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46 CFR 119.510: Bilge piping system.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER K—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS CARRYING MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS
- PART 119—MACHINERY INSTALLATION
- Subpart E—Bilge and Ballast Systems
A vessel must be provided with a piping system that meets § 56.50-50 in subchapter F of this chapter, with the following exceptions:
(a) The space forward of the collision bulkhead need not be fitted with a bilge suction line when the arrangement of the vessel is such that ordinary leakage may be removed from this compartment by the use of a hand portable bilge pump or other equipment, and such equipment is provided; and
(b) The vessel need not comply with § 56.50-50(f) in subchapter F of this chapter.
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