46 CFR § 167.20-15 - Scupper, sanitary and similar discharges.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s167.20-15"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 167.20-15 - Scupper, sanitary and similar discharges."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "167.20-15"
section_name: "Scupper, sanitary and similar discharges."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "NAUTICAL SCHOOLS"
part_number: "167"
part_name: "PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 6101, 8105; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 51-11, 16 FR 3218, Apr. 12, 1951, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "167"
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# 167.20-15 Scupper, sanitary and similar discharges.

(a) All scupper, sanitary, and other similar discharges which lead through the ship's hull shall be fitted with efficient means for preventing the ingress of water in the event of a fracture of such pipes. The requirements do not apply to the discharges in the machinery space connected with the main and auxiliary engines, pumps, etc.