---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 173.060"
title: "46"
number: "173.060"
heading: "Openings in the side of a vessel below the bulkhead or weather deck."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/173.060"
---

# §173.060. Openings in the side of a vessel below the bulkhead or weather deck.

- (a) Openings in the side of a vessel below the bulkhead or weather deck must comply with the requirements in [subpart F of part 171](/cfr/46/part171-subpartF.md) of this subchapter or [§ 179.350](/cfr/46/179.350.md) in subchapter T of this chapter.
- (b) In addition to the requirements in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, each sailing school vessel which has a mean length greater than 90 feet must comply with the requirements in [§ 56.50-95](/cfr/46/56.50-95.md) of Subchapter F of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 83-005, 51 FR 924, Jan. 9, 1986, as amended by CGD 85-080, 61 FR 945, 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 945, Jan. 10, 1996]