 or 100%.
This is also referred to as a load factor. This is not a change to the
existing requirement but only a clarification of the requirement that
the emergency power source will be appropriately sized to accomplish
this task.
Section 112.15-1 Temporary Emergency Loads
In Sec. 112.15-1(s), we propose to add the engineer's assistance-
needed alarm to the list of loads that must be powered by the temporary
emergency power source. This is consistent with the requirement in
Sec. 113.27-1(c) that states it must be powered from the same source
as the general alarm.
Section 112.43-13 Navigation Light Indicator Panel Supply
We propose to delete this requirement because the navigation light
indicator panel supply is proposed to no longer be required by Sec.
111.75-1(a) to be directly supplied by a feeder from the emergency
generator but can be supplied by an electrical panel, such as an
emergency lighting panel, which is supplied by the emergency
switchboard.
Section 112.50-1 General
In Sec. 112.50-1(g), we propose to delete the requirement that
emergency generators automatically shut down upon loss of lubricating
oil pressure. This section would continue to require that generators be
set to shut down automatically upon overspeed or operation of a fixed
fire extinguishing system in the emergency generator. Removing the
requirement for emergency generators to automatically shut down in case
of loss of lubricating oil pressure is consistent with classification
society rules and allows the crew to decide in an emergency situation
if the emergency generator should be shut down. We also propose to
reformat Sec. 112.50-1(g) to clarify the remaining regulations for
emergency generator set shut downs.
In addition, we propose to revise the format of paragraph (h) to
clarify that the alarms are required for all of the listed conditions
in each section, not just one of the two conditions listed in each
section. This is a nonsubstantive formatting edit that would not affect
the existing alarm regulations for emergency generators in Sec.
112.50-1(h).
VII. Incorporation by Reference
Material proposed for incorporation by reference appears in Sec.
110.10-1, and is summarized and discussed in section VI.A of this
preamble. Copies of the material are available from the sources listed
in Sec. 110.10-1, and we believe they are generally available to or
already in use by the class of persons potentially affected by this
proposed rule. The standards we are proposing to incorporate by
reference are available either at the publisher's web address included
in the proposed regulatory text of Sec. 110.10-1 or by contacting the
publisher listed in the standard. With this proposed rule, we also
reviewed and updated all the publisher's web addresses listed in
proposed Sec. 110.10-1 to ensure they are current. The following list
of publishers offer some of the more recent standards we propose to
incorporate at no cost to the public: ABS, FM Approvals, IMO, Lloyd's
Register, NFPA, DDS/Military Handbook, and UL. Based on the volume of
equivalency requests the Coast Guard receives asking us to confirm that
the latest edition is equivalent or better than the edition currently
incorporated, we believe industry already has access to and uses these
more recent standards. The affected industry typically obtains the more
recent editions of standards in the course of their business, in order
to address advancements in technology.
You may also contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section for additional direction on how to obtain access to
electronic copies of the materials. Before publishing a binding rule,
we will submit this material to the Director of the Federal Register
for approval of the incorporation by reference.
VIII. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and Executive orders related to rulemaking. A summary of our analyses
based on these statutes or Executive orders follows.
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A. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and 13563
(Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review) direct agencies to assess
the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has not designated this
proposed rule a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, OMB has not reviewed this proposed
rule. Details on the estimated cost savings of this rule can be found
in the rule's regulatory analysis (RA) that follows.
The Coast Guard proposes to update subchapter J of title 46 of the
CFR. This proposed rule would align the standards, which govern
electrical equipment and installations on U.S.-flagged vessels, with
current industry practices to ensure that the standards are consistent
on all vessel types that we reference in subchapter J. The provisions
of this proposed rule would update existing standards through
incorporation by reference, provide options to use alternative
standards, eliminate obsolete standards, and clarify the existing
requirements. The majority of the updates would simply incorporate by
reference the more recent versions of the same standards with little or
no substantive change. The more recent editions reflect more modern
technologies, terminology, and practices. By updating standards, we
expect the proposed rule to generate cost savings to industry and the
Federal Government of approximately $204,695 over a 5-year period of
analysis in 2019 dollars, using a 7-percent discount rate (we are using
a 5-year period of analysis because we anticipate this proposed rule
would not produce cost savings beyond this time period). We estimate
annualized cost savings to be approximately $49,923, using a 7-percent
discount rate. The cost savings are a result of industry submitting
fewer equivalency requests to the Coast Guard, which we base this cost
savings analysis upon. We also expect the proposed rule to generate
unquantified benefits because incorporating these standards would
simplify regulatory compliance, reduce confusion, and provide industry
flexibility. Table 2 provides a summary of the impacts of the proposed
rule.
Table 2--Summary of Impacts of the Proposed Rule
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Category Summary
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Applicability........................ Incorporate by reference (IBR)
electrical engineering standards
or update existing standards
through IBR in subchapter J of
Title 46 CFR.
Affected Population.................. Cost savings based on an
80% reduction of equivalency
requests from owners and
operators of 210 new U.S.-
flagged vessels that entered
service over the past 5 years.
Standards used by
approximately 5,570 U.S.-flagged
vessels (affected population
varies by CFR part and subpart,
see table 3).
Benefits............................. Cost Savings ($2019, 7-percent
discount rate):
5-year period of analysis:
$204,695.
Annualized: $49,923.
Provide flexibility by offering
options or alternatives for IBR
and non-IBR provisions; remove
regulatory redundancy and
confusion by updating standards
and simplifying regulatory text
through editorial changes.
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Affected Population
There are numerous provisions of this proposed rule that affect
four parts in subchapter J of title 46 of the CFR (110, 111, 112, and
113), as well as multiple subparts within each part. Subchapter J
applies to vessels covered by subchapters D, H, I, I-A, K, L, O, R, and
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\5\ Title 46 CFR subchapter J lists two other subchapters, Q and
W. Subchapter Q does not contain vessels; it applies to vessels in
the other subchapters regarding equipment, construction, and
materials for specifications and approval. Similarly, subchapter W
does not contain vessels but applies to vessels that have lifesaving
appliances and arrangements in one of the subchapters previously
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This proposed rule would affect approximately 5,570 existing,
inspected U.S.-flagged vessels. We obtained the affected population of
this proposed rule from our Marine Information for Safety and Law
Enforcement (MISLE) database. For standards we are incorporating by
reference in this proposed rule, we expect all U.S.-flagged vessel
owners and operators to use the most recent incorporated standards,
some of which were updated as recently as last year. For construction
standards, we expect all U.S.-flagged vessel owners and operators to
use the most recent incorporated standards that are in place at the
time of construction or modification of a vessel and for vessels to
meet the most recent incorporated standards when they enter service.
For the purpose of the cost savings analysis, we use a subset of
the total affected population because only owners and operators of new
U.S.-flagged vessels entering service annually would generate cost
savings by submitting fewer equivalency requests to the Coast Guard.
Included in the total population of 5,570 vessels are 1,051 new U.S.-
flagged vessels that entered service in the last 5 years, from 2014-
2018. We divided 1,051 by 5 years to obtain an average of approximately
210 new U.S.-flagged vessels annually. See table 3 below. We based the
cost savings analysis on the past number of equivalency requests owners
and operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels submitted to the Coast Guard
over the past 18 months, or from September 2018 to February 2020. The
number of equivalency requests the Coast Guard received from owners and
operators of the 210 vessels during this period was 10 annually. Prior
to this time period, the Coast Guard did not collect data on
equivalency requests.
We expect this proposed rule would reduce the baseline number of
equivalency requests the Coast Guard would receive from industry by 80
percent.\6\ Although this rulemaking will update standards, we expect a
certain number of standards to be out of date
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each year because standards organizations are continuously revising
them for safety concerns in addition to maintaining pace with the
technological advancements within the industry. Meaning, this proposed
rule would reduce the number of equivalency requests by 80 percent
annually. This in turn, would leave about 20 percent of the public who
still may have questions about the standards they are using annually
during the 5-year period. Alternatively stated, we do not expect this
proposed rule or any updates to standards to eliminate the public's
questions altogether. So we expect the number of equivalency requests
that we receive from the public to be about 20 percent annually. The
Coast Guard makes a determination in the year we receive a question
(equivalency request) from the public; therefore, the questions would
not accumulate from one year to the next. For example, if we
characterize the number of questions in the first year as 100 percent
of the total amount, we expect this proposed rule to reduce the number
of questions by 80 percent in this year, which produces the cost
savings. As a result, the balance of 20 percent is the amount that
remains, which comprises the number of questions in the first year. In
the second year, the public generates additional questions based on the
standards they are using, which do not add to the number of questions
in the first year. Again, we treat the number of questions in the
second year as 100 percent of the total amount and we expect this
proposed rule to reduce the number of requests by 80 percent in this
year, as we explained above. This again, leaves an amount of 20
percent, which comprises the number of questions in the second year.
