1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i6
  4. part 169
  5. subpart 169.600
  6. subjgrp 54
  7. § 169.670

View all text of Subjgrp 54 [§ 169.664 - § 169.673]

§ 169.670 - Circuit breakers.

Each circuit breaker must be of the manually reset type designed for—

(a) Inverse time delay;

(b) Instantaneous short circuit protection; and

(c) Repeated opening of the circuit without damage to the circuit breaker.

AUTHORITY: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

SOURCE: CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 169.670