GroundRules
46 CFR 171.118: Automatic ventilators and side ports.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER S—SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY
- PART 171—SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSELS CARRYING PASSENGERS
- Subpart F—Openings in the Side of a Vessel Below the Bulkhead or Weather Deck
(a) An automatic ventilator must not be fitted in the side of a vessel below the bulkhead deck unless approved by the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center.
(b) The design and construction of each gangway, cargo and coaling port, and similar opening in the side of a vessel must be approved by the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center.
(c) In no case may the lowest point of any gangway, cargo and coaling port, or similar opening be below the deepest subdivision load line.
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