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46 CFR 128.440: Bilge systems.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER L—OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS
- PART 128—MARINE ENGINEERING: EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS
- Subpart D—Design Requirements for Specific Systems
(a) Except as provided by this section, each bilge system must comply with §§ 56.50-50 and 56.50-55 of this chapter.
(b) If the steering room, engine room, centerline passageway, forward machinery space, and compartment containing the dry-mud tanks are the only below-deck spaces that must be fitted with bilge suctions, the vessel may be equipped to the standards of §§ 56.50-50 and 56.50-57 of this chapter applicable to a dry-cargo vessel of less than 55 meters (180 feet) in length.
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