(a) Penetrations and openings in watertight bulkheads must--
(1) Be kept as high and as far inboard as practicable; and
(2) Have means to make them watertight.
(b) Watertight bulkheads must not have sluice valves.
(c) Each main traverse watertight bulkhead must extend to the bulkhead deck. [CGD 85-080, 62 FR 51353, Sept. 30, 1997] Subpart F_Openings in the Side of a Vessel Below the Bulkhead or Weather
Deck