(a) Each of the following vessels must have an aft peak bulkhead:
- (1) Each vessel 100 gross tons or more on an international voyage.
- (2) Each other vessel of more than 150 gross tons.
- (b) Except as specified in paragraph (c) of this section, each portion of the aft peak bulkhead below the bulkhead deck must be watertight.
- (c) A vessel may have an aft peak bulkhead that does not intersect the bulkhead deck if approved by the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center.
[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51017, Nov. 4, 1983, as amended by CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34537, Sept. 7, 1988]