<html><head></head><body><p dir="ltr">The exception being for passenger submersibles, as per ABS 11/49.9.</p>
<p dir="ltr">That said, I think some water ingress is inevitable, even if it is just from admitting rain through an open hatch or spilling your coffee, and I would consider this in design, even if just to ensure accessability to these spaces for mopping up.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sean<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On October 5, 2014 12:38:15 PM MDT, Vance Bradley via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">Not required.<br />Vance<br /><br />Sent from my iPhone<br /><br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Oct 5, 2014, at 1:54 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br /> <br /> Are bilge pumps common or required by ABS, if so are they high pressure or low pressure for the surface only.<br /> Hank<br /><hr /><br /> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br /> Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org<br /> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br /></blockquote><br /><hr /><br />Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br />Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org<br /><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br /></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>