46 CFR 174.195
§ 174.195 Bulkheads in machinery spaces.
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- 46 CFR 174.195, § 174.195 Bulkheads in machinery spaces, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/230554
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(a) The bulkhead in each machinery space of each OSV must be watertight to the bulkhead deck.
(b) Each penetration of, and each opening in, a bulkhead in a machinery space must—
(1) Be kept as high and as far inboard as practicable; and
(2) Except as provided by § 174.210 of this subpart and by paragraph (c) of this section, have means to make it watertight.
(c) No penetration of a bulkhead in a machinery space by a ventilation duct need have means to make the bulkhead watertight if—
(1) Every part of the duct is at least 760 millimeter (30 inches) from the side of the OSV; and
(2) The duct is continuously watertight from the penetration to the main deck.
(d) Each penetration of a bulkhead in a machinery space by piping must meet the design requirements for material and pressure 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.