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{{Quote | 'Well deck' means a weather deck fitted with solid bulwarks that impede the drainage of water over the sides or an exposed recess in the weather deck extending 1/2 or more of the length of the vessel over the weather deck.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.uscg.mil/d8/sectumr/Prevention/docs/SPV_Guide.pdf|title=Small Passenger Vessel Information Package |publisher= United States Coast Guard, Sector Upper Mississippi River |access-date= 4 March 2012}}</ref>}}
Explicit requirements exist for drainage requirements on ships with well decks.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://law.justia.com/cfr/title46/46-7.0.1.2.6.8.59.5.html|title= 46 C.F.R. § 171.150 Drainage of a vessel with a well deck. |publisher=Justia |access-date=4 March 2012}}</ref> On many vessels the cargo hatches and cargo handling booms and winches were located on the well decks between a central superstructure and raised [[forecastle]] and [[
Naval vessels into the World War II era often had well decks between stacks with the space sometimes reserved for aircraft and catapults as seen in the photograph of the [[USS Indianapolis (CA-35)|USS ''Indianapolis''{{'}}s]] well deck (note ladders down into the well deck from surrounding decks).
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