[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: 46CFR185.335]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 185--OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C--Miscellaneous Operating Requirements
 
Sec. 185.335  Loading doors.

    (a) Except as allowed by paragraph (b) of this section, the master 
of a vessel fitted with loading doors shall assure that all loading 
doors are closed and secured during the entire voyage.
    (b) Loading doors, other than bow visors, may be opened when 
operating in protected or partially protected waters, provided the 
master of the vessel determines that the safety of the vessel is not 
impaired.
    (c) For the purpose of this section, ``loading doors'' include all 
weathertight ramps, bow visors, and openings used to load personnel, 
equipment, and stores, in the collision bulkhead, the side shell, and 
the boundaries of enclosed superstructures that are continuous with the 
shell of the vessel.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1005, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51359, Sept. 
30, 1997]