Essentially, the number of questions in a subsequent year replaces the
number of questions the Coast Guard resolves in the preceding year.
This process continues through to the fifth year of the analysis period
when standards organizations, again, create updates to existing
standards.
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\6\ Generally, standards get updated every 5 years. We therefore
assume that 20 percent of the standards become outdated each year as
time elapses, so 100 percent/5 years = 20 percent annually (outdated
standards). So, the remaining 80 percent (100 percent-20 percent)
would generate the cost savings.
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Specifically, we expect owners and operators of new U.S.-flagged
vessels that enter service to submit two equivalency requests annually,
or a reduction of eight equivalency requests annually. Owners and
operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels submit equivalency requests to
the Coast Guard to ask for approval to use a standard that is not in
regulation but may be equivalently safe. Equivalency requests are
explained in greater detail in the Cost Savings Analysis portion of
this analysis.
Table 3--Affected U.S.-Flagged Vessel Population That Complies With 46
CFR Subchapter J
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Subchapter J vessels Description Population
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D.............................. Tank Vessels........... 950
H.............................. Passenger Vessels 57
(>=100 gross tons).
I.............................. Cargo and Miscellaneous 577
Vessels.
I-A............................ Mobile Offshore 46
Drilling Units (MODU).
L.............................. Offshore Supply Vessels 343
(OSV).
O (tank barge)................. Certain Bulk Dangerous 6
Cargoes.
R.............................. Nautical Schools....... 20
U.............................. Oceanographic Research 6
Vessels.
O-I (tank barge)............... Combination Bulk Cargo. 149
O-D (tank barge or freight Combination Bulk Cargo- 3,416
barge). including chemicals.
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Total...................... ....................... 5,570
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Average number of new U.S.- Includes all * 210
flagged vessels entering subchapters listed
service annually. above (average of the
population for the
period 2014-2018).
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Note: There are 859 unmanned tank barges in the subchapter D population,
168 unmanned freight barges and 3 unmanned tank barges in the
subchapter I population in addition to the subchapter O, O-I, and O-D
populations. With these populations combined, there is a total of
4,601 unmanned and non-self-propelled vessels.
* Represents the average number of new U.S.-flagged vessels entering
service annually.
As indicated in the section V of the preamble, this proposed rule
continues the Coast Guard's response to the Presidential Regulatory
Reform Initiative of Mar. 4, 1995, and directives including Executive
Orders 12866 and 13563 that are intended to improve regulation and the
regulatory process. The provisions of this proposed rule would remove
obsolete regulations, revise current regulatory text, substitute
performance-based options for regulatory compliance as opposed to
conventional prescriptive solutions, and incorporate by reference more
recent national and international industry standards into the CFR. The
Coast Guard recognizes the significant technological advances in
electrical engineering equipment, systems, and devices carried on
vessels. As a result, this proposed rule would encourage the use of
newer equipment and promote adherence to modern standards in the
industry. Industry also would not realize cost savings from not having
to send equivalency requests to the Coast Guard. See table 4 for how
parts of the CFR would be affected by this proposed rule along with the
anticipated impacts.
Benefits of the Proposed Rule
Cost Savings Analysis
We divided all of the changes of the proposed rule into three
categories, which we present in table 4: (1) Editorial changes to the
CFR; (2) Updates to IBRs with technical changes; and (3) IBRs with
proposed options or alternative options.
First, we propose to make editorial changes to subchapter J that
include such items as the removal of outdated terminology and the
consolidation of text in different paragraphs into one paragraph, which
includes regulatory provisions in 46 CFR parts 110, 111, 112, 113; we
expect these changes to be a no cost change.
Second, we propose updates to IBRs that have technical changes,
which includes regulatory provisions in numerous subparts of 46 CFR
parts 110, 111, and 113. It is standard practice in vessel
manufacturing to follow the most recent editions of standards developed
by representative groups of experts using a consensus-based process,
because most manufacturers also supply materials to vessels not
required to comply with 46 CFR subchapter J. Manufacturers of certain
types of electrical equipment carried on vessels are currently
producing equipment to the more recent standards, most of which have
been published for at least
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several years and all of which have been developed by standard-based
development organizations. These more recent standards, which this
proposed rule would codify, provide clarity and specificity to outdated
technical standards they are replacing; therefore, we expect these
changes to be a no cost change.
Thirdly, for IBR standards that are one of several available
standards as referenced in subchapter J, we propose to update standards
with their more recent edition (these would be alternative options) and
add standards as new options to the several other available standards
for vessel owners and operators, and manufacturers of certain types of
electrical equipment. These options combined would provide industry the
opportunity to remove overly prescriptive requirements, would simplify
regulatory compliance, and provide regulatory flexibility. Many of the
options, some of which are alternative options and others new, would be
IBR items that affect multiple subparts of 46 CFR parts 110, 111, and
113. The remaining options would not be IBR items and would affect
multiple subparts of 46 CFR parts 111 and 112. The options we propose
to incorporate by reference would apply to the same population of 5,570
vessels. We assume industry would use the more recent national and
international standards referenced in the proposed rule. We expect
adding a revised or new standard as an additional option to the
exisiting standards would be a no cost change because the new or
revised standard does not have to be chosen. See table 4.
Specifically, we propose the following four changes to subchapter
J, related to generator prime movers, electrical cable construction,
hazardous locations, and emergency generators, in order to eliminate
outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive electrical engineering
regulations and add a limited number of alternative standards. Of the
four items listed in the following text, the generator prime mover
falls into the second (IBRs with technical changes), electrical cable
construction, emergency generator, and hazardous locations fall
primarily into the third category (IBRs with proposed and alternative
options), which we listed previously.
Generator Prime Mover
The proposed rule would eliminate the regulatory requirements in
Sec. 111.12-1(b) and (c) for each generator prime mover to have an
independent overspeed device and a loss of lubricating oil pressure to
the generator bearing shutdown. The ABS rules, already incorporated by
reference in Sec. 111.12-1(a) since 1965, require these same
safeguards on all but small generator prime movers. We also propose to
incorporate by reference the ABS Steel Vessel Rules for generator prime
movers without modification. Industry has been using these rules for
many years and the removal of these requirements would not affect the
performance of the generator prime mover. We expect this to be a no
cost change.
Electrical Cable Construction
For electrical cable construction requirements in subpart 111.60,
the proposed rule would incorporate by reference the more recent
editions of the 2017 IEC standards and 2017 editions of ANSI standards
to ensure alignment with current technological trends and to eliminate
several unnecessary prescriptive requirements. This proposed rule would
align electrical cable standards in subpart 111.60 with standards
accepted internationally by vessel classification societies and foreign
administrations. This proposed rule would remove unnecessary,
prescriptive requirements developed by the Coast Guard, which in turn,
would simplify compliance. We expect this to be a no cost change
because electrical cables are readily available that meet the standards
that we would incorporate by reference with this proposed rule.
Hazardous Locations
The proposed rule would amend subpart 111.105 by incorporating by
reference the IEC standard 60092-502 as an alternative standard for
classification of hazardous locations. This IEC standard, published in
1999, is referenced in international standards and codes as well as all
major classification societies' rules. Because we are adding an
alternative standard and not changing requirements with this item, we
expect this to be a no cost change.
Emergency Generator
The proposed rule would amend subpart 112.05 to allow vessel owners
and operators to use an emergency generator in port. Some U.S.-flagged
vessel owners and operators favor the availability of this option in
port because it is more fuel-efficient and results in less exhaust
emissions than using the ship's larger service generators. This option
is consistent with international guidance and classification society
rules. However, this option would apply to a very small number of U.S.-
flagged vessel owners and operators who request it and the Coast Guard
would approve the use of an emergency generator for vessel owners and
operators in compliance with subchapter J only. We expect this option
to have unquantified cost savings associated with it. We also
anticipate unquantified benefits due to a decrease in exhaust emissions
since an emergency generator would use less fuel than a ship's main
generator.
