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46 CFR 32.56-45: -45 Draft stops—T/ALL.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER D—TANK VESSELS
- PART 32—SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND HULL REQUIREMENTS
- Subpart 32.56—Structural Fire Protection for Tank Ships With a Keel Laying Date On or After January 1, 1975
(a) Where ceilings or linings are fitted in accommodation, service, or control spaces, “B” Class bulkheads, except those that form passageways, may stop at the ceiling or lining if draft stops of “B” Class construction are fitted between the ceiling or lining and the deck or shell at intervals of 14 meters (45 feet) or less.
(b) Spaces behind the linings of stairways and other trunks must have draft stops at each deck.
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