5.3 SOLAS Regulation II-1/41.5.1.3, Connecting Means by Which the Main Bus Bars of the Main Source of Electrical Power are Normally Connected
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5.3 SOLAS Regulation II-1/41.5.1.3, Connecting Means by Which the Main Bus Bars of the Main Source of Electrical Power are Normally Connected

Parent topic: 5 SOLAS Regulation II-1/41 – Main Source of Electrical Power and Lighting Systems

Interpretation

  1 Other approved means can be achieved by:

  • .1 circuit breaker without tripping mechanism; or

  • .2 disconnecting link or switch by which bus bars can be split easily and safely.

  2 Bolted links, for example bolted bus bar sections, should not be accepted.

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