§ 155.470. Prohibited spaces.
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/us/cfr/t33/s§ 155.470·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)In a ship of 400 gross tons and above, for which the building contract is placed after January 1, 1982 or, in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction after July 1, 1982, oil or hazardous material must not be carried in a forepeak tank or a tank forward of the collision bulkhead.
(b)A self-propelled ship of 300 gross tons and above, to which paragraph
(a)of this section does not apply, may not carry bulk oil or hazardous material in any space forward of a collision bulkhead except:
(1)For a ship constructed after June 30, 1974, fuel oil for use on the ship may be carried in tanks forward of a collision bulkhead, if such tanks are at least 24 inches inboard of the hull structure; or
(2)For a ship constructed before July 1, 1974, fuel oil for use on the ship may be carried in tanks forward of a collision bulkhead, if such tanks were designated, installed, or constructed for fuel oil carriage before July 1, 1974. \[CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45715, Oct. 6, 1983, as amended by CGD 86-034, 55 FR 36254, Sept. 4, 1990\]