[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 46, Volume 1] [Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 46CFR30.10-5a] [Page 383] TITLE 46--SHIPPING CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 30_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents Subpart 30.10_Definitions Sec. 30.10-5a Cargo area--TB/ALL. The term cargo area means that part of a vessel that includes the cargo tanks and other tanks into which cargo or cargo vapors are intentionally introduced, holds containing these tanks, all intervening space within, between, below, or outboard of these tanks or holds, and the deck area over the length and beam of the vessel above these tanks, holds, or spaces. [CGD 74-127, 41 FR 3842, Jan. 26, 1976]