CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER S—SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY (parts 170 to 174) > PART 171—SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSELS CARRYING PASSENGERS > SUBPART H—Drainage of Weather Decks (§171.130 to §171.155) > 171.155—Drainage of an open boat.

171.155—Drainage of an open boat.

The deck within the hull of an open boat must drain to the bilge. Overboard drainage of the deck is not permitted.
[CGD 85-080, 62 FR 51355, Sept. 30, 1997]