[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: 46CFR171.109]

[Page 139]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 171_SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSELS CARRYING PASSENGERS--Table 
of Contents
 
              Subpart D_Additional Subdivision Requirements
 
Sec. 171.109  Watertight floors in double bottoms.

    If a vessel is required to have a double bottom, a watertight 
transverse division must be located in the double bottom under each main 
transverse watertight bulkhead or as near as practicable to the main 
transverse watertight bulkhead. If a vessel also has duct keels, the 
transverse divisions need not extend across them.