The proposed rule would create consistency between Coast Guard
regulations and national and international standards through
incorporation by reference, provide options with alternative standards,
eliminate obsolete standards, and clarify the existing requirements
through the changes we propose in 46 CFR subchapter J. We categorize
the proposed changes in table 4, which summarizes the impacts of the
proposed rule and the affected parts and subparts in subchapter J. For
the purpose of this analysis, table 4 specifically lists all of the
individual changes we propose by part, subpart, and paragraph of 46 CFR
subchapter J. Table 1 in section III of the preamble is a general
summary of the changes proposed in subchapter J.
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Table 4--Regulatory Changes of the Proposed Rule by CFR Part
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Affected title 46 CFR
Category Description subparts/sections Applicability Cost impact
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Editorial Changes............. IEC Sec. Sec. 110.15- This applies to No cost or cost
naming 1(a), 110.15-1(b), subchapters D, savings. These
convention. 110.25-1(i), 110.25- H, I, I-A, K, editorial changes
1(a)(6), 110.25- L, O, R, and U. include
Industry 1(j), 110.25-1(n), clarification of
standard 110.25-1(p), 110.25- text, removal of
terminology. 1(q), 110.25-3(c), outdated or
110.25-3(c), 111.05- redundant
3(c), 111.05-9, terminology, and
111.05-37, 111.10-1, consolidation of
111.10-9, 111.12- text in different
11(g)(2), 111.12-13, paragraphs into one
111.12-7(b), 111.15- paragraph.
25(b), 111.15-30,
111.20-15, 111.30-1,
111.30-5(a)(1),
111.30-5(a)(2),
111.30-19(a)(2),
111.30-25(b)(3),
111.30-25(d)(2),
111.30-25(f)(2),
111.30-27(b)(4),
111.30-27(f)(2),
111.30-29, 111.30-
29(e)(3), 111.33-1,
111.33-3(a), 111.33-
5, 111.33-7, 111.33-
9, 111.33-11, 111.33-
3(a)(2), 111.33-
3(c), 111.33-5(b),
111.50-3(b)(2),
111.50-5(a)(2),
subparts 111.51 and
111.52, Sec. Sec.
111.51-1, 111.51-2,
111.51-3, 111.51-6,
111.60-1(a), 111.60-
7, 111.70-1(a),
111.70-3(a), 111.75-
17(d)(2), 111.81-
1(d), 111.95-1(b),
111.99-3, 111.103,
111.105-1, 111.105-
3, 111.105-5,
111.105-7, 111.105-
7(a), 111.105-
7(a)(1), 111.105-
7(a)(1)(i), 111.105-
7(a)(1)(ii), 111.105-
7(a)(1)(iii),
111.105-7(a)(2),
111.105-7(c),
111.105-7(d),
111.105-15, 111.105-
17(d), 111.105-
32(c), 111.105-
35(a), 111.105-
35(c), 111.105-
45(a), 111.105-
45(b), 111.105-
45(b)(1), 111.106-
15(a), 111.107-
1(a)(1), 112.01-20,
112.05-5, 112.15-1,
112.50-1.
Editorial Sec. Sec. 110.15- This applies to No cost or cost
changes to the 1(b), 111.01-15(c), subchapters D, savings. These
more recent 111.12-3, 111.12-5, H, I, I-A, K, provisions would
editions of 111.25-5, 111.30-1, L, O, R, and U. make minimal textual
IBRs. 111.30-5(a)(1), changes to reflect
111.33-3(a)(1), latest trends in
111.33-5(a), 111.33- technology. These
11, 111.35-1111.40- changes would
1, 111.50-3(c), simplify regulatory
111.50-7(a), 111.50- compliance by
9, 111.60-13(b)(1), referencing the more
111.60-19(b), 111.60- recent national and
21, 111.60-23(d), international
111.75-5(b), 111.99- standards that
5, 111.105-7(e), industry is
111.105-31(n), currently using.
111.105-40(a), (c),
111.105-41, 111.106-
3(b)(1), 111.106-
3(b)(1)(i), 111.106-
3(b)(1)(ii), 111.106-
3(b)(2), 111.106-
3(d), 111.106-5(c),
111.106-7(a),
111.106-13(b),
111.107-1(c)(1),
111.108-3(b)(1)(i),
111.108-3(b)(1)(ii),
111.108-3(b)(2),
113.10-7, 113.20-1,
113.25-11(a), 113.30-
25(e), 113.30-25(i),
113.37-10(b), 113.40-
10(b), 113.30-
25(j)(2), 113.65-5.
Note to Sec.
111.108-3(b)(1),
Note to Sec.
111.108-3(b)(2),
Note to Sec.
111.106-3(b)(1).
Editorial Sec. Sec. 111.60- This applies to No Cost or Cost
changes with 1(b), 111.60-1(c) subchapters D, Savings. These
deletions. 111.60-1(d), 111.60- H, I, I-A, K, provisions would
1(e) 111.60-2, L, O, R, and U. remove obsolete
111.60-3, 111.60-6, standards and
111.60-11(c), 111.60- outdated
13(a), 111.60-13(c), terminology.
111.60-23(d), 111.75-
17(d)(4), 111.75-18,
111.75-20(c) and (d)
111.105-9, 111.105-
11(a) and (b),
111.105-17(c),
111.105-19, 111.105-
31(e), 111.106-
3(b)(1)(i), 111.108-
1, and 112.50-1(g).
Technical Changes............. IBRs with Sec. Sec. 110.15- This applies to No cost or cost
technological 1(b), 111.05-33(a) subchapters D, savings. These
changes in and (b), 111.12- H, I, I-A, K, provisions would
electrical 1(a), 111.12-1(b,) L, O, R, and U. ensure the
equipment and 111.12-7(a) and (b), implementation of
testing. 111.12-7(c), 111.15- the more recent
2(b), 111.51-5, industry and
111.54-1(c)(1(ii), international
111.54-1(c)(1)(i), standards that
111.54-1(c)(1)(iii), industry is
111.54-1(c)(3)(ii), currently using.
111.55-1(a), 111.59- Incorporation by
1, 111.60-5(a)(1), reference is an
111.60-5(a)(2) and administrative
(b), 111.60-7, provision that
111.60-11(c), 111.60- simplifies
13(b)(2), 111.60- regulatory
23(f), 111.70-1(a), compliance.
111.75-18, 111.105-
7, 111.105-11(d),
111.105-37, 111.105-
39, 111.105-39(a),
111.106-3(b)(1),
111.106-3(b)(1)(ii),
111.106-3(b)(1)(iii)
, 111.106-
3(b)(3)(vi), 111.106-
3(b)(3)(vi), 111.106-
3(b)(3)(vi), 111.106-
3(b)(3)(vi), 111.106-
3(c), 111.106-3(d),
111.107-1(b),
111.107-1(c)(1),
111.108-3(b)(1),
111.108-3(b)(1)(i),
111.108-3(b)(1)(ii),
111.108-3(b)(3),
111.108-3(e), and
113.05-7(a)(2).
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Options....................... Newly proposed Sec. Sec. 110.15- This applies to No cost or cost
options. 1(b), 111.01-9(a) subchapters D, savings. These
and (c), 111.01- H, I, I-A, K, options provide
9(b), 111.01-9(d), L, O, R, and U. flexibility to U.S.-
111.15-10(b)(2)(i), flagged vessel
111.20-15, 111.30- owners and operators
5(a)(2), 111.30- and simplifies
19(a)(1), 111.30- regulatory
19(b)(4), 111.50- compliance. Because
3(c) and (e ), these options
111.50-3(e) and represent the more
(g)(2), 111.53- recent standards,
1(a)(1) and 111.54- which are the
1(a)(1), 111.54- current industry
1(b), 111.54- standards, there is
1(c)(2), 111.54- no cost impact.
1(c)(3)(i), 111.60- Incorporating the
1, 111.60-9(c), more recent editions
111.60-13(a), 111.60- of national and
13(c), 111.75-20(a), international
111.81-1(d), 111.87- standards simplifies
3(a), 111.106-5(a), regulatory
113.05-7(a), 113.10- compliance and
7, 113.20-1, 113.25- ensures the
11(a), 113.30-25(e), inclusion of
113.30-25(i), 113.37- technological
10(b), and 113.40- changes.
10(b).
Additional Sec. Sec. 111.59- This applies to No cost or cost
options. 1, 111.60-1, 111.75- subchapters D, savings. The options
17(b), 111.75-20(b), H, I, I-A, K, provide flexibility
111.83-7, 111.87- L, O, R, and U. to U.S.-flagged
3(a), 111.105- vessel owners and
7(a)(3), 111.105- operators and
11(c), 111.105- simplifies
17(b), 111.105-28, regulatory
111.105-29(e), compliance. Because
111.105-50, 111.105- these new options
50(a), 111.105- represent the more
50(b), 111.106- recent standards,
3(b)(1)(i), 111.108- there is no cost
3(b)(1)(i), 111.108- impact.
