46 CFR 111.106-5
§ 111.106-5 Cable and wiring.
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- 46 CFR 111.106-5, § 111.106-5 Cable and wiring, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227202
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(a) Cable and wiring in hazardous locations must meet the cable construction and testing provisions of IEEE 1580; ANSI/UL 1309; MIL-DTL-24640C; MIL-DTL-24643C; or 60092-350:2014 and IEC 60092-353:2016 (incorporated by reference, see § 110.10-1), including the respective flammability tests contained therein, and must be of a copper-stranded type.
(b) Type MC cables, when used, must meet the requirements in § 111.60-23 of this part.
(c) For intrinsically safe systems under the standards cited in § 111.106-3(b)(1) and (b)(2) of this subpart, the wiring methods must meet Section 504.30 of NFPA 70 (incorporated by reference, see § 110.10-1). For intrinsically safe systems under the standards cited in § 111.106-3(b)(3) of this subpart, the installation and wiring must meet Clause 7, except for Clause 7.3.1, of IEC 60092-502:1999 (incorporated by reference, see § 110.10-1).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.