46 CFR § 108.665 - Appliances for watertight integrity.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s108.665"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 108.665 - Appliances for watertight integrity."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "108.665"
section_name: "Appliances for watertight integrity."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I-A"
subchapter_name: "A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS"
part_number: "108"
part_name: "DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3102, 3306; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "108"
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# 108.665 Appliances for watertight integrity.

Each watertight door, scuttle, and hatch required for watertight integrity, which may be opened during normal operations must be marked in letters of contrasting color to the background “KEEP CLOSED”.