Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.128.440 Bilge systems

(a) Except as provided by this section, each bilge system must comply with §§ 56.50–50 and 56.50–55 of this chapter.

(b) If the steering room, engine room, centerline passageway, forward machinery space, and compartment containing the dry-mud tanks are the only below-deck spaces that must be fitted with bilge suctions, the vessel may be equipped to the standards of §§ 56.50–50 and 56.50–57 of this chapter applicable to a dry-cargo vessel of less than 55 meters (180 feet) in length.