46 CFR 111.79-13 - Different voltages and power types.

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Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Jan 15, 2026

View all text of Subpart 111.79 [§ 111.79-1 - § 111.79-15]

§ 111.79-13 - Different voltages and power types.

If receptacle outlets on a vessel are supplied by different voltages (e.g., 110 volts and 220 volts) or by different types of power (e.g., AC and DC), each receptacle outlet must preclude the plugging of a portable device into a receptacle outlet of an incompatible voltage or type of power.

[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28283, June 4, 1996]

authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306,3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2. Section 111.05-20 and Subpart 111.106 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905

source: CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15236, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 46 CFR 111.79-13