(a) Where ceilings or linings are fitted in accommodation, service, or control spaces, “B” Class bulkheads, except those that form passageways, may stop at the ceiling or lining if draft stops of “B” Class construction are fitted between the ceiling or lining and the deck or shell at intervals of 14 meters (45 feet) or less.
(b) Spaces behind the linings of stairways and other trunks must have draft stops at each deck.
authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103,
3306,
3703,
3719; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1; Subpart 32.59 also issued under the authority of Sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515
source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16671, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 32.56-45