---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 131.893"
title: "46"
number: "131.893"
heading: "Watertight doors and watertight hatches."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/131.893"
---

# §131.893. Watertight doors and watertight hatches.


Each watertight door in a bulkhead that must be watertight in compliance with the requirements in [part 174](/cfr/46/part174.md) of this chapter, and each watertight hatch, must be marked on both sides in letters at least 50 millimeters (2 inches) high that state the following: “WATERTIGHT DOOR—KEEP CLOSED EXCEPT FOR PASSAGE” or “WATERTIGHT HATCH—KEEP CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE”.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101, 10104; E.O. 12234, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 131.990 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49340, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.