[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: 46CFR182.540]

[Page 283]
 
                           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. 182.540  Ballast systems.

    (a) Ballast piping must not be installed in any compartment integral 
with the hull of a wooden vessel. Where the carriage of liquid ballast 
in such a vessel is necessary, suitable ballast tanks, structurally 
independent of the hull, must be provided.
    (b) Solid and water ballast must comply with the requirements of 
part 178 of this subchapter.