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  2. Title 46 - Shipping
  3. Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  4. Subchapter E - LOAD LINES
  5. Part 42 - DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VOYAGES BY SEA
  6. Subpart 42.15 - Conditions of Assignment of Freeboard
  7. 46 CFR § 42.15-20
46 CFR § 42.15-20
Cargo and other hatchways
April 15, 2021
CFR

(a) The construction and the means for securing the weathertightness of cargo and other hatchways in positions 1 and 2 shall be at least equivalent to the requirements of §§42.15-25 and 42.15-30.

(b) Coamings and hatchway covers to exposed hatchways on decks above the superstructure deck shall comply with the requirements of the assigning authority.

[CGFR 68-60, 33 FR 10060, July 12, 1968, as amended by CGFR 68-126, 34 FR 9014, June 5, 1969]

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