[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: 46CFR171.090]

[Page 136]
 
                           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 D--Additional Subdivision Requirements
 
Sec. 171.090  Aft peak bulkhead.

    (a) Each of the following vessels must have an aft peak bulkhead:
    (1) Each vessel 100 gross tons or more on an international voyage.
    (2) Each other vessel of more than 150 gross tons.
    (b) Except as specified in paragraph (c) of this section, each 
portion of the aft peak bulkhead below the bulkhead deck must be 
watertight.
    (c) A vessel may have an aft peak bulkhead that does not intersect 
the bulkhead deck if approved by the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety 
Center.

[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51017, Nov. 4, 1983, as amended by CGD 88-070, 53 FR 
34537, Sept. 7, 1988]