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46 CFR §153.234

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Except as allowed in § 153.7, each ship must meet the following:
  1. (a)Each cargo containment system and any compartments within which a containment system is located must be forward of a tankship's accommodation spaces.
  2. (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.