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Title 46

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  1. Title 46 —Shipping
  2. Chapter I —Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
  3. Subchapter D —Tank Vessels
  4. Part 32   View Full Text
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Title 46ShippingPart / Section
Chapter ICoast Guard, Department of Homeland Security1 – 199
Subchapter DTank Vessels30 – 40
Part 32Special Equipment, Machinery, and Hull Requirements32.01-1 – 32.90-1
Subpart 32.01General32.01-1
Subpart 32.02Safety Requirements32.02-1 – 32.02-15
Subpart 32.05Markings32.05-1 – 32.05-15
Subpart 32.15Navigation Equipment32.15-5 – 32.15-35
Subpart 32.16Navigation Bridge Visibility32.16-1
Subpart 32.20Equipment Installations32.20-1 – 32.20-20
Subpart 32.25General Alarm Systems32.25-1
Subpart 32.30Sound Powered Telephone, Voice Tube, and Engine Order Telegraph Systems32.30-1 – 32.30-5
Subpart 32.35Main and Auxiliary Machinery32.35-1 – 32.35-15
Subpart 32.40Accommodations for Officers and Crew32.40-1 – 32.40-65
Subpart 32.45Electrical Installations32.45-1
Subpart 32.50Pumps, Piping, and Hose for Cargo Handling32.50-1 – 32.50-35
Subpart 32.52Bilge Systems32.52-1 – 32.52-10
Subpart 32.53Inert Gas System32.53-1 – 32.53-30
Subpart 32.55Ventilation and Venting32.55-1 – 32.55-50
Subpart 32.56Structural Fire Protection for Tank Ships With a Keel Laying Date On or After January 1, 197532.56-1 – 32.56-60
Subpart 32.57Structural Fire Protection for Tank Vessels Contracted for On or After January 1, 196332.57-1 – 32.57-10
Subpart 32.59Minimum Longitudinal Strength and Plating Thickness Requirements for Unclassed Tank Vessels That Carry Certain Oil Cargoes—TB/ALL32.59-1
Subpart 32.60Hull Requirements for Tank Vessels Constructed On or After July 1, 195132.60-1 – 32.60-45
Subpart 32.63Hull and Cargo Tank Requirements for Tank Barges Constructed or Converted On or After July 1, 1964, and Carrying Certain Dangerous Bulk Cargoes32.63-1 – 32.63-25
Subpart 32.65Hull Requirements for Tank Vessels Constructed On or After November 10, 1936, and Prior to July 1, 195132.65-1 – 32.65-40
Subpart 32.70Hull Requirements for Steel Hull Tank Vessels Constructed Prior to November 10, 193632.70-1 – 32.70-25
Subpart 32.75Hull Requirements for Wood Hull Tank Vessels Constructed Prior to November 10, 193632.75-1 – 32.75-20
Subpart 32.80Tank Barges Constructed of Materials Other Than Steel or Iron32.80-1
Subpart 32.85Lamp and Paint Rooms and Similar Compartments on Tankships32.85-1
Subpart 32.90Pilot Boarding Equipment32.90-1
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