GroundRules
46 CFR 182.540: Ballast systems.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER T—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS)
- PART 182—MACHINERY INSTALLATION
- Subpart E—Bilge and Ballast Systems
(a) Ballast piping must not be installed in any compartment integral with the hull of a wooden vessel. Where the carriage of liquid ballast in such a vessel is necessary, suitable ballast tanks, structurally independent of the hull, must be provided.
(b) Solid and water ballast must comply with the requirements of part 178 of this subchapter.
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