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46 CFR § 32.55-50 - Ventilation of tankships that have a keel laying date on or after January 1, 1975—T/ALL.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s32.55-50"
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title: "46 CFR § 32.55-50 - Ventilation of tankships that have a keel laying date on or after January 1, 1975—T/ALL."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "32.55-50"
section_name: "Ventilation of tankships that have a keel laying date on or after January 1, 1975—T/ALL."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TANK VESSELS"
part_number: "32"
part_name: "SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND HULL REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 3719; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; Subpart 32.59 also issued under the authority of Sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16671, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
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# 32.55-50 Ventilation of tankships that have a keel laying date on or after January 1, 1975—T/ALL.

Each tankship that has a keel laying date on or after January 1, 1975, must have deckhouse and superstructure ventilation inlets and outlets and other openings to the exterior arranged to minimize the admission of flammable gas to enclosed spaces that contain a source of ignition.

[CGD 74-127, 41 FR 3844, Jan. 26, 1976]