46 CFR 112.55-10
§ 112.55-10 Storage battery charging.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 112.55-10, § 112.55-10 Storage battery charging, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227277
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(a) Each storage battery installation for emergency lighting and power, and starting batteries for an emergency diesel or gas turbine driven generator set, must have apparatus to automatically maintain the battery fully charged.
(b) When the ship's service generating plant is available, the battery must have a continuous trickle charge, except that after discharge the battery must be charged automatically at a higher rate.
(c) Charging operations must not cause an absence of battery power.
(d) There must be instruments to show the rate of charge.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.