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 C—Power Sources and Distribution Systems (§129.310 to §129.395) > 129.360—Semiconductor-rectifier systems.

129.360—Semiconductor-rectifier systems.

(a) Each semiconductor-rectifier system must have an adequate heat-removal system to prevent overheating.
(b) If a semiconductor-rectifier system is used in a propulsion system or in another vital system, it must—
(1) Have a current-limiting circuit;
(2) Have external overcurrent protection; and
(3) Comply with Sections 4/5.84.2 and 4/5.84.4 of the “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels” of the American Bureau of Shipping.