1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i3
  4. part 120
  5. subpart C
  6. § 120.370

View all text of Subpart C [§ 120.310 - § 120.392]

§ 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.

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

SOURCE: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 928, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 120.370