[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: 46CFR174.325]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 174--SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC VESSEL TYPES--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart I--Hopper Dredges With Working Freeboard Assignments
 
Sec. 174.325  Equalization.

    When doing the calculations required by Sec. 174.310 of this 
subpart--
    (a) Equalization arrangements requiring mechanical aids, such as 
valves, may not be assumed to be effective in reducing the angle of 
heel; and
    (b) Spaces joined by ducts may be assumed to be common spaces only 
if equalization takes place within 15 minutes after flooding begins.

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