46 CFR 42.15-15
§ 42.15-15 Positions of hatchways, doorways and ventilators.
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- 46 CFR 42.15-15, § 42.15-15 Positions of hatchways, doorways and ventilators, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224667
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(a) For the purpose of this part two positions of hatchways, doorways and ventilators are defined as follows:
(1) Position 1: Upon exposed freeboard and raised quarter decks, and upon exposed superstructure decks situated forward of a point located a quarter of the vessel's length from the forward perpendicular.
(2) Position 2: Upon exposed superstructure decks situated abaft a quarter of the vessel's length from the forward perpendicular.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.