Regulation 53

Where any work is carried out in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour in the course of which the person carrying out the work may come into contact with any part of an electrical installation or equipment, including motor generators, rectifiers, welding machines or welding sets, it shall be the duty of the responsible person to comply with paragraphs (2) to (7).

All electrical installations and equipment, including motor generators, rectifiers, welding machines or welding sets, shall be —

All practical measures shall be taken to protect any person against the risk of electric shock arising from or in connection with the use of any electrical installation or equipment.

All electrical connections shall be in accordance with the generally accepted principles of sound and safe practice.

Plugs and socket-outlets used for connecting any electrical equipment shall be of heavy duty industrial types.

Any portable hand-held electrical equipment used in any confined space shall be operated at a voltage not exceeding alternating current (AC) 55 volts between the conductor and earth or direct current (DC) 120 volts.

All temporary electrical installations supplying electricity to any portable electrical equipment shall be protected by effective residual current circuit breakers with a tripping current not exceeding 30 mA.