Regulation 17 - Construction and Initial Tests of Watertight Decks, Trunks, etc.
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Regulation 17 - Construction and Initial Tests of Watertight Decks, Trunks, etc.

  (a) Watertight decks, trunks, tunnels, duct keels and ventilators shall be of the same strength as watertight bulkheads at corresponding levels. The means used for making them watertight, and the arrangements adopted for closing openings in them, shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration. Watertight ventilators and trunks shall be carried at least up to the immersion limit line.

  (b) After completion, a hose or flooding test shall be applied to watertight decks and a hose test to watertight trunks, tunnels and ventilators.


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