46 C.F.R. § 112.55-15
Capacity of storage batteries.
Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 112.55-15 (2026)
(a) A storage battery for an emergency lighting and power system must have the capacity—
(1) To close all watertight doors two times;
(2) To open all watertight doors once; and
(3) To carry the remaining emergency loads continuously for the time prescribed in § 112.05-5(a), table 112.05-5(a).
(b) At the end of the time specified in paragraph (a) of this section, the potential of the storage battery must be at least 88 percent of the standard voltage.
[CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15267, Apr. 8, 1982, as amended by CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28288, June 4, 1996; 61 FR 39695, July 30, 1996]
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 112.05-5