IEEE 45
IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
The CFR incorporates IEEE 45 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The 2 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
IEEE 45, 1983. Cable Construction
As the CFR lists it: “IEEE 45 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard—1983. Cable Construction”
- Listed in 33 CFR 183.5; required by33 CFR 183.435 ↗
IEEE 45-1977
As the CFR lists it: “Standard 45-1977—Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard”
- Listed in 46 CFR 114.600(f)(1); required by46 CFR 120.340 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 125.180(g)(1); required by46 CFR 129.340 ↗
Listed as: “No. 45-1977—Recommended Practice for Electric Installations on Shipboard”
- Listed in 46 CFR 175.600(g)(1); required by46 CFR 183.340 ↗
Listed as: “Standard 45-1977, Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard (“IEEE 45-1977”)”
How to read it
- Where to get itIEEE Standards Association ↗
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