IEEE 45.2
IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard—Controls and Automation
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
The CFR incorporates IEEE 45.2 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 edition the CFR requires
IEEE 45.2-2011, approved September 10, 2011
As the CFR lists it: “IEEE Std. 45.2-2011, IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard—Controls and Automation, approved September 10, 2011 (“IEEE 45.2-2011”)”
How to read it
- Where to get itIEEE Standards Association ↗
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