{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-169.650","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 169.650","heading":"General.","body":"All vessels must be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any compartment, other than small buoyancy compartments, under all practical conditions. Sluice valves are not permitted in watertight bulkheads except as specified in § 169.652(a).","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER R—NAUTICAL SCHOOLS","PART 169—SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS","Subpart 169.600—Machinery and Electrical"],"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":"9f953bf8ba40f163b72793ad6c3d6c9bbaacc48bd0ed7f2ff29b2440f59cd363","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-169.642","next":"us/46-cfr-169.652"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}