Collapse to view only § 111.60-17 - Connections and terminations.
- § 111.60-1 - Construction and testing of cable.
- § 111.60-2 - Specialty cable for communication and RF applications.
- § 111.60-3 - [Reserved]
- § 111.60-4 - Minimum cable conductor size.
- § 111.60-5 - Cable installation.
- § 111.60-6 - Fiber optic cable.
- § 111.60-7 - Demand loads.
- § 111.60-9 - Segregation of vital circuits.
- § 111.60-11 - Wire.
- § 111.60-13 - Flexible electric cord and cables.
- § 111.60-17 - Connections and terminations.
- § 111.60-19 - Cable splices.
- § 111.60-21 - Cable insulation tests.
- § 111.60-23 -
§ 111.60-1 - Construction and testing of cable.
(a) Electric cables constructed of stranded copper conductors, thermoplastic, elastomeric or other insulation, moisture-resistant jackets, and, where applicable, armoring and outer-sheathing must meet all the requirements of 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 1580, ANSI/UL 1072, ANSI/UL 1309, or MIL-DTL-24640C or MIL-DTL-24643C (all incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter), including the respective flammability tests contained therein.
(b) IEC 60092 series cable must meet the Category A or A F/R flammability requirements of IEC 60332-3-22:2009 or 60332-3-21:2000 (both incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter).
§ 111.60-2 - Specialty cable for communication and RF applications.
Specialty cable such as certain coaxial cable that cannot pass the flammability test contained in IEEE 1580, test FV-2/VW-1 of ANSI/UL 2556, IEC 60332-3-21:2018, or IEC 60332-3-22:2018 (all incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter) because of unique properties of construction, must:
(a) Be installed physically separate from all other cable; and
(b) Have fire stops installed—
(1) At least every 7 meters (21.5 feet) vertically, up to a maximum of 2 deck heights;
(2) At least every 15 meters (46 feet) horizontally;
(3) At each penetration of an A or B Class boundary;
(4) At each location where the cable enters equipment; or
(5) In a cableway that has an A-60 fire rating.
§ 111.60-3 - [Reserved]
§ 111.60-4 - Minimum cable conductor size.
Each cable conductor must be 18 AWG (0.82 mm 2) or larger except—
(a) Each power and lighting cable conductor must be 14 AWG (2.10 mm 2) or larger; and
(b) Each thermocouple, pyrometer, or instrumentation cable conductor must be 22 AWG (0.33 mm 2) or larger.
§ 111.60-5 - Cable installation.
(a) Each cable installation must meet—
(1) Sections 6, of IEEE 45.8-2016 (incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter); or
(2) Cables manufactured to IEC 60092-353:2016 must be installed in accordance with IEC 60092-352:2005 (both incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter), 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.
(c) No cable may be located in any tank unless—
(1) The purpose of the cable is to supply equipment or instruments especially designed for and compatible with service in the tank and whose function requires the installation of the cable in the tank;
(2) The cable is either compatible with the liquid or gas in the tank or protected by an enclosure; and
(3) Neither braided cable armor nor cable metallic sheath is used as the grounding conductor.
(d) Braided cable armor or cable metallic sheath must not be used as the grounding conductor.
§ 111.60-6 - Fiber optic cable.
Each fiber optic cable must—
(a) Be constructed to pass the flammability test contained in IEEE 1202, test FV-2/VW-1 of UL 2556, or IEC 60332-3-22:2018 (all three standards incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10-1); or
(b) Be installed in accordance with § 111.60-2.
§ 111.60-7 - Demand loads.
Generator, feeder, and bus-tie cables must be selected on the basis of a computed load of not less than the demand load given in Table 111.60-7.
Table 1 to § 111.60-7—Demand Loads
| Type of circuit | Demand load | Generator Cables | 115 percent of continuous generator rating. | Switchboard bus-ties, except ship's service to emergency switchboard bus-ties | 75 percent of generating capacity of the larger switchboard. | Emergency switchboard bus-ties | 115 percent of continuous rating of emergency generator. | Motor feeders | Article 430 of NFPA 70 (incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter). | Galley equipment feeders | 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. | Lighting feeders | 100 percent of the connected load plus the average active circuit load for the spare switches or circuit breakers on the distribution panels. | Grounded neutral of a dual voltage feeders | 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. |
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§ 111.60-9 - Segregation of vital circuits.
(a) General. A branch circuit that supplies equipment vital to the propulsion, control, or safety of the vessel must not supply any other equipment.
(b) Passenger vessels. (1) Each passenger vessel with firescreen bulkheads that form main fire zones must have distribution systems arranged so that fire in a main fire zone does not interfere with essential services in another main fire zone.
(2) Main and emergency feeders passing through a main fire zone must be separated vertically and horizontally as much as practicable.
§ 111.60-11 - Wire.
(a) Wire must be in an enclosure.
(b) Wire must be component insulated.
(c) Wire, other than in switchboards, must meet the requirements in ANSI/UL 44, ANSI/UL 83, MIL-DTL-76E (all three standards incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter), or equivalent standard.
(d) Switchboard wire must meet subpart 111.30 of this part.
(e) Wire must be of the copper stranded type.
§ 111.60-13 - Flexible electric cord and cables.
(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 incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter).
(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.
(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.
(f) Pull at joints and terminals. Each flexible cord and cable must be connected to a device or fitting by a knot, tape, or special fitting so that tension is not transmitted to joints or terminal screws.
§ 111.60-17 - Connections and terminations.
(a) In general, connections and terminations to all conductors must retain the original electrical, mechanical, flame-retarding, and, where necessary, fire-resisting properties of the cable. All connecting devices must be suitable for copper stranded conductors.
(b) If twist-on type of connectors are used, the connections must be made within an enclosure and the insulated cap of the connector must be secured to prevent loosening due to vibration.
(c) Twist-on type of connectors may not be used for making joints in cables, facilitating a conductor splice, or extending the length of a circuit.
§ 111.60-19 - Cable splices.
(a) A cable must not be spliced in a hazardous location, except in intrinsically safe systems.
(b) Each cable splice must be made in accordance with Section 6.11 of IEEE 45.8-2016 (incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter).
§ 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 of IEEE 45.6-2016 (incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter).
§ 111.60-23 -
(a) Metal-clad (Type MC) cable permitted on board a vessel must be continuous corrugated metal-clad cable.
(b) The cable must have a corrugated gas-tight, vapor-tight, and watertight sheath of aluminum or other suitable metal that is close-fitting around the conductors and fillers and that has an overall jacket of an impervious PVC or thermoset material.
(c) The cable is not allowed in areas or applications exposed to high vibration, festooning, repeated flexing, excessive movement, or twisting, such as in engine rooms, on elevators, or in the area of drill floors, draw works, shakers, and mud pits.
(d) The cable must be installed in accordance with Article 326 of NFPA 70 (incorporated by reference; see § 110.10-1 of this subchapter).
(e) The side wall pressure on the cable must not exceed 1,000 pounds per foot of radius.
(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.
(g) On an offshore floating drilling and production facility, the cable may be used as interconnect cable between production modules and between fixed distribution panels within the production modules, except that interconnection between production and temporary drilling packages is prohibited. Also, the cable may be used within columns, provided that the columns are not subject to the conditions described in paragraph (c) of this section.
(h) When the cable is used within a hazardous (classified) location, terminations or fittings must be listed, and must be appropriate, for the particular Type MC cable used and for the environment in which they are installed.