---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 173.054"
title: "46"
number: "173.054"
heading: "Watertight subdivision and damage stability standards for new sailing school vessels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/173.054"
---

# §173.054. Watertight subdivision and damage stability standards for new sailing school vessels.

- (a) Each new sailing school vessel which has a mean length greater than 75 feet (22.8 meters) or which carries more than 30 persons must comply with—
  - (1) [Section 179.210(a)](/cfr/46/179.210.md?p=a) of this chapter;
  - (2) [Sections 171.070 through 171.073](/cfr/46/171.070..171.073.md); and
  - (3) [Section 171.080](/cfr/46/171.080.md) for Type II subdivision and damage stability.
- (b) Each new sailing school vessel which has a mean length of 75 feet (22.8 meters) or less and carries more than 30 persons must comply with either—
  - (1) [Section 179.210(a)](/cfr/46/179.210.md?p=a) of this chapter and [§ 179.220](/cfr/46/179.220.md) of this chapter; or
  - (2) [Section 171.040(a)(1)](/cfr/46/171.040.md?p=a-1), [§§ 171.070 through 171.073](/cfr/46/171.070..171.073.md), and [§ 171.080](/cfr/46/171.080.md).
- (c) Each new sailing school vessel which does not carry more than 30 persons must have a collision bulkhead unless it has a mean length less than 40 feet (12.2 meters) and is certificated for protected or partially protected waters service only.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 83-005, 51 FR 924, Jan. 9, 1986, as amended by CGD 85-080, 61 FR 946, Jan. 10, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2113, 3306, 5115; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

### Source

Source: CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51045, Nov. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 83-005, 51 FR 924, Jan. 9, 1986, as amended by CGD 85-080, 61 FR 946, Jan. 10, 1996]