7 Doorways located above the weather deck
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7 Doorways located above the weather deck

  7.1 A doorway opening onto the weather deck which, gives access to spaces below shall be provided with a weathertight door. The door shall be of efficient construction, permanently attached to the bulkhead, not open inwards, and sized such that the door overlaps the clear opening on all sides, and has efficient means of closure which can be operated from both sides. It shall be of equivalent strength to the structure in which it is fitted.

  7.2 A doorway shall be located as close as practicable to the centre line of the vessel. However, where hinged and located in the side of a deckhouse, the door shall be hinged on the forward edge.

  7.3 A doorway, which is either forward or side facing, shall be provided with a coaming, the top of which is at least 150mm (6 inches) above the weather deck. A coaming may be portable provided it is permanently secured to the structure of the vessel and can be locked in position.

Parent topic: Part B - Watertight and Weathertight Openings
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