46 CFR 72.20-40
§ 72.20-40 Other spaces.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 72.20-40, § 72.20-40 Other spaces, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/225911
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Each vessel must have—
(a) Sufficient facilities where the crew may wash and dry their own clothes, including at least 1 sink supplied with hot and cold fresh water;
(b) Recreation spaces; and
(c) A space or spaces of adequate size on an open deck to which the crew has access when off duty.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.