CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER J—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (parts 110 to 113) > PART 111—ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS > SUBPART 111.60—Wiring Materials and Methods (§111.60-1 to §111.60-23) > 111.60-2—Specialty cable for communication and RF applications.

111.60-2—Specialty cable for communication and RF applications.

Specialty cable such as certain coaxial cable that cannot pass the flammability test contained in IEEE 1580, test VW-1 of UL 1581, or Category A of IEC 60332-3-22 (all three standards incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10-1) because of unique properties of construction, must:
(a) Be installed physically separate from all other cable; and
(b) Have fire stops installed—
(1) At least every 7 meters (21.5 feet) vertically, up to a maximum of 2 deck heights;
(2) At least every 15 meters (46 feet) horizontally;
(3) At each penetration of an A or B Class boundary;
(4) At each location where the cable enters equipment; or
(5) In a cableway that has an A-60 fire rating.
[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28280, June 4, 1996, as amended by USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65198, Oct. 31, 2008]