46 CFR §154.330
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- (a)Entrances, forced or natural ventilation intakes and exhausts, and other openings to accommodation, service, or control spaces, except as allowed in paragraph (c) of this section, must be:
- (b)Each port light, located on the athwartship bulkhead of a house facing the cargo area or the house sides within the distance specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, must be a fixed type.
- (c)Wheelhouse doors and windows that are not fixed may be within the distance specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section from the athwartship bulkhead of a house facing the cargo area, if they have gaskets and pass a tightness test with a fire hose at not less than 207 kPa gauge (30 psig).
- (d)Port lights in the hull plating below the uppermost continuous deck and in the first tier of the superstructure must be a fixed type.
- (e)Air intakes and openings into accommodation, service, and control spaces must have metal closures that pass a tightness test with a fire hose at not less than 207 kPa gauge (30 psig).
- (f)On liquefied toxic gas vessels, the closures required in paragraph (e) of this section must be capable of being closed from inside the space.