Collapse to view only § 170.275 - Special requirements for cargo space watertight doors.
- § 170.248 - Applicability.
- § 170.250 - Types and classes.
- § 170.255 - Class 1 doors; permissible locations.
- § 170.260 - Class 2 doors; permissible locations.
- § 170.265 - Class 3 doors; required locations.
- § 170.270 - Door design, operation, installation, and testing.
- § 170.275 - Special requirements for cargo space watertight doors.
§ 170.248 - Applicability.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section, this subpart applies to vessels with watertight doors in bulkheads that have been made watertight to comply with the flooding or damage stability regulations in this subchapter.
(b) A watertight door on a MODU must comply with § 174.100 of this subchapter.
(c) A watertight door on a self-propelled hopper dredge with a working freeboard must comply with § 174.335 of this subchapter.
(d) Unless permitted otherwise, each vessel constructed on or after January 1, 2009 and issued a SOLAS Passenger Ship Safety Certificate or a SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate must comply with the applicable regulations of IMO Res. MSC.216(82) in addition to the requirements of this subpart (IMO Res. MSC.216(82) incorporated by reference, see § 170.015).
§ 170.250 - Types and classes.
(a) Watertight doors, except doors between cargo spaces, are classed as follows:
(1) Class 1—Hinged door.
(2) Class 2—Sliding door, operated by hand gear only.
(3) Class 3—Sliding door, operated by power and by hand gear.
(b) The following types of watertight doors are not permitted:
(1) A plate door secured only by bolts; and
(2) A door required to be closed by dropping or by the action of dropping weights.
(c) Whenever a door of a particular class is prescribed by these regulations, a door of a class bearing a higher number may be used.
§ 170.255 - Class 1 doors; permissible locations.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, Class 1 doors within passenger, crew, and working spaces are permitted only above a deck, the molded line of which, at its lowest point at side, is at least 7 feet (2.14 meters) above the deepest load line.
(b) Class 1 doors are permitted within passenger, crew, and working spaces, wherever located, if—
(1) In the judgment of the OCMI, the door is in a location where it will be closed at all times except when actually in use; and
(2) The vessel is less than 150 gross tons and will not proceed more than 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from shore; or
(3) The vessel is in rivers or lakes, bays, and sounds service.
(c) Class 1 doors are permitted in any location on a vessel that—
(1) Is less than 100 gross tons; and
(2) Will operate only in the offshore oil industry trade.
(d) Quick-acting Class 1 doors are permitted in any location on a vessel that operates on the Great Lakes and is required to meet the damage stability standards of subpart H of part 172 of this chapter.
(e) For vessels required to meet the damage stability standards of subpart H of this chapter, when Class 1 doors are installed below a deck the molded line of which at its lowest point at side is less than 7 feet (2.14 meters) above the deepest load line, an indicator light for each door which warns when the door is open must be installed on the bridge.
§ 170.260 - Class 2 doors; permissible locations.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, a Class 2 door is permitted only if—
(1) Its sill is above the deepest load line; and
(2) It is not a door described in § 170.265(d).
(b) If passenger spaces are located below the bulkhead deck, Class 2 doors with sills below the deepest load line may be used if—
(1) The number of watertight doors located below the deepest load line that are used intermittently during operation of the vessel does not exceed two, and;
(2) The doors provide access to or are within spaces containing machinery.
(c) If no passenger spaces are located below the bulkhead deck, Class 2 doors may be used if the number of watertight doors located below the deepest load line that are used intermittently during operation of the vessel does not exceed five.
(d) In determining whether Class 2 doors are allowed under paragraph (c) of this section, the watertight doors at the entrance to shaft tunnels need not be counted. If Class 2 doors are allowed under paragraph (c) of this section, the doors at the entrance to shaft tunnels may also be Class 2.
§ 170.265 - Class 3 doors; required locations.
The following doors must always be Class 3:
(a) Doors in all locations not addressed in §§ 170.255 and 170.260.
(b) Doors between coal bunkers below the bulkhead deck that must be opened at sea.
(c) Doors into trunkways that pass through more than one main transverse watertight bulkhead if the door sills are less than 2.14 meters above the deepest load line.
(d) Doors below a deck, the molded line of which, at its lowest point at side, is less than 2.14 meters (7 feet) above the deepest load line if—
(1) The vessel is engaged on a short international voyage as defined in § 171.010 of this subchapter; and
(2) The vessel is required by § 171.065 of this subchapter to have a factor of subdivision of 0.5 or less.
§ 170.270 - Door design, operation, installation, and testing.
(a) Each Class 1 door must have a quick action closing device operative from both sides of the door.
(b) Each Class 1 door on a vessel in ocean service must be designed to withstand a head of water equivalent to the depth from the sill of the door to the margin line but in no case less than 10 feet (3.05 meters).
(c) Each Class 2 and Class 3 door must—
(1) Be designed, constructed, tested, and marked in accordance with ASTM F 1196 (incorporated by reference, see § 170.015);
(2) Have controls in accordance with ASTM F 1197 (incorporated by reference, see § 170.015); and
(3) If installed in a subdivision bulkhead, meet Supplemental Requirements Nos. S1 and S3 of ASTM F 1196 (incorporated by reference, see § 170.015), unless the watertight doors are built in accordance with plans previously approved by the Coast Guard, in which case, only Supplemental Requirements Nos. S1 and S3.1.4 of ASTM F 1196 (incorporated by reference, see § 170.015) must be met. In either case, control systems for watertight doors must have power supplies, power sources, installation tests and inspection, and additional remote operating consoles in accordance with Supplemental Requirements Nos. S1 through S4 of ASTM F 1197 (incorporated by reference, see § 170.015).
(d) Installations of sliding watertight door assemblies must be in accordance with the following:
(1) Before a sliding watertight door assembly is installed in a vessel, the bulkhead in the vicinity of the door opening must be stiffened. Such bulkhead stiffeners, or deck reinforcement where flush deck door openings are desired, must not be less than 6 inches nor more than 12 inches from the door frame so that an unstiffened diaphragm of bulkhead plating 6 to 12 inches wide is provided completely around the door frame. Where such limits cannot be maintained, alternative installations will be considered by the Marine Safety Center. In determining the scantlings of these bulkhead stiffeners, the door frame should not be considered as contributing to the strength of the bulkhead. Provision must also be made to adequately support the thrust bearings and other equipment that may be mounted on the bulkhead or deck.
(2) Sliding watertight door frames must be either bolted or welded watertight to the bulkhead.
(i) If bolted, a suitable thin heat and fire resistant gasket or suitable compound must be used between the bulkhead and the frame for watertightness. The bulkhead plating must be worked to a plane surface in way of the frame when mounting.
(ii) If welded, caution must be exercised in the welding process so that the door frame is not distorted.
(e) For each watertight door which is in a required subdivision bulkhead, an indicator light must be installed in the pilothouse and at each other vessel operating station from which the door is not visible. The indicator must show whether the door is open or closed.
§ 170.275 - Special requirements for cargo space watertight doors.
(a) A door between cargo spaces—
(1) Must not be designed for remote operation;
(2) Must be located as high as practicable; and
(3) Must be located as far inboard of the side shell as practicable but in no case closer to the side shell than one-fifth of the beam of the vessel where the beam is measured at right angles to the centerline of the vessel at the level of the deepest load line.
(b) If the door is accessible while the ship is in operation, it must have installed a lock or other device that prevents unauthorized opening.
(c) Before installing a watertight door in a cargo space, approval must be obtained from the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center.