§174.080. Flooding on self-elevating and surface type units.
46 C.F.R. § 174.080
On a surface type unit or self-elevating unit, all compartments within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of the hull of the unit between two adjacent main watertight bulkheads, the bottom shell, and the uppermost continuous deck or first superstructure deck where superstructures are fitted must be assumed to be subject to simultaneous flooding.
On the mat of a self-elevating unit, all compartments of the mat must be assumed to be subject to individual flooding.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9118, 9119, 9153; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 174.180 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905.
Source
Source: CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51048, Nov. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted.