[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR170.248]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 170--STABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INSPECTED VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart H--Watertight Bulkhead Doors
 
Sec. 170.248  Applicability.


    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of this 
section, this subpart applies to vessels with watertight doors in 
bulkheads that have been made watertight to comply with the flooding or 
damage stability regulations in this subchapter
    (b) A watertight door on a MODU must comply with Sec. 174.100 of 
this subchapter.
    (c) A watertight door on a self-propelled hopper dredge with a 
working freeboard must comply with Sec. 174.335 of this subchapter.

[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51010, Nov. 4, 1983, as amended by CGD 76-080, 54 FR 
36977, Sept. 6, 1989]