---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI/subchD/part32"
level: "part"
label: "Part 32"
heading: "Special Equipment, Machinery, and Hull Requirements"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32"
sections_count: 126
---

# Part 32 — Special Equipment, Machinery, and Hull Requirements

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter D — Tank Vessels

## Contents

- [Subpart 32.01 — General](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.01.md)
- [Subpart 32.02 — Safety Requirements](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.02.md)
- [Subpart 32.05 — Markings](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.05.md)
- [Subpart 32.15 — Navigation Equipment](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.15.md)
- [Subpart 32.16 — Navigation Bridge Visibility](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.16.md)
- [Subpart 32.20 — Equipment Installations](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.20.md)
- [Subpart 32.25 — General Alarm Systems](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.25.md)
- [Subpart 32.30 — Sound Powered Telephone, Voice Tube, and Engine Order Telegraph Systems](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.30.md)
- [Subpart 32.35 — Main and Auxiliary Machinery](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.35.md)
- [Subpart 32.40 — Accommodations for Officers and Crew](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.40.md)
- [Subpart 32.45 — Electrical Installations](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.45.md)
- [Subpart 32.50 — Pumps, Piping, and Hose for Cargo Handling](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.50.md)
- [Subpart 32.52 — Bilge Systems](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.52.md)
- [Subpart 32.53 — Inert Gas System](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.53.md)
- [Subpart 32.55 — Ventilation and Venting](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.55.md)
- [Subpart 32.56 — Structural Fire Protection for Tank Ships With a Keel Laying Date On or After January 1, 1975](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.56.md)
- [Subpart 32.57 — Structural Fire Protection for Tank Vessels Contracted for On or After January 1, 1963](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.57.md)
- [Subpart 32.59 — Minimum Longitudinal Strength and Plating Thickness Requirements for Unclassed Tank Vessels That Carry Certain Oil Cargoes—TB/ALL](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.59.md)
- [Subpart 32.60 — Hull Requirements for Tank Vessels Constructed On or After July 1, 1951](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.60.md)
- [Subpart 32.63 — Hull and Cargo Tank Requirements for Tank Barges Constructed or Converted On or After July 1, 1964, and Carrying Certain Dangerous Bulk Cargoes](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.63.md)
- [Subpart 32.65 — Hull Requirements for Tank Vessels Constructed On or After November 10, 1936, and Prior to July 1, 1951](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.65.md)
- [Subpart 32.70 — Hull Requirements for Steel Hull Tank Vessels Constructed Prior to November 10, 1936](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.70.md)
- [Subpart 32.75 — Hull Requirements for Wood Hull Tank Vessels Constructed Prior to November 10, 1936](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.75.md)
- [Subpart 32.80 — Tank Barges Constructed of Materials Other Than Steel or Iron](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.80.md)
- [Subpart 32.85 — Lamp and Paint Rooms and Similar Compartments on Tankships](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.85.md)
- [Subpart 32.90 — Pilot Boarding Equipment](/cfr/46/chI-subchD-part32-subpart32.90.md)