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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the weather deck on a flush deck vessel must be watertight and have no obstruction to overboard drainage.
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(a)Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the weather deck on a flush deck vessel must be watertight and have no obstruction to overboard drainage.
(b)Each flush deck vessel may have solid bulwarks in the forward one-third length of the vessel if:
(1)The bulwarks do not form a well enclosed on all sides; and
(2)The foredeck of the vessel has sufficient sheer to ensure drainage aft. [CGD 85-080, 61 FR 966, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51357, Sept. 30, 1997]
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