{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-116.1110","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 116.1110","heading":"Drainage of flush deck vessels.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the weather deck on a flush deck vessel must be watertight and have no obstruction to overboard drainage.\n(b) Each flush deck vessel may have solid bulwarks in the forward one-third length of the vessel if:\n(1) The bulwarks do not form a well enclosed on all sides; and\n(2) The foredeck of the vessel has sufficient sheer to ensure drainage aft.","path":["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 116—CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT","Subpart K—Drainage and Watertight Integrity of Weather Decks"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"dadd56dd8159a956e24cefc7d50c190457880cd71e12643f9c6e8d3c034b5079","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-116.1030","next":"us/46-cfr-116.1120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}