(a) A door between cargo spaces—
- (1) Must not be designed for remote operation;
- (2) Must be located as high as practicable; and
- (3) Must be located as far inboard of the side shell as practicable but in no case closer to the side shell than one-fifth of the beam of the vessel where the beam is measured at right angles to the centerline of the vessel at the level of the deepest load line.
- (b) If the door is accessible while the ship is in operation, it must have installed a lock or other device that prevents unauthorized opening.
- (c) Before installing a watertight door in a cargo space, approval must be obtained from the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center.
[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51010, Nov. 4, 1983, as amended by CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34537, Sept. 7, 1988]