46 CFR § 45.143 - Hull openings above freeboard deck.

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title: "46 CFR § 45.143 - Hull openings above freeboard deck."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "45.143"
section_name: "Hull openings above freeboard deck."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "LOAD LINES"
part_number: "45"
part_name: "GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES"
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# 45.143 Hull openings above freeboard deck.

Closures for openings above the freeboard deck must be as strong as the structure to which they are attached and must be weathertight.