{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-128.440","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 128.440","heading":"Bilge systems.","body":"(a) Except as provided by this section, each bilge system must comply with §§ 56.50-50 and 56.50-55 of this chapter.\n(b) If the steering room, engine room, centerline passageway, forward machinery space, and compartment containing the dry-mud tanks are the only below-deck spaces that must be fitted with bilge suctions, the vessel may be equipped to the standards of §§ 56.50-50 and 56.50-57 of this chapter applicable to a dry-cargo vessel of less than 55 meters (180 feet) in length.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER L—OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS","PART 128—MARINE ENGINEERING: EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS","Subpart D—Design Requirements for Specific 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":"426c137ec97ddcbec99cef651b4f45b421d4534f9160d861affb9cf5aee016d8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-128.430","next":"us/46-cfr-128.450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}