{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-171.112","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 171.112","heading":"Watertight door openings.","body":"(a) The opening for a watertight door must be located as high in the bulkhead and as far inboard as practicable.\n(b) No more than one door, other than a door to a bunker or shaft alley, may be fitted in a main transverse watertight bulkhead within spaces containing the following:\n(1) Main and auxiliary propulsion machinery.\n(2) Propulsion boilers.\n(3) Permanent bunkers.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY","PART 171—SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSELS CARRYING PASSENGERS","Subpart E—Penetrations and Openings in Watertight Bulkheads"],"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":"1c792ce3976db515f8217ea1b9411ebc02acba479c1d720b8d9d9ac0a9767dc9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-171.111","next":"us/46-cfr-171.113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}