3(b)(3), and 112.05- Incorporating the
7. more recent editions
of national and
international
standards simplifies
regulatory
compliance and
ensures the
inclusion of
technological
changes.
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Note: We may list the same citation of the CFR multiple times because we are proposing numerous changes to the
same paragraph. These changes may include clarifications, deletions, or insertions of text. The term ``current
industry standards'', means equipment manufacturers have been constructing equipment to the more recent
editions of standards.
The Coast Guard has evaluated the affected population and estimates
that this proposed rule would generate cost savings for owners and
operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels who would no longer submit
equivalency requests to the Coast Guard's Marine Safety Center (MSC)
for review. The proposed rule would also generate cost savings for the
Federal Government, which would review fewer requests. An equivalency
request is when an owner or operator of a new U.S.-flagged vessel sends
questions to the Coast Guard to ask for a review of the standards they
are currently using. Any member of the marine industry may submit a
request, but it is primarily submitted by vessel owners and operators.
Generally, the reason an owner or operator would make this request is
to seek a determination from the Coast Guard on whether or not a
standard not contained in Coast Guard regulations is sufficient for
use. For example, a proposed equivalent standard could be a more recent
edition of a standard in subchapter J or it could be an alternative
standard not currently listed in subchapter J. A Coast Guard Marine
Engineer compares the proposed equivalent standard with the standard
incorporated by reference in subchapter J to ensure it offers an equal
or greater level of safety.
When evaluating the proposed alternative standard, we compared the
standard that industry is using to the standard in subchapter J that
addresses the type of engineering equipment under review. Typically,
owners and operators of existing U.S.-flagged vessels (at the time of
construction of a vessel and when a vessel enters service) use the more
recent standards in subchapter J and therefore would not likely request
an equivalency review from the Coast Guard. However, the Coast Guard
expects owners and operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels that enter
service each year to have some equivalency questions because they may
not be familiar with all of the applicable regulations in subchapter J,
which includes the most recent standards that are incorporated by
reference.
Based on MSC data, the Coast Guard received 15 equivalency requests
over the period from September 2018 to February 2020; this is the only
period of time the Coast Guard maintained equivalency data and is the
most recent data we possess. This is equivalent to 10 requests
annually.\7\ MSC data show that one vessel owner or operator submits
one equivalency request annually, which the Coast Guard's Office of
Design and Engineering Standards has validated. Generally,
organizations such as UL and the IEC create electrical standards for
industry that take into account updates in the latest technology and
construction techniques for electrical equipment. These organizations
usually review and update standards every 5 years. Therefore, based on
a 5-year interval, we generally expect 20 percent of the standards to
be out of date in a given year, which in turn, would create equivalency
requests from industry. Because the Coast Guard makes a determination
on an equivalency request in the same year it receives the request, we
do not expect the number of equivalency questions to accumulate from
year to year such that the 20-percent estimate would change in any year
of a 5-year period. Even if we publish a rule to address updates to
electrical standards in subchapter J, we still expect each year that
the public will have questions about the standards it is using, which
would generate equivalency requests on an annual basis; we do not
expect a published rule to eliminate the public's questions altogether.
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\7\ The ratio of 15 requests divided by 18 months and made this
equivalent to an unknown variable, or x, divided by 12 months. We
obtain 18x, which is equivalent to 180 since x is equivalent to 10
requests annually.
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Industry Baseline Costs
Without this proposed rule or under the current baseline, the Coast
Guard receives approximately 10 equivalency requests annually. To draft
an equivalency request to the MSC, an owner or operator of a U.S.-
flagged vessel would seek the services of an engineering design firm or
a shipyard's technical staff for a Marine Engineer or Naval Architect
to draft the equivalency request. Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) ``Occupational and Employment Statistics'' database and May 2019
wage estimates, the unloaded mean hourly wage rate for Marine Engineers
and Naval Architects is $47.47 (occupational code 17-2121).\8\ To
account for an employee's non-wage benefits, we applied a load factor
to the
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unloaded mean hourly wage rate, which we calculated by using BLS's
``Employer Cost for Employee Compensation'' database. We determined the
load factor to be approximately 1.50, rounded.\9\ We multiplied $47.47
by 1.50 to obtain a loaded mean hourly wage rate of approximately
$71.21 for this occupation.
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\8\ Visit https://www.bls.gov/oes/2019/may/oes172121.htm to find
2019, unloaded mean hourly wage rate for occupations in the United
States.
\9\ A loaded hourly wage rate is what a company pays per hour to
employ a person, not the hourly wage an employee receives. The
loaded hourly wage rate includes the cost of non-wage benefits
(health insurance, vacation, etc.). To obtain the load factor, we
used the multi-screen data search feature from this database and
searched for ``private industry workers'' under ``total
compensation'' and then for ``all workers'' in the category
``Transportation and Materials Moving Occupations'', within the
United States. We performed the same steps to obtain the value for
``wages and salaries''. The series IDs for total compensation, and
wages and salaries are CMU2010000520000D and CMU2020000520000D,
respectively, which are not seasonally adjusted values. Using fourth
quarter data for 2019, we divided the value for total compensation,
$29.96 by wages and salaries, or $19.99, to obtain a load factor of
about 1.50, rounded. https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv?cm.
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Based on information from the MSC and validated by subject matter
experts in the Coast Guard's Office of Design and Engineering
Standards, it takes a Marine Engineer or Naval Architect approximately
40 hours of time to develop an equivalency request and submit it to the
Coast Guard for review, which includes the electronic submission.
We estimate the total undiscounted cost for industry to submit 10
equivalency requests annually to be approximately $28,484, or $2,848
for each request (10 equivalency requests x $71.21 x 40 hours per
request). See table 5 for industry inputs.
Table 5--Industry Inputs
[Baseline]
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Item Unit values
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Annual Equivalency Requests............................. 10
Hours to Draft One Request.............................. 40
Loaded Hourly Wage Rate (Marine Engineer or Naval $71.21
Architect).............................................
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Federal Government Baseline Costs
When the Coast Guard receives an equivalency request from a vessel
owner or operator (or an electrical equipment manufacturer), the Coast
Guard personnel at the MSC must review the request to provide a
determination on whether or not the proposed standard(s) is equivalent
to standard(s) found in subchapter J. Based on information from the
MSC, and validated by subject matter experts in the Coast Guard's
Office of Design and Engineering Standards, a civilian Coast Guard
Marine Engineer needs about 32 hours to review an equivalency request.
This estimate is based on the past number of requests we received, or
10 annually, as we presented earlier in this analysis. The Coast Guard
expends approximately 8 weeks of time or 320 hours to review the 10
requests. A Coast Guard Marine Engineer has a Federal Government grade
level of a GS-14 (General Schedule), which has a loaded mean hourly
wage rate of $106.\10\ We estimate the total, undiscounted cost for the
Federal Government to review 10 equivalency requests annually to be
approximately $33,920 (10 equivalency requests x 32 hours for each
request x $106), or $3,392 for each request. See table 6 for the
Federal Government inputs.
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\10\ We obtained the loaded mean hourly wage rates for civilian
Federal Government personnel from a Coast Guard Instruction labeled
``Commandant Instruction.'' This document also provides loaded wage
rates for personnel in military service. The most recent version of
this document is from February 2020, with a version number of
7310.1U. Readers can view this document at https://media.defense.gov/2020/Mar/04/2002258826/-1/-1/0/CI_7310_1U.PDF. The
Office of Personnel Management administers the pay and
classification system (GS) for most Federal employees. For more
detail see https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-systems/general-schedule/.
Table 6--Federal Government Inputs
[Baseline]
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Item Unit values
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Annual Equivalency Requests Reviewed.................... 10
Hours to Review One Request............................. 32
Loaded Hourly Wage Rate (Marine Engineer or Naval $106
Architect).............................................
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We estimate the total, undiscounted baseline cost to industry and
the Federal Government to submit and review equivalency requests,
respectively, to be approximately $62,404 ($28,484 + $33,920),
annually. Table 7 presents a summary of the baseline costs associated
with industry submitting equivalency requests to the Coast Guard.
Table 7--Annual Baseline Costs of Equivalency Requests
[$2019, Undiscounted]
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Item Cost
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Industry................................................ $28,484
Federal Government...................................... 33,920
Total................................................... 62,404
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Note: Totals may not sum due to independent rounding.
