---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI/subchS/part171"
level: "part"
label: "Part 171"
heading: "Special Rules Pertaining to Vessels Carrying Passengers"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part171"
sections_count: 47
---

# Part 171 — Special Rules Pertaining to Vessels Carrying Passengers

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter S — Subdivision and Stability

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part171-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Intact Stability](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part171-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Subdivision and Damage Stability](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part171-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Additional Subdivision Requirements](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part171-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Penetrations and Openings in Watertight Bulkheads](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part171-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Openings in the Side of a Vessel Below the Bulkhead or Weather Deck](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part171-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Watertight Integrity Above the Margin Line](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part171-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Drainage of Weather Decks](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part171-subpartH.md)