[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR170.275]

[Page 108]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 170_STABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INSPECTED VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart H_Watertight Bulkhead Doors
 
Sec. 170.275  Special requirements for cargo space watertight doors.

    (a) A door between cargo spaces--
    (1) Must not be designed for remote operation;
    (2) Must be located as high as practicable; and
    (3) Must be located as far inboard of the side shell as practicable 
but in no case closer to the side shell than one-fifth of the beam of 
the vessel where the beam is measured at right angles to the centerline 
of the vessel at the level of the deepest load line.
    (b) If the door is accessible while the ship is in operation, it 
must have installed a lock or other device that prevents unauthorized 
opening.
    (c) Before installing a watertight door in a cargo space, approval 
must be obtained from the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center.

[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51010, Nov. 4, 1983, as amended by CGD 88-070, 53 FR 
34537, Sept. 7, 1988]