---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 116.425"
title: "46"
number: "116.425"
heading: "Deck coverings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/116.425"
---

# §116.425. Deck coverings.

- (a) Except as provided in this section, deck coverings used for leveling or finishing purposes in control spaces, stairway enclosures, passageways, accommodation spaces and service spaces must be noncombustible.
  - (1) Materials approved under [§ 164.006](/cfr/46/164.006.md) in subchapter Q of this chapter may be used in thicknesses not to exceed the approved thickness.
  - (2) Combustible deck leveling and finishing materials which are not approved under [§ 164.006](/cfr/46/164.006.md) in subchapter Q of this chapter may be used in a thickness not to exceed 9.5 millimeters (.375 inches).
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277, DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 900, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.