{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-119.510","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 119.510","heading":"Bilge piping system.","body":"A vessel must be provided with a piping system that meets § 56.50-50 in subchapter F of this chapter, with the following exceptions:\n(a) The space forward of the collision bulkhead need not be fitted with a bilge suction line when the arrangement of the vessel is such that ordinary leakage may be removed from this compartment by the use of a hand portable bilge pump or other equipment, and such equipment is provided; and\n(b) The vessel need not comply with § 56.50-50(f) in subchapter F of this chapter.","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 119—MACHINERY INSTALLATION","Subpart E—Bilge and Ballast Systems"],"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":"fa67efe6383b045bccc26e64e068c62660883ed611dd2534d77614f268f44ccc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-119.500","next":"us/46-cfr-119.520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}