[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: 46CFR172.104]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 172_SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO BULK CARGOES--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart E_Special Rules Pertaining to a Barge That Carries a Hazardous 
           Liquid Regulated Under Subchapter O of This Chapter
 
Sec. 172.104  Character of damage.

    (a) Type I barge hull not in an integrated tow. If a Type I hull is 
required and the barge is not a box barge designed for use in an 
integrated tow, design calculations must show that the barge can survive 
damage at any location including the intersection of a transverse and a 
longitudinal bulkhead.
    (b) Type I barge hull in an integrated tow. If a Type I barge hull 
is required and the barge is a box barge designed for operation in an 
integrated tow, design calculations must show that the barge can survive 
damage--
    (1) At any location on the bottom of the tank barge except on a 
transverse watertight bulkhead; and

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    (2) At any location on the side of the tank barge including on a 
transverse watertight bulkhead.
    (c) Type II barge hull. If a Type II hull is required, design 
calculations must show that a barge can survive damage at any location 
except on a transverse watertight bulkhead.