§ 111.79-13 Different voltages and power types.

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Title 46 CFR: Shipping › Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › Part 111: ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Subpart 111.79: Subpart 111.79—Receptacles › § 111.79-13: § 111.79-13 Different voltages and power types.

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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]

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