46 C.F.R. § 35.30-30

Current through September 30, 2024
Section 35.30-30 - Portable electric equipment-TB/ALL

Portable electric equipment must not be used in a hazardous location described in subpart 111.105 of this chapter except:

(a) Self-contained, battery-fed, explosion-proof lamps approved by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Factory Mutual Research Corporation, or other independent laboratory recognized by the Commandant, for use in a Class I, Division 1 location for the electrical group classification of the cargo;
(b) Intrinsically safe equipment approved by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Factory Mutual Research Corporation, or other independent laboratory recognized by the Commandant, for use in a Class I, Division 1 location for the electrical group classification of the cargo; and
(c) Any electrical equipment, if:
(1) The hazardous location is:
(i) Enclosed; and
(ii) Gas free;
(2) The adjacent compartments are:
(i) Gas free;
(ii) Inerted;
(iii) Filled with water;
(iv) Filled with Grade E liquid; or
(v) Spaces where flammable gases are not expected to accumulate; and:
(3) Each compartment where flammable gas is expected to accumulate is:
(i) Closed; and
(ii) Secured.

46 C.F.R. §35.30-30

CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15230, Apr. 8, 1982