46 C.F.R. § 112.20-3 Normal source for emergency loads.
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(a) The normal source for emergency loads must be the ship's service generating plant. (b) The power from the ship's service generating plant for the emergency loads must be supplied to the emergency switchboard through automatic transfer switches.
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PART 112—EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND POWER SYSTEMS
Subpart 112.20—Emergency Systems Having a Temporary and a Final Emergency Power Source
§ 112.20-3 Normal source for emergency loads.