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Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.153.234 Fore and aft location

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Except as allowed in § 153.7, each ship must meet the following:

(a) Each cargo containment system and any compartments within which a containment system is located must be forward of a tankship's accommodation spaces.

(b) Except as described in § 153.235, each cargo containment system must be located at least 0.05L aft of the forward perpendicular, but in no case forward of a collision bulkhead.

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