46 CFR 32.55-50

§ 32.55-50 Ventilation of tankships that have a keel laying date on or after January 1, 1975—T/ALL.

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Citation: 46 CFR 32.55-50, § 32.55-50 Ventilation of tankships that have a keel laying date on or after January 1, 1975—T/ALL, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224264
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Each tankship that has a keel laying date on or after January 1, 1975, must have deckhouse and superstructure ventilation inlets and outlets and other openings to the exterior arranged to minimize the admission of flammable gas to enclosed spaces that contain a source of ignition.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.