---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 72.05-35"
title: "46"
number: "72.05-35"
heading: "Hatch covers and shifting boards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/72.05-35"
---

# §72.05-35. Hatch covers and shifting boards.

- (a) Wood hatch covers may be used between cargo spaces. Hatch covers in other locations shall meet the requirements for deck construction noted in tables 72.05-10 (f) and (g).
- (b) Tonnage openings in “A” Class bulkheads shall be closed by means of steel plates.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16903, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.