Each contact maker must--
(a) Have normally open contacts and be constructed in accordance with Type 4 or 4X of NEMA 250 or IP 56 of IEC 60529 (both incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10-1) requirements;
(b) Have a switch handle that can be maintained in the ``on'' position;
(c) Have the ``off'' and ``on'' positions of the operating handle permanently marked; and
(d) Have an inductive load rating not less than the connected load or, on large vessels, have auxiliary devices to interrupt the load current. [CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28288, June 4, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 23910, May 1, 1997; USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65201, Oct. 31, 2008]