A standard for molded case circuit breakers which are intended to be installed and used aboard a boat or vessel is included in Supplement SA to UL 489, “Standard for Molded Case Circuit Breakers and Circuit Breaker Enclosures’’ (also referred to as UL product category DKTY). This UL Standard was established in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard regulations, applicable American Boat and Yacht Council Inc. publications, and NFPA
® 302 “Standard for Motor Craft (Pleasure and Commercial)’’. In order to be UL Listed for marine use, circuit breakers must not use aluminum or aluminum alloys for terminal connections and must be calibrated at an ambient temperature of 40
oC. Standard circuit breakers should not be specified or used in place of marine circuit breakers.
The following table lists those circuit breakers which are UL Marine Listed for use on vessels over 65 ft. (19.8 m) in length. (PowerPact H and J-frame circuit breakers can also be used in vessels under 65 ft. [19.8 m] in length.)
A standard for molded case circuit breakers which are intended or use aboard non-combatant and auxiliary naval ships is included in Supplement SB to UL 489, “Standard for Molded Case Circuit Breakers and Circuit Breaker Enclosures’’. The following table lists those circuit breakers which are UL Naval Listed for use on vessels under 65 feet (19.8 m) in length.