Industry Cost Savings
The baseline costs we estimated for industry would be from vessel
owners and operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels that enter service
each year who submit equivalency requests. We expect this proposed rule
would reduce the number of equivalency requests industry submits
annually. We estimate 157 companies own the average number of 210 new
U.S.-flagged vessels that have entered service each year in the past 5
years. The number of equivalency requests the Coast Guard has received
annually from these owners and operators is approximately 10 (a vessel
owner or operator would request an equivalency determination without
regard to the number of vessels owned). We anticipate standards
organizations to update their standards every 5 years. Therefore, we
expect 20 percent of the standards to be out of date in a given year
over this period of time (100 percent divided by 5 years equals 20
percent). We multiplied the 20 percent value by the baseline number of
10 equivalency requests the Coast Guard receives annually from owners
and operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels. Therefore, we expect
industry to submit 2 equivalency requests (10 equivalency requests x
0.20) in any given year of the analysis period or a reduction in the
number of requests of 80 percent. Similarly, the marine industry would
save approximately 320 hours annually from not drafting and submitting
equivalency requests (320 hours = 8 requests x 40 hours for each
request). The submission of an equivalency request would not affect or
change an existing information collection request, nor would it create
a new one because we estimate the number of requests to be
approximately 2 annually, which is below the threshold of 10 in the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. The Federal Government does not
require the marine industry to submit these requests; vessel owners and
operators (or manufacturers) would voluntarily submit requests only if
they have questions about the standards they are using.
Using the same labor category previously used to calculate the
baseline
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for industry costs, we estimate the total undiscounted cost savings of
this proposed rule to industry to be approximately $22,787 annually
[(10 equivalency requests x 40 hours for each equivalency x $71.21 =
$28,484) minus (2 equivalency requests x 40 hours for each equivalency
request x $71.21 = $5,697)]. We estimate 5-year cost savings of this
proposed rule to industry to be approximately $93,432, using a 7-
percent discount rate. We estimate the annualized cost savings to be
approximately $22,787, using a 7-percent discount rate. See table 8.
Table 8--Estimated Industry Cost Savings of the Proposed Rule
[$2019, 5-Year period of analysis, 7- and 3-Percent discount rates]
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Number of Discounted Discounted
Year reduced Hours to draft Total cost cost savings, cost savings,
equivalencies equivalencies savings 7% 3%
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1............................... 8 40 $22,787 $21,296.45 $22,123.50
2............................... 8 40 22,787 19,903.22 21,479.12
3............................... 8 40 22,787 18,601.14 20,853.52
4............................... 8 40 22,787 17,384.25 20,246.13
5............................... 8 40 22,787 16,246.96 19,656.44
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Total....................... 80 .............. .............. 93,432.02 104,358.70
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Annualized Cost Savings. .............. .............. .............. 22,787 22,787
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Note: Totals may not sum due to independent rounding.
Federal Government Cost Savings
With this proposed rule, we expect the number of equivalency
requests the Coast Guard would review annually to be 2 (10 equivalency
requests x 0.20). This again would be a reduction of 80 percent from
the baseline number of 10 requests. With fewer equivalencies to review,
the Coast Guard would also save approximately 256 hours annually from
not reviewing equivalency requests (8 requests x 32 hours per request).
Using the same labor category previously for MSC personnel to
review an equivalency request, we estimate the total, undiscounted cost
savings of the proposed rule to the Federal Government to be
approximately $27,136 annually [(10 baseline equivalency requests x 32
hours for each equivalency request x $106 = $33,920) minus (2
equivalency requests x 32 hours for each equivalency request x $106 =
$6,784)]. We estimate the 5-year discounted cost savings of this
proposed rule to the Federal Government to be approximately $111,263,
using a 7-percent discount rate. We estimate the annualized cost
savings to be approximately $27,136, using a 7-percent discount rate.
See table 9.
Table 9--Estimated Federal Government Cost Savings of the Proposed Rule
[$2019, 5-Year period of analysis, 7- and 3-Percent discount rates]
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Number of Hours to Discounted Discounted
Year reduced review Total cost cost savings, cost savings,
equivalencies equivalencies savings 7% 3%
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1............................... 8 32 $27,136 $25,360.75 $26,345.63
2............................... 8 32 27,136 23,701.63 25,578.28
3............................... 8 32 27,136 22,151.06 24,833.28
4............................... 8 32 27,136 20,701.92 24,109.98
5............................... 8 32 27,136 19,347.59 23,407.75
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Total....................... 80 .............. .............. 111,262.96 124,274.93
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Annualized Cost Savings. .............. .............. .............. 27,136 27,136
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Note: Totals may not sum due to independent rounding.
Total Cost Savings of the Proposed Rule
We estimate the 5-year, total discounted cost savings of the
proposed rule to be approximately $204,695 ($93,432 + $111,263), using
a 7-percent discount rate (see table 10). We estimate the annualized
cost savings of the proposed rule to be approximately $49,923, using a
7-percent discount rate. The total annualized cost savings is the
summation of the values in tables 8 and 9 ($22,787 + $27,136 = $49,923)
as a result of the reduction in the number of equivalency requests we
expect annually from industry. See table 10.
Table 10--Total Estimated Cost Savings of the Proposed Rule
[$2019, 5-year period of analysis, 7- and 3-Percent discount rates]
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Federal
Item Industry cost Government Total
savings cost savings
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Discounted Cost Savings, 7%..................................... $93,432 $111,263 $204,695
Discounted Cost Savings, 3%..................................... 104,359 124,275 228,634
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Annualized Cost Savings......................................... 22,787 27,136 49,923
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Unquantified Cost Savings of the Proposed Rule
We expect this proposed rule would have unquantified cost savings
associated with the option of using an emergency generator while in
port. The use of an emergency generator in port would likely save fuel
because it would not require a vessel owner or operator to use a ship's
larger service generators. However, we are not able to quantify the
cost savings associated with this option because the Coast Guard does
not have the data to predict how many vessel owners and operators would
choose this option while in port. Nevertheless, we expect a very small
number of vessel owners and operators to choose this option.
Additionally, we expect this proposed rule to generate qualitative
benefits. This proposed rule is necessary because it would update
obsolete standards, remove redundancy in regulatory text, clarify and
rearrange regulatory text, and provide options to owners and operators
of vessels and manufacturers of certain types of electrical equipment.
By updating standards and providing options, Coast Guard regulations
would be less ambiguous and conform to the more recent industry
standards, thereby ensuring consistency within the marine industry.
Some of these options we consider to be alternative options and others
would be new options. With these changes, industry would follow less
ambiguous regulatory provisions, which we expect would create fewer
equivalency requests.
Regarding the proposed use of an emergency generator while in port,
this option would likely reduce emissions and save fuel for vessel
owners and operators who choose to use an emergency generator while in
port. Some U.S.-flagged vessel owners and operators favor the
availability of this option in port because it is more fuel-efficient
and results in less exhaust emissions than using the larger ship's
service generators. This would be an option for a very small number of
U.S.-flagged vessel owners and operators who request it. This option is
consistent with international guidance and classification society
rules. The Coast Guard would approve the use of an emergency generator
for vessel owners and operators in compliance with subchapter J only.
We are not able to quantify the expected reduction in the exhaust
emissions because the Coast Guard is not able predict how many vessel
owners and operators would choose this option while in port due to lack
of data.
Analysis of Alternatives
(1) Industry would continue to meet the current standards in 46 CFR
subchapter J with no updates to standards or incorporations by
reference (current baseline without regulatory action).
This alternative is a representation of the current state of the
industry where vessel owners and operators would continue to follow
standards in 46 CFR subchapter J without any updates to standards. To
use a newer standard or alternative standard, industry must submit an
equivalency request and Coast Guard must grant that equivalency. With
this alternative, industry would not benefit from regulations
incorporating newer or alternative standards and would not benefit from
the latest advances in electrical equipment technology without
incurring the cost of submitting equivalency requests. With this
alternative, there would be no change in the costs.
With this alternative, we would not update the standards in 46 CFR
subchapter J and industry would not follow the more recent standards,
which includes technological advancements in electrical equipment
carried on vessels. We rejected this alternative because it would not
create cost savings for the marine industry and industry also would not
benefit from this alternative because it would not provide needed
regulatory clarity.
(2) Issuance of a policy letter that would permit the marine
industry to meet the more recent editions of the IBR standards without
updating the editions that are incorporated by reference in 46 CFR
subchapter J.
