[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR105.25-7]

[Page 104]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 105--COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS DISPENSING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart 105.25--Additional Requirements--When Cargo Tanks Are Installed 
                               Below Decks
 
Sec. 105.25-7  Ventilation systems for cargo tank or pumping system compartment.

    (a) Each compartment shall be provided with a mechanical exhaust 
system capable of ventilating such compartment with a complete change of 
air once in every 3 minutes. The intake duct or ducts shall be of 
sufficient size to permit the required air change. The exhaust duct or 
ducts shall be located so as to remove vapors from the lower portion of 
the space or bilges.
    (b) The ventilation outlets shall terminate more than 10 feet from 
any opening to the interior of the vessel which normally contains 
sources of vapor ignition. The ventilation fan shall be explosion proof 
and unable to act as a source of ignition.