---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 45.135"
title: "46"
number: "45.135"
heading: "Hull openings at or below freeboard deck."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/45.135"
---

# §45.135. Hull openings at or below freeboard deck.


Closures for hull openings at or below the freeboard deck must be as strong as the structure to which they are attached and must be watertight.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 5104, 5108; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-49R, 38 FR 12290, May 10, 1973, unless otherwise noted.