46 CFR 169.829
§ 169.829 Emergency lighting and power systems.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 169.829, § 169.829 Emergency lighting and power systems, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/230313
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(a) Where fitted, the master shall have the emergency lighting and power systems operated and inspected at least once in each week that the vessel is navigated to ensure that the system is in proper operating condition.
(b) The master shall have the internal combustion engine driven emergency generators operated under load for at least 2 hours at least once in each month that the vessel is navigated.
(c) The master shall have the storage batteries for emergency lighting and power systems tested at least once in each 6-month period that the vessel is navigated to demonstrate the ability of the storage battery to supply the emergency loads for the specified period of time.
(d) The date of each test and the condition and performance of the apparatus must be noted in the official logbook.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.