---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 174.215"
title: "46"
number: "174.215"
heading: "Drainage of weather deck."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/174.215"
---

# §174.215. Drainage of weather deck.


The weather deck must have open rails to allow rapid clearing of water, or must have freeing ports in compliance with [§ 42.15-70](/cfr/46/42.15-70.md) of this chapter.


## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49353, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### 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.