153.233—Separation of tanks from machinery, service and other spaces.
(a)
To prevent leakage through a single weld failure, the following spaces must be separated from a cargo by two walls, two bulkheads, or a bulkhead and a deck not meeting in a cruciform joint:
(b)
Some examples of arrangements that may separate cargo from the spaces listed in paragraph (a) of this section are the following:
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Footnote(s): 3 See also §§ 32.56-5 and 32.60-10 of this chapter for limitations on the stowage of combustible liquids adjacent to ignition sources.
(5)
A cofferdam aft of the cargo containment systems and whose forward bulkhead is forward of any joint common to an accommodations space and the deck.