46 CFR § 173.059 - Penetrations and openings in watertight bulkheads.

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title: "46 CFR § 173.059 - Penetrations and openings in watertight bulkheads."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "173.059"
section_name: "Penetrations and openings in watertight bulkheads."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY"
part_number: "173"
part_name: "SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSEL USE"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2113, 3306, 5115; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3."
regulatory_source: "CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51045, Nov. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 173.059 Penetrations and openings in watertight bulkheads.

Penetrations and openings in watertight bulkheads must comply with the requirements in subpart E of part 171 of this subchapter or §§ 179.320, 179.330, and 179.340 in subchapter T of this chapter.

[CGD 83-005, 51 FR 924, Jan. 9, 1986, as amended by CGD 85-080, 61 FR 946, Jan. 10, 1996]