(a)The following are Class II, Division 1, (Zone 20) locations on a vessel that carries coal:
(1)The interior of each coal bin and hold.
(2)Each compartment that has a coal transfer point where coal is transferred, dropped, or dumped.
(3)Each open area within 3 meters (10 ft) of a coal transfer point where coal is dropped or dumped.
(b)Each space that has a coal conveyer on a vessel that carries coal is a Class II, Division 2, (Zone 11 or Y) space.
(c)A space that has a coal conveyer on a vessel that carries coal must have electrical equipment approved for Class II, Division 2, (Zone 22) hazardous locations, except watertight general emergency alarm signals. [CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28285, June 4, 1996, as amended by USCG-2020-0075, 88 FR 16367, Mar. 16, 2023]