Mike Holt Enterprises Understanding the NEC

Keeping up with the requirements of the Code should be the goal of everyone involved in electrical safety. Following is what I feel is an important rule in the 2020 NEC®, complete with graphics and a video. I encourage you to use it as a training resource for your organization, and share it with your colleagues.

Marina and Boat Dock Leakage Current Measurement Device [555.35(B)]

The content below is extracted from Mike Holt's Changes to the National Electrical Code textbook, based on the 2020 NEC.

Not enough can be said about the tragedy of electric shock drowning (ESD) and the hazards involved with using electricity around water. Unfortunately, many of the changes or additions to the NEC are propagated by a tragic or near tragic event and these changes should be considered the most significant. One such addition to the 2020 NEC, is a requirement to make available a device to detect and measure leakage current at marinas and boat docks. While there isn’t much text in the new section [555.35(B)] itself, there is a ton of info in the Informational Notes that immediately follow.

You can’t be serious about electrical safety without taking into consideration the hazards inherent wherever electricity might come into contact with water but to really understand this rule and it’s implications, read the attached PDF and make time to watch this important video as myself and a panel of experts discuss this new rule and the informational notes that follow.

For additional information on Marina and Boatyard Safety, visit www.MikeHolt.com/docks.

Click here or on the thumbnail to the left to view or download the PDF of this rule to follow as you watch the video. (2 pages, 69 KB)

Click on the image above to watch the video

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We'd love to hear from you about this series, and the ways you're using it. Send us your comments and feedback by clicking on Post a Comment below. Look out for the next part in this series a month from now, and please share with your colleagues.

This content is extracted from Mike Holt's Changes to the National Electrical Code, based on the 2020 NEC Program.


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Comments
  • Just an FYI, the line "The purpose of the Tool is only to isolate the problem boat -- Not to Analyses Why it is happening." on this page, needs to correct the word "Analyses" I believe it is "Analyze"

    Robert  May 11 2021, 9:52 pm EDT

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