[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: 46CFR171.073]

[Page 131]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 171--SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSELS CARRYING PASSENGERS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart C--Large Vessels
 
Sec. 171.073  Treatment of stepped and recessed bulkheads in Type II subdivision.

    (a) A main transverse watertight bulkhead may not be stepped unless 
additional watertight bulkheads are located as shown in Figure 
171.067(a) so that the distances A, B, C, and D illustrated in Figure 
171.067(a) comply with the following:
    (1) A and B must not exceed the maximum bulkhead spacing that 
permits compliance with Sec. 171.070; and
    (2) C and D must not be less than the minimum spacing specified in 
Sec. 171.070(e).
    (b) A main transverse watertight bulkhead may not be recessed unless 
all parts of the recess are inboard from the shell of the vessel as 
illustrated in Figure 171.067(c).
    (c) If a main transverse watertight bulkhead is recessed or stepped, 
an equivalent plane bulkhead must be used in the calculations required 
by Sec. 171.070.