For this alternative, we would issue a policy letter that would
permit industry members to meet the most recent editions of the
pertinent standards. With such a policy in place, we anticipate that
the marine industry would use the more recent editions of the IBR
standards. However, 46 CFR Subpart J would still contain outdated
standards and over prescriptive regulations that we could only remove
through notice and comment rulemaking. Issuing a policy letter would
not provide the agency an opportunity for soliciting public comment on
current industry practice and standards. Additionally, the policy
letter would not be enforceable against the public and the Coast Guard
could revise the policy letter without opportunity to comment.
We would expect the number of equivalency requests to decrease with
this alternative by the same amount as the preferred alternative and we
also expect the cost savings associated with this alternative to be the
same as the preferred alternative. We estimate this alternative would
save industry approximately $22,787 annually (undiscounted). We
estimate the 5-year discounted cost savings of this alternative to
industry to be approximately $93,432, using a 7-percent discount rate.
We estimate the annualized cost savings to be approximately $22,787,
using a 7-percent discount rate. We rejected this alternative because
we would not be incorporating by reference the more recent standards in
the CFR, industry would not benefit from enhanced regulatory clarity in
subchapter J, and the public would not be given the opportunity to
comment on the appropriateness of the more recent editions of the IBR
standards.
(3) Preferred Alternative--Update the IBR standards in 46 CFR
subchapter J, create regulatory options, and make editorial changes to
reduce the ambiguity that currently exists.
With this alternative, we would update the current standards in 46
CFR subchapter J and incorporate the more recent industry standards.
This is the preferred alternative because it would create consistency
between Coast Guard regulations and national and international
standards, update the standards incorporated by reference to reflect
the more recent standards available, provide options for alternative
standards, eliminate obsolete standards, and clarify the existing
requirements.
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This alternative would reduce the number of equivalency requests
from the marine industry and create cost savings for vessel owners and
operator and manufacturers of marine equipment. It would also reduce
the hours the marine industry would spend on drafting and submitting
equivalency requests to the Coast Guard. We analyzed and presented the
cost saving impacts of this alternative earlier in this analysis.
B. Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601-612) (RFA) and
Executive Order 13272 (Consideration of Small Entities in Agency
Rulemaking) requires a review of proposed and final rules to assess
their impacts on small entities. An agency must prepare an initial
regulatory flexibility analysis unless it determines and certifies that
a rule, if promulgated, would not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
Under the RFA, we have considered whether this proposed rule would
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The term ``small entities'' comprises small businesses, not-
for-profit organizations that are independently owned and operated and
are not dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with
populations of less than 50,000.
This proposed rule would create cost savings for industry because
we estimate fewer equivalency requests to be submitted to the Coast
Guard. We expect equivalency requests to be submitted by owners or
operators of new U.S.-flagged vessels who may have questions about
standards that are not in 46 CFR subchapter J. Over a 5-year period
from 2014-2018, we found 1,051 new U.S.-flagged vessels entered
service, or an average of approximately 210 annually during this
period. We found that 157 companies owned the 1,051 vessels.
Using the publicly-available online database ``ReferenceUSAgov''
(in addition to individual online searches of companies) to search for
company-specific information such as annual revenues and number of
employees, we found revenue or employee information on 91 of the 157
companies, or approximately 58 percent.\11\ Using the Small Business
Administration's ``Table of Size Standards'' and the North American
Industry Classification System codes listed in the table, we found 58
of the 91 companies to be small entities.\12\ We found the other 33
companies to be not small.\13\ We did not find information on the
remaining 66 companies; therefore, we assumed these companies to be
small entities for a total of 124 small entities out of 157 companies,
or approximately 79 percent.
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\11\ https://www.referenceusagov.com.
\12\ The Coast Guard was unable to find revenue information for
two of these small entities.
\13\ https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards.
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We analyzed the potential economic impacts of this proposed rule on
small entities and found that each small entity, who no longer submits
an equivalency request, would save approximately $2,848 annually. We
estimate an 80 percent reduction in the number of equivalency requests
(from 10 to 2 annually) industry would submit to the Coast Guard with
this proposed rule, given this information, the Coast Guard certifies
under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
For any small entity that does not submit an equivalency request, they
would not be impacted by any cost or cost savings.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule
would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment
to the docket at the address under ADDRESSES. In your comment, explain
why you think it qualifies and how and to what degree this proposed
rule would economically affect it.
C. Assistance for Small Entities
Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, Public Law 104-121, we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
proposed rule would affect your small business, organization, or
governmental jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its
provisions or options for compliance, please contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this proposed rule. The
Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that question or
complain about this proposed rule or any policy or action of the Coast
Guard.
Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247).
D. Collection of Information
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, requires
that the Coast Guard consider the impact of paperwork and other
information collection burdens imposed on the public. The Coast Guard
has determined that there would be no new requirement for the
collection of information associated with proposed rule because we
estimate that we would receive less than 10 equivalency requests
annually from the public.
E. Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132
(Federalism) if it has a substantial direct effect on States, on the
relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order
13132 and have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental
federalism principles and preemption requirements described in
Executive Order 13132. Our analysis follows.
It is well settled that States may not regulate in categories
reserved for regulation by the Coast Guard. It is also well settled
that all of the categories covered in 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 7101, and
8101 (design, construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, operation,
equipping, personnel qualification, and manning of vessels), 43 U.S.C.
1333, and any other category in which Congress intended the Coast Guard
to be the sole source of a vessel's obligations, are within the field
foreclosed from regulation by the States. See the Supreme Court's
decision in United States v. Locke and Intertanko v. Locke, 529 U.S.
89, 120 S.Ct. 1135 (2000). This proposed update to electrical
engineering standards for vessels is issued under the authority in 46
U.S.C. 3306(a)(1) which authorizes the Secretary to prescribe
regulations for the design, construction, alteration, repair, and
operation of vessels subject to inspection, including equipment,
appliances, propulsion machinery, auxiliary machinery, boilers, unfired
pressure vessels, piping, and electric installations. Therefore,
because the States may not regulate within these
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categories, this rule is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
While it is well settled that States may not regulate in categories
in which Congress intended the Coast Guard to be the sole source of a
vessel's obligations, the Coast Guard recognizes the key role that
State and local governments may have in making regulatory
determinations. Additionally, for rules with federalism implications
and preemptive effect, Executive Order 13132 specifically directs
agencies to consult with State and local governments during the
rulemaking process. If you believe this rule has implications for
federalism under Executive Order 13132, please contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this preamble.
F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538,
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100 million (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this
proposed rule elsewhere in this preamble.
G. Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630
(Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights).
H. Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, (Civil Justice Reform), to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.
I. Protection of Children
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045
(Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks). This proposed rule is not an economically significant rule and
would not create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that
might disproportionately affect children.
J. Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments), because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
K. Energy Effects
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211
(Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use). We have determined that it is not a
``significant energy action'' under that order because it is not a
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is
not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy.
L. Technical Standards
The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act, codified as a
note to 15 U.S.C. 272, directs agencies to use voluntary consensus
standards in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides
Congress, through OMB, with an explanation of why using these standards
would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical.
Voluntary consensus standards are technical standards (e.g.,
specifications of materials, performance, design, or operation; test
methods; sampling procedures; and related management systems practices)
that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies.
This proposed rule uses the following voluntary consensus standards:
ABS Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels, 2020,
(``ABS Marine Vessel Rules'').
ABS Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Units,
Part 4 Machinery and Systems, 2020 (``ABS MOU Rules'').
ANSI/ISA 12.12.01-2015--Nonincendive Electrical Equipment
for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class II, Divisions 1 and 2
Hazardous (Classified) Locations, approved 17 Nov. 2015 (``ANSI/ISA
12.12.01'').
API RP 14F--Recommended Practice for Design, Installation,
and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore
Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and
Division 2 Locations, Sixth Edition. 2018), October 2018 (``API RP
14F'').
API RP 14FZ--Recommended Practice for Design,
Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and
Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I,
Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2 Locations, Second Edition, May 2013 (``API RP
14FZ'').
API RP 500--Recommended Practice for Classification of
Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities
Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, Third Edition,
December 2012 (``API RP 500'').
API RP 505--Recommended Practice for Classification of
Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities
Classified as Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2, Second Edition,
August 2018 (``API RP 505'').
ASME A17.1--2016/CSA B44-16 Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators, 2016 (``ASME A17.1'').
ASTM B117--19, Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray
(Fog) Apparatus, approved Nov. 1, 2019 (``ASTM B 117'').
ASTM F2876-10--Standard Practice for Thermal Rating and
Installation of Internal Combustion Engine Packages for use in
Hazardous Locations in Marine Applications, reapproved May 1, 2015
(``ASTM F2876-10'').
