Source: http://www.mxak.org/regulations/46CFR/46cfr179.htm
Timestamp: 2017-12-11 07:43:49
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§ 179', '§179', '§170', '§171', '§171', '§171', '§179', '§179', '§171', '§171', '§179', '§179', '§171']

§ 179.115 Applicability to existing vessels.
§ 179.210 Collision bulkhead.
§ 179.212 Watertight bulkheads for subdivision.
§ 179.220 Location of watertight bulkheads for subdivision.
§ 179.230 Damage stability requirements.
§ 179.240 Foam flotation material.
§ 179.310 Collision bulkheads.
§ 179.320 Watertight bulkheads.
§ 179.330 Watertight doors.
§ 179.340 Trunks.
§ 179.350 Openings in the side of a vessel below the bulkhead or weather deck.
§ 179.360 Watertight integrity.
Source: CGD 85–080, 61 FR 971, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
(a) A vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length must comply with §179.220 of this part if it:
(1) Carries more than 49 passengers; or
(2) Is constructed of wood on or after March 11, 2001, and operates in cold water.
As an alternative, the above vessels may comply with the intact stability requirements of §§170.170, 170.173, 171.050 and 171.055 of this chapter, and comply with the Type II subdivision requirements of §§171.070 through 171.073 in subchapter S of this chapter.
(b) A vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length must comply with the Type II subdivision requirements of §§171.070 through 171.073 in subchapter S of this chapter.
(c) A vessel that carries more than 12 passengers on an international voyage must meet the Type II subdivision requirements of §§171.070 through 171.073 in subchapter S of this chapter.
(d/L) × 100
0–15 0.33
90–100 0.34
Note 1: Where: d=distance in meters (feet) from the midpoint of the compartment to the forward-most point on the bulkhead deck excluding sheer; and L=length over deck in meters (feet) measured over the bulkhead deck.
(i) The top of the bulkhead deck on a flush deck vessel; or(ii) If a vessel has a stepped bulkhead deck, the line shown in Figure 179.220(b); or(iii) If a vessel has an opening port light below the bulkhead deck, the line shown in Figure 179.220(c).
(i) The top of the bulkhead deck on a flush deck vessel; or(ii) If a vessel has a stepped bulkhead deck, the line shown in Figure 1 to §179.220(b); or
[CGD 85–080, 61 FR 971, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 20557, May 7, 1996]
A vessel which, in accordance with §179.212, must meet the requirements of §§171.070 through 171.073 in subchapter S of this chapter for Type II subdivision, shall also meet the damage stability requirements of §171.080 in subchapter S of this chapter.
[CGD 85–080, 61 FR 971, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51357, Sept. 30, 1997]
(1) All foam must comply with MIL-P-21929C. The fire resistance test is not required.
(a) Hinged watertight doors are not permitted in bulkheads required by §§179.210 or 179.212 unless the vessel will not proceed more than 20 nautical miles from shore and:
Where a trunk ( i.e. , an enclosed passageway through a deck or bulkhead) is installed, it must comply with the requirements of §179.360(a)(1) and with the requirements of §171.113 in subchapter S of this chapter.