CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER S—SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY (parts 170 to 174) > PART 173—SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSEL USE > SUBPART C—School Ships (§173.050 to §173.063) > 173.054—Watertight subdivision and damage stability standards for new sailing school vessels.

173.054—Watertight subdivision and damage stability standards for new sailing school vessels.

(a) Each new sailing school vessel which has a mean length greater than 75 feet (22.8 meters) or which carries more than 30 persons must comply with—
(1) Section 179.210(a) of this chapter ;
(2) Sections 171.070 through 171.073; and
(3) Section 171.080 for Type II subdivision and damage stability.
(b) Each new sailing school vessel which has a mean length of 75 feet (22.8 meters) or less and carries more than 30 persons must comply with either—
(1) Section 179.210(a) of this chapter and § 179.220 of this chapter; or
(2) Section 171.040(a)(1), §§ 171.070 through 171.073, and § 171.080.
(c) Each new sailing school vessel which does not carry more than 30 persons must have a collision bulkhead unless it has a mean length less than 40 feet (12.2 meters) and is certificated for protected or partially protected waters service only.
[CGD 83-005, 51 FR 924, Jan. 9, 1986, as amended by CGD 85-080, 61 FR 946, Jan. 10, 1996]