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555.4 Service Equipment Location for a Floating Structure

Revision

Change Summary

  • Revision clarifies the distance for the service equipment location and height above the electrical datum plane.

NEC®Text

Article 555 Marinas, Boatyards, Floating Buildings, and Commercial and Noncommercial Docking Facilities
555.4 Location of Service Equipment. The service equipment for a floating building, dock, or marina shall be located on land no closer than 1.5 m (5 ft) horizontally from and adjacent to the structure served, but not on or in the structure itself or any other floating structure. Service equipment shall be elevated a minimum of 300 mm (12 in.) above the electrical datum plane.

Material taken from the National Electric Code. is reprinted with permission from NFPA 70., 2023 edition. National Electrical Code®, Copyright 2022, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.

Expert Analysis

A revision has been made to clarify the distance for the service location and height above the electrical datum plane to promote electrical safety and enforceability. In addition, the new language will provide consistency between similar requirements in Articles 682 and 555.

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