46 CFR 112.50-5
§ 112.50-5 Electric starting.
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- 46 CFR 112.50-5, § 112.50-5 Electric starting, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227272
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An electric starting system must have a starting battery with sufficient capacity for at least six consecutive starts. A second, separate source of starting energy may provide three of the required six starts. If a second source is provided, the electrical starting system need only provide three consecutive starts.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.