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46 CFR § 174.075 - Compartments assumed flooded: general.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s174.075"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 174.075 - Compartments assumed flooded: general."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "174.075"
section_name: "Compartments assumed flooded: general."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY"
part_number: "174"
part_name: "SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC VESSEL TYPES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 9118, 9119, 9153; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 174.180 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905."
regulatory_source: "CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51048, Nov. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "174"
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# 174.075 Compartments assumed flooded: general.

The individual flooding of each of the compartments described in §§ 174.080 and 174.085 must be assumed for the purpose of determining compliance with § 174.065 (a). Simultaneous flooding of more than one compartment must be assumed only when indicated in §§ 174.080 and 174.085.