---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 144.610"
title: "46"
number: "144.610"
heading: "Ventilation in a vessel more than 65 feet in length."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/144.610"
---

# §144.610. Ventilation in a vessel more than 65 feet in length.


A vessel of more than 65 feet (19.8 meters) in length with overnight accommodations must have a mechanical ventilation system unless a natural system, such as opening windows, portholes, or doors, will provide adequate ventilation in ordinary weather.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.