CSA C22.2 No. 30-M1986--Explosion-proof enclosures for use
in class I hazardous locations, Reaffirmed 2016 (``CSA C22.2 No. 30-
M1986'').
CSA C22.2 No. 213-16--Non-incendive electrical equipment
for use in class I and II and class III, division 2 hazardous 1 and 2
locations, May 2016 (``CSA C22.2 No. 213-16'').
CSA-C22.2 No. 0-10--General requirements--Canadian
Electrical Code, Part II, Reaffirmed 2015 (``CSA C22.2 No. 0-10'').
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 157-92--Intrinsically safe and non-
incendive equipment for use in hazardous locations, Reaffirmed 2016
(``CSA C22.2 No. 157-92'').
MIL-DTL-76E--Military Specification Wire and Cable,
Hookup, Electrical, Insulated, General Specification for, Nov. 3, 2016
(``MIL-DTL-76E'').
MIL-DTL-24640C with Supplement 1--Detail Specification
Cables, Lightweight, Low Smoke, Electric, for Shipboard Use, General
Specification for, Nov. 8, 2011 (``MIL-DTL-24640C'').
MIL-DTL-24643C with Supplement 1A--Detail Specification
Cables, Electric, Low Smoke Halogen-Free, for Shipboard Use, General
Specification for, Oct. 1, 2009
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(including Supplement 1A dated Dec. 13, 2011) (``MIL-DTL-24643C'').
EN 14744--Inland navigation vessels and sea-going
vessels--Navigation light, Aug. 2005 (``EN 14744'').
FM Approvals Class Number 3600--Approval Standard for
Electric Equipment for use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations--General
Requirements, Jan. 2018 (``FM Approvals Class Number 3600'').
FM Approvals Class Number 3610--Approval Standard for
Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class
I, II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous (Classified) Locations, January
2018 (``FM Approvals Class Number 3610'').
FM Approvals Class Number 3611--Approval Standard for
Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division
2, and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2, Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
January 2018 (``FM Approvals Class Number 3611'').
FM Approvals Class Number 3615--Approval Standard for
Explosionproof Electrical Equipment General Requirements, January 2018
(``FM Approvals Class Number 3615'').
FM Approvals Class Number 3620--Approval Standard for
Purged and Pressurized Electrical Equipment for Hazardous (Classified)
Locations, January 2018 (``FM Approvals Class Number 3620'').
IEEE C37.04-2018--IEEE Standard Rating Structure for AC
High-Voltage Circuit Breakers, 2018 (``IEEE C37.04'').
IEEE C37.010-2016--IEEE Application Guide for AC High-
Voltage Circuit Breakers > 1000 Vac Rated on a Symmetrical Current
Basis, 2016 (``IEEE C37.010'').
IEEE C37.12-2018--IEEE Guide for Specifications of High-
Voltage Circuit Breakers (over 1000 Volts), 2018 (``IEEE C37.12'').
IEEE C37.13-2015--IEEE Standard for Low-Voltage AC Power
Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures, December 2015 (``IEEE C37.13'').
IEEE C37.14-2015--IEEE Standard for DC (3200 V and below)
Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures, 26 Mar. 2015 (``IEEE
C37.14'').
IEEE C37.27-2015--IEEE Guide for Low-Voltage AC (635 V and
below) Power Circuit Breakers Applied with Separately-Mounted Current-
Limiting Fuses, 2015 (``IEEE C37.27'').
IEEE 45.1-2017--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard--Design, 23 Mar. 2017 (``IEEE 45.1-2017'').
IEEE 45.2-2011--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard--Controls and Automation, 1 Dec. 2011
(``IEEE 45.2-2011'').
IEEE 45.6-2016--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard--Electrical Testing, 7 Dec. 2016 (``IEEE
45.6-2016'').
IEEE 45.7-2012--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard--AC Switchboards, 29 Mar. 2012 (``IEEE 45.7-
2012'').
IEEE 45.8-2016--IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical
Installations on Shipboard--Cable Systems, 29 Jan. 2016 (``IEEE 45.8-
2016'').
IEEE 100--The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards
Terms, Seventh Edition, 2000 (``IEEE 100'').
IEEE 1202-2006--IEEE Standard for Flame-Propagation
Testing of Wire and Cable with Corrigendum 1, (21 Nov. 2012), 2006
(``IEEE 1202'').
IEEE 1580-2010--IEEE Recommended Practice for Marine Cable
for Use on Shipboard and Fixed or Floating Platforms, 2 Mar. 2011
(``IEEE 1580'').
IEC 60068-2-52:2017--Environmental testing--Part 2-52:
Tests--Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride solution), Edition
3.0, 2017-11.
IEC 60079-1:2014--Explosive atmospheres--Part 1: Equipment
protection by flameproof enclosures ``d'', Edition 7.0, 2014-06.
IEC 60079-2:2014--Explosive atmospheres--Part 2: Equipment
protection by pressurized enclosures ``p'' with Corrigendum 1 (2015),
Edition 6.0, 2014-07.
IEC 60079-5:2015--Explosive atmospheres--Part 5: Equipment
protection by powder filling ``q'', Edition 4.0, 2015-02.
IEC 60079-6:2015--Explosive atmospheres--Part 6: Equipment
protection by liquid immersion ``o'', Edition 4.0, 2015-02.
IEC 60079-7:2017--Explosive atmospheres--Part 7: Equipment
protection by increased safety ``e'', Edition 5.1, 2017-08.
IEC 60079-11:2011--Explosive atmospheres--Part 11:
Equipment protection by intrinsic safety ``i'' with Corrigendum 1 (Jan.
2012), Edition 6.0, 2011-06.
IEC 60079-13:2017--Explosive atmospheres--Part 13:
Equipment protection by pressurized room ``p'', and artificially
ventilated room ``v'' Edition 2.0, 2017-05.
IEC 60079-15:2017--Explosive atmospheres--Part 15:
Equipment protection by type of protection ``n'', Edition 5.0, 2017-12.
IEC 60079-18:2017--Explosive atmospheres--Part 18:
Equipment protection by encapsulation ``m'', Edition 4.1, 2017-08.
IEC 60079-25:2010--Explosive atmospheres--Part 25:
Intrinsically safe electrical systems, Edition 2.0, 2010-02.
IEC 60079-30-1:2007--Part 30-1: Electrical resistance
trace heating--General and testing requirements, First Edition, 2007-
01.
IEC 60092-101:2018--Electrical installations in ships--
General requirements, Edition 5.0, 2018-10.
IEC 60092-201:2019--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 201: System Design--General, Edition 5.0, 2019-09.
IEC 60092-202:2016--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 202: System--Protection design, Edition 5.0, 2016-09.
IEC 60092-301:1980--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 301: Equipment--Generators and motors, Third Edition with
amendment 1 (1994-05) and Amendment 2 (1995-04), 1980.
IEC 60092-302:1997--Electrical Installation in ships--Part
302: Low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies, Fourth
Edition, 1997-05.
IEC 60092-303:1980--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 303: Equipment--Transformers for power and lighting, Third Edition
with Amendment 1, 1997-09.
IEC 60092-304:1980--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 304: Equipment--Semiconductor convertors, Third Edition with
Amendment 1, 1995-04.
IEC 60092-306:2009--Electrical installation in ships--Part
306: Equipment--Luminaries and lighting accessories, Edition 4.0, 2009-
11.
IEC 60092-350:2014--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 350: General construction and test methods of power, control and
instrumentation cables for shipboard and offshore applications, Edition
4.0, 2014-08.
IEC 60092-352:2005--Electrical Installation in ships--Part
352: Choice and Installation of electrical cables, Third Edition, 2005-
09.
IEC 60092-353:2016--Electrical installation in ships--Part
353: Power cables for rated voltages 1 kV and 3 kV, Edition 4.0, 2016-
09.
IEC 60092-354:2014--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 354: Single- and three-core power cables with extruded solid
insulation for rated voltages 6 kV (Um=7.2 kV) up to 30 kV
(Um=36 kV), Edition 3.0, 2014-08.
IEC 60092-360:2014--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 360: Insulating and sheathing materials for shipboard and offshore
units, power, control, instrumentation and
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telecommunication cables, Edition 1.0, 2014-04.
IEC 60092-376:2017--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 376: Cables for control and instrumentation circuits 150/250 V
(300 V), Third Edition, 2017-05.
IEC 60092-401:1980--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 401: Installation and test of completed installation, Third
Edition with Amendment 1 (1987-02) and Amendment 2 (1997), 1995-04.
