Regulation 16 - Main source of electrical power
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Regulation 16 - Main source of electrical power

  (1)

  • (a) Where electrical power constitutes the only means of maintaining auxiliary services essential for the propulsion and the safety of the vessel, a main source of electrical power shall be provided which shall include at least two generating sets, one of which may be driven by the main engine. the Administration may accept other arrangements having equivalent electrical capability.

  • (b) The power of these sets shall be such as to ensure the functioning of the services referred to in regulation 3(6)(a), excluding the power required in fishing activities, processing and preservation of the catch, in the event of any one of these generating sets being stopped.

  • (c) The arrangement of the vessel's main source of electrical power shall be such that the services referred to in regulation 3(6)(a) can be maintained regardless of the number of revolutions and direction of the main propelling engines or shafting.

  • (d) Where transformers constitute an essential part of the supply system required by this paragraph, the system shall be so arranged as to ensure continuity of the supply.

  (2)

  • (a) The arrangements of the main lighting system shall be such that a fire or other casualty in the space or spaces containing the main source of electrical power, including transformers, if any, will not render the emergency lighting system inoperative.

  • (b) The arrangements of the emergency lighting system shall be such that a fire or other casualty in the space or spaces containing the emergency source of electrical power, including transformers, if any, will not render the main lighting system inoperative.

Parent topic: Part C - Electrical Installations (See also regulation 3 )
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