Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 46  /  Part 129  /  Sec. 129.323 Multiple generators.

If an OSV uses two or more generators to supply electricity for the ship's service loads, to comply with Sec. 129.310(a) of this subpart, the following requirements must be met:

(a) Each generator must have an independent prime mover.

(b) The circuit breaker of a generator to be operated in parallel with another generator must comply with Sec. Sec. 111.12-11(f), 111.30-19(a), and 111.30-25(d) of this chapter.

(c) The circuit breaker of a generator not to be operated in parallel with another generator must be interlocked to prevent that generator from being connected to the switchboard simultaneously with another.