46 CFR 119.510
§ 119.510 Bilge piping system.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 119.510, § 119.510 Bilge piping system, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227564
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A vessel must be provided with a piping system that meets § 56.50-50 in subchapter F of this chapter, with the following exceptions:
(a) The space forward of the collision bulkhead need not be fitted with a bilge suction line when the arrangement of the vessel is such that ordinary leakage may be removed from this compartment by the use of a hand portable bilge pump or other equipment, and such equipment is provided; and
(b) The vessel need not comply with § 56.50-50(f) in subchapter F of this chapter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.