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46 CFR § 32.56-22 - Openings in and insulation of boundaries: Other spaces—T/ALL.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s32.56-22"
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title: "46 CFR § 32.56-22 - Openings in and insulation of boundaries: Other spaces—T/ALL."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "32.56-22"
section_name: "Openings in and insulation of boundaries: Other spaces—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: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
cfr_part: "32"
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# 32.56-22 Openings in and insulation of boundaries: Other spaces—T/ALL.

If openings are fitted into the following exterior boundaries of any space other than an accommodation, service, or control space, the interior of the space must be insulated to “A-60” Class and the space must not provide access to any accommodation, service, or control space:

(a) The exterior boundaries that face the cargo area.

(b) The portion of the exterior boundaries within 3 meters (10 feet) or the length of the vessel divided by 25, whichever is greater, except that the distance need not exceed 5 meters (16.4 feet), of these boundaries.