IEC 60092-502:1999--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 502: Tankers--Special features, Fifth Edition, 1999-02.
IEC 60092-503:2007--Electrical installations in ships--
Part 503: Special features--A.C. supply systems with voltages in the
range of above 1kV up to and including 15 kV, Second Edition, 2007-06.
IEC 60331-11:2009--Tests for electric cables under fire
conditions--Circuit integrity--Part 11: Apparatus--Fire alone at a
flame temperature of at least 750 [deg]C, Edition 1.1, 2009-07.
IEC 60331-21:1999--Tests for electric cables under fire
conditions--Circuit integrity--Part 21: Procedures and requirements--
Cables of rated voltage up to and including 0.6/1.0kV, First Edition,
1999-04.
IEC 60332-1-1:2015--Tests on electric and optical fibre
cables under fire conditions--Part 1-1: Test for vertical flame
propagation for a single insulated wire or cable--Apparatus, First
Edition with Amendment 1, 2015-07.
IEC 60332-1-2:2015--Tests on electric and optical fibre
cables under fire conditions--Part 1-2: Test for vertical flame
propagation for a single insulated wire or cable--Procedure for 1kW
pre-mixed flame, First Edition with Amendment 1, 2015-07.
IEC 60332-3-21:2018--Tests on electric and optical fibre
cables under fire conditions--Part 3-21: Test for vertical flame spread
of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables--Category A F/R, Edition
2.0, 2018-07.
IEC 60332-3-22:2018--Tests on electric and optical fibre
cables under fire conditions--Part 3-22: Test for vertical flame spread
of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables--Category A, Edition 2.0,
2018-07.
IEC 60529:2013--Degrees of protection provided by
enclosures (IP Code), Edition 2.2, 2013-08.
IEC 60533:2015--Electrical and electronic installations in
ships--Electromagnetic compatibility--Ships with a metallic hull,
Edition 3.0, 2015-08.
IEC 60947-2:2019--Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear--
Part 2: Circuit-breakers, Edition 5.1, 2019-07.
IEC 61363-1:1998--Electrical installations of ships and
mobile and fixed offshore units--Part 1: Procedures for calculating
short-circuit currents in three-phase a.c., First Edition, 1998-02.
IEC 61439-6:2012: Low-voltage switchgear and control gear
assemblies--Part 6: Busbar trunking systems (busways), Edition 1.0,
2012.
IEC 61660-1:1997--Short-circuit currents in d.c. auxiliary
installations in power plants and substations--Part 1: Calculation of
short-circuit currents, First Edition, 1997-06.
IEC 61892-7:2019--Mobile and fixed offshore units--
Electrical installations--Part 7: Hazardous areas, Edition 4.0, 2019-
04.
IEC 62271-100:2017--High-voltage switchgear and
controlgear--Part 100: Alternating-current circuit-breakers, Edition
2.2, 2017-06.
IEC-TR 60092-370:2009--Technical Report--Electrical
installations in ships--Part 370: Guidance on the selection of cables
for telecommunication and data transfer including radio-frequency
cables, Edition 1.0, 2009-07.
IEC/IEEE 80005-1:2019--Utility connections in port--Part
1: High voltage shore connection (HVSC) systems--General requirements,
Edition 2.0, 2019-03.
ISO 25861--Ships and marine technology--Navigation--
Daylight signaling lamps, First edition, Dec. 1, 2007.
Lloyd's Register Type Approval System--Test Specification
Number 1, March 2019.
NEMA Standards Publication ICS 2-2000 (R2005)--Industrial
Control and Systems Controllers, Contactors, and Overload Relays, Rated
600 Volts, 2000 (``NEMA ICS 2'').
NEMA Standards Publication ICS 2.3-1995--Instructions for
the Handling, Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of Motor Control
Centers Rated not More Than 600 Volts, 1995 (``NEMA ICS 2.3'').
NEMA Standards Publication No. ICS 2.4-2003 (R2012)--NEMA
and IEC Devices for Motor Service--a Guide for Understanding the
Differences, 2003 (``NEMA ICS 2.4'').
NEMA Standards Publication No. NEMA 250-2018--Enclosures
for Electrical Equipment (1000 Volts Maximum), 2018 (``NEMA 250'').
NEMA Standards Publication No. ANSI/NEMA WC-70 ICEA S-95-
658--Power Cables Rated 2000V or Less for the Distribution of
Electrical Energy, Feb. 23, 2009 (``ANSI/NEMA WC-70'').
NFPA 70--National Electrical Code, 2017 (``NFPA 70'').
NFPA 77--Recommended Practice on Static Electricity, 2019
Edition (``NFPA 77'').
NFPA 99--Health Care Facilities Code, 2018 Edition (``NFPA
99'').
NFPA 496--Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures
for Electrical Equipment, 2017 Edition (``NFPA 496 (2017)'').
UL 44--Standard for Safety Thermoset-Insulated Wire and
Cable, Nineteenth Edition, Jan. 9, 2018 (``ANSI/UL 44'').
UL 50--Standard for Safety Enclosures for Electrical
Equipment, Thirteenth Edition, Oct. 16, 2013 (``UL 50'').
UL 62--Standard for Safety Flexible Cords and Cables,
Twentieth Edition, July 6, 2018 (``ANSI/UL 62'').
UL 83--Standard for Safety Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires
and Cables, Sixteenth Edition, Jul. 28, 2017 (``ANSI/UL 83'').
UL 484--Standard for Safety Room Air Conditioners, Ninth
Edition (with revisions through Oct. 25, 2016), Feb. 7, 2014 (``ANSI/UL
484'').
UL 489--Standard for Safety Molded-Case Circuit Breakers,
Molded-Case Switches and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures, Thirteenth
Edition, Oct. 24, 2016 (``ANSI/UL 489'').
UL 514A--Standard for Safety Metallic Outlet Boxes,
Eleventh Edition, (with revisions through Aug. 11, 2017) Feb. 1, 2013
(``ANSI/UL 514A'').
UL 514B--Standard for Safety Conduit, Tubing, and Cable
Fittings, Sixth Edition (with revisions through Nov. 21, 2014), July
13, 2012 (``ANSI/UL 514B'').
UL 514C--Standard for Safety Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes,
Flush-Device Boxes, and Covers, Fourth Edition (with revisions through
Dec. 10, 2014), Apr. 8, 2014 (``ANSI/UL 514C'').
UL 674--Standard for Safety Electric Motors and Generators
for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Fifth Edition (with
revisions through May 19, 2017), May 31, 2011 (``ANSI/UL 674'').
UL 823--Electric Heaters for Use in Hazardous (Classified)
Locations, Ninth Edition (with revisions through Apr. 22, 2016), Oct.
20, 2006 (``ANSI/UL 823'').
UL 844--Standard for Safety Luminaires for Use in
Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Thirteenth Edition (with revision
through Mar. 11, 2016), June 29, 2012 (``ANSI/UL 844).
UL 913--Standard for Safety Intrinsically Safe Apparatus
and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II, and III, Division 1,
Hazardous Locations, Eighth Edition, 2013 (``ANSI/UL 913'').
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UL 1042--Standard for Safety Electric Baseboard Heating
Equipment, Fifth Edition (with revisions through Dec. 14, 2016), Aug.
31, 2009 (``ANSI/UL 1042'').
UL 1072--Standard for Safety Medium-Voltage Power Cables,
Fourth Edition (with revisions through June 19, 2013) June 30, 2006
(``ANSI/UL 1072'').
UL 1104--Standard for Marine Navigation Lights, Second
Edition, Oct. 29, 1998, (``ANSI/UL 1104'').
UL 1203--Standard for Safety: Explosion-Proof and Dust-
Ignition Proof Electrical Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified)
Locations, Fifth Edition (with revisions through Oct. 16, 2015), Nov.
22, 2013 (``ANSI/UL 1203'').
UL 1309--Standard for Safety Marine Shipboard Cables,
Third Edition, Apr. 21, 2017 (``ANSI/UL 1309'').
UL 1598--Standard for Safety Luminaires, Fourth Edition,
Aug. 28, 2018 (``ANSI/UL 1598'').
UL 1598A--Standard for Safety Supplemental Requirements
for Luminaires for Installation on Marine Vessels, First Edition, (with
revisions through Apr. 17, 2015), Dec. 4, 2000, (``ANSI/UL 1598A'').
UL 2021--Standard for Safety Fixed and Location-Dedicated
Electric Room Heaters, Fourth Edition, Sept. 30, 2015 (``ANSI/UL
2021'').
