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Title 46 → Chapter I → Subchapter K → Part 120 → Subpart C → §120.370 |
Title 46: Shipping
PART 120—ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
Subpart C—Power Sources and Distribution Systems
§120.370 General grounding requirements.
(a) A vessel's hull must not carry current as a conductor except for the following systems:
(1) Impressed current cathodic protection systems; or
(2) Battery systems for engine starting.
(b) Receptacle outlets and attachment plugs for portable lamps, tools, and similar apparatus operating at 100 volts or more, must have a grounding pole and a grounding conductor in the portable cord.
(c) Each nonmetallic mast and top mast must have a lightning ground conductor.