[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: 46CFR172.185]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 172--SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO BULK CARGOES--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart G--Special Rules Pertaining to a Ship That Carries a Bulk 
       Liquefied Gas Regulated Under Subchapter O of This Chapter
 
Sec. 172.185  Permeability of spaces.

    (a) When doing the calculations required in Sec. 172.170, the 
permeability of a floodable space other than a machinery space must be 
as listed in Table 172.060(b).
    (b) Calculations in which a machinery space is treated as a 
floodable space must be based on an assumed machinery space permeability 
of 85%, unless the use of an assumed permeability of less than 85% is 
justified in detail.
    (c) If a cargo tank would be penetrated under the assumed damage, 
the cargo tank must be assumed to lose all cargo and refill with salt 
water up to

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the level of the tankship's final equilibrium waterline.