TITLE 46 - SHIPPING

CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER S - SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY

PART 171 - SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSELS CARRYING PASSENGERS

subpart h - DRAINAGE OF WEATHER DECKS

171.140 - Drainage of a flush deck vessel.

  (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the weather deck on a flush deck vessel must be watertight and have no obstruction to overboard drainage.

  (b) Each vessel with a flush deck may have solid bulwarks in the forward one-third length of the vessel if (1) The bulwarks do not form a well enclosed on all sides; and (2) The foredeck of the vessel has sufficient sheer to ensure drainage aft.

[CGD 85080, 62 FR 51354, Sept. 30, 1997]