[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: 46CFR182.500]

[Page 281]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 182--MACHINERY INSTALLATION--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart E--Bilge and Ballast Systems
 
Sec. 182.500  General.


    (a) A vessel must be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for 
draining any watertight compartment, other than small buoyancy 
compartments, under all practicable conditions. Sluice valves are not 
permitted in watertight bulkheads.
    (b) A vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length 
carrying not more than 12 passengers may meet the requirements of ABYC 
Project H-22, ``DC Electric Bilge Pumps Operating Under 50 Volts,'' in 
lieu of the requirements of this subpart, provided that each watertight 
compartment, other than small buoyancy compartments and the compartment 
forward of the collision bulkhead, is provided with a means for 
dewatering.
    (c) Special consideration may be given to vessels, such as high 
speed craft, which have a high degree of subdivision and utilize 
numerous small buoyancy compartments. Where the probability of flooding 
of the space is limited to external hull damage, compartment drainage 
may be omitted provided it can be shown by stability calculations, 
submitted to the cognizant OCMI, that the safety of the vessel will not 
be impaired.