CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER L—OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS (parts 125 to 135) > PART 129—ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS > SUBPART B—General Requirements (§129.200 to §129.220) > 129.210—Protection from wet and corrosive environments.

129.210—Protection from wet and corrosive environments.

(a) Electrical equipment used in the following spaces must be drip-proof:
(1) A machinery space.
(2) A space normally exposed to splashing, water wash-down, or other wet conditions within a galley, a laundry, or a public washroom or toilet room that has a bath or shower.
(3) Every other space with similar wet conditions.
(b) Electrical equipment exposed to the weather must be watertight.
(c) Electrical equipment exposed to corrosive environments must be of suitable construction and must be resistant to corrosion.