46 C.F.R. § 153.230

Type I system.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 113 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 153.230 (2026)

A type I containment system must meet the following requirements: (a) The vessel must meet the requirements in subpart F of part 172 of this chapter for a type I hull. (b) Except as described in § 153.235: (1) It may be no closer to the tankship's shell than 76 cm (approx. 29.9 in.); and (2) It may not be located in any part of the tankship subject to the damage described in Table 172.135 of this chapter for: (i) Collision Penetration, Transverse extent; and (ii) Grounding Penetration, Vertical extents from the baseline upward. [CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, as amended by CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51009, Nov. 4, 1983]
Cross-references to the CFR
153.235
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