{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-153.234","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 153.234","heading":"Fore and aft location.","body":"Except as allowed in § 153.7, each ship must meet the following:\n(a) Each cargo containment system and any compartments within which a containment system is located must be forward of a tankship's accommodation spaces.\n(b) Except as described in § 153.235, each cargo containment system must be located at least 0.05L aft of the forward perpendicular, but in no case forward of a collision bulkhead.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER O—CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES","PART 153—SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS","Subpart B—Design and Equipment"],"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":"841915842609f00fa358bd7355da02a0f8adc69ad79c7e3f677d780ab5c0c6c9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-153.233","next":"us/46-cfr-153.235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}