[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR30.10-13]

[Page 392]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 30_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart 30.10_Definitions
 
Sec. 30.10-13  Cofferdam--TB/ALL.

    The term cofferdam means a void or empty space separating two or 
more compartments for the purpose of isolation or to prevent the 
contents of one compartment from entering another in the event of the 
failure of the walls of one to retain their tightness.