46 CFR 32.56-21
§ 32.56-21 Openings in exterior boundaries: Accommodation, service, and control spaces—T/ALL.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 32.56-21, § 32.56-21 Openings in exterior boundaries: Accommodation, service, and control spaces—T/ALL, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224271
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The following exterior boundaries of accommodation, service, and control spaces, except wheelhouses, must have no openings, and portlights must be of a fixed type with easily operable steel covers on the inside:
(a) The exterior boundaries that face the cargo area.
(b) The portion of the exterior boundaries within 3 meters (10 feet) or the length of the vessel divided by 25, whichever is greater, except that the distance need not exceed 5 meters (16.4 feet), of these boundaries.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.