(a) All watertight doors in subdivision bulkheads shall be kept closed during navigation except when necessarily opened for working of the vessel, and in such cases they shall always be ready to be immediately closed.
(b) [Reserved]
authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j);
46 U.S.C. 2103,
3306,
6101;
49 U.S.C. 5103,
5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16955, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 78.15-1