46 CFR § 72.05-35 - Hatch covers and shifting boards.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s72.05-35"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 72.05-35 - Hatch covers and shifting boards."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "72.05-35"
section_name: "Hatch covers and shifting boards."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "PASSENGER VESSELS"
part_number: "72"
part_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16903, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "72"
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# 72.05-35 Hatch covers and shifting boards.

(a) Wood hatch covers may be used between cargo spaces. Hatch covers in other locations shall meet the requirements for deck construction noted in tables 72.05-10 (f) and (g).

(b) Tonnage openings in “A” Class bulkheads shall be closed by means of steel plates.