diff --git a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/LayerInfoData.H b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/LayerInfoData.H
index e1e33fd942..6a41c6c693 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/LayerInfoData.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/LayerInfoData.H
@@ -171,6 +171,23 @@ public:
         );
 };
 
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+#define DefineContiguousLayerInfoDataType(Type, nullArg)                      \
+    template<>                                                                \
+    inline bool contiguous<LayerInfoData<Type>>()                             \
+    {                                                                         \
+        return true;                                                          \
+    }
+
+DefineContiguousLayerInfoDataType(bool, );
+DefineContiguousLayerInfoDataType(label, );
+FOR_ALL_FIELD_TYPES(DefineContiguousLayerInfoDataType);
+
+#undef DefineContiguousLayerInfoDataType
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 } // End namespace Foam
diff --git a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/LayerInfoDataI.H b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/LayerInfoDataI.H
index 454ef4207a..7d49f61411 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/LayerInfoDataI.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/LayerInfoDataI.H
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ inline bool Foam::LayerInfoData<Type>::operator!=
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Friend Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
-inline Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<
+Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<
 (
     Ostream& os,
     const LayerInfoData<Type>& l
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ inline Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<
 
 
 template<class Type>
-inline Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Istream& is, LayerInfoData<Type>& l)
+Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Istream& is, LayerInfoData<Type>& l)
 {
     return is >> static_cast<layerInfo&>(l) >> l.data_;
 }
diff --git a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/PointEdgeLayerInfoData.H b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/PointEdgeLayerInfoData.H
index efaac6007e..9c952df988 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/PointEdgeLayerInfoData.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/PointEdgeLayerInfoData.H
@@ -177,6 +177,22 @@ public:
 };
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+#define DefineContiguousPointEdgeLayerInfoDataType(Type, nullArg)             \
+    template<>                                                                \
+    inline bool contiguous<PointEdgeLayerInfoData<Type>>()                    \
+    {                                                                         \
+        return true;                                                          \
+    }
+
+DefineContiguousPointEdgeLayerInfoDataType(bool, );
+DefineContiguousPointEdgeLayerInfoDataType(label, );
+FOR_ALL_FIELD_TYPES(DefineContiguousPointEdgeLayerInfoDataType);
+
+#undef DefineContiguousPointEdgeLayerInfoDataType
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 } // End namespace Foam
diff --git a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/PointEdgeLayerInfoDataI.H b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/PointEdgeLayerInfoDataI.H
index 91e2b76c46..4b933f37d3 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/PointEdgeLayerInfoDataI.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/PointEdgeLayerInfoDataI.H
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ inline bool Foam::PointEdgeLayerInfoData<Type>::operator!=
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Friend Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
-inline Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<
+Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<
 (
     Ostream& os,
     const PointEdgeLayerInfoData<Type>& l
@@ -220,11 +220,7 @@ inline Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<
 
 
 template<class Type>
-inline Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>
-(
-    Istream& is,
-    PointEdgeLayerInfoData<Type>& l
-)
+Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Istream& is, PointEdgeLayerInfoData<Type>& l)
 {
     return is >> static_cast<pointEdgeLayerInfo&>(l) >> l.data_;
 }
diff --git a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/layerInfo.H b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/layerInfo.H
index 62cd337f49..eaa46e8fdd 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/layerInfo.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/layerInfo.H
@@ -181,10 +181,20 @@ public:
 
     // IOstream Operators
 
-        friend Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const layerInfo&);
-        friend Istream& operator>>(Istream&, layerInfo&);
+        inline friend Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const layerInfo&);
+        inline friend Istream& operator>>(Istream&, layerInfo&);
 };
 
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<>
+inline bool contiguous<layerInfo>()
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 } // End namespace Foam
diff --git a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/pointEdgeLayerInfo.H b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/pointEdgeLayerInfo.H
index 5266d65464..cd1d7d5cfb 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/layerInfo/pointEdgeLayerInfo.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/layerInfo/pointEdgeLayerInfo.H
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ public:
 };
 
 
-//- Data associated with pointEdgeLayerInfo type are contiguous
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
 template<>
 inline bool contiguous<pointEdgeLayerInfo>()
 {
diff --git a/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedExtrudedPatchBase/mappedExtrudedPatchBase.C b/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedExtrudedPatchBase/mappedExtrudedPatchBase.C
index 43c84772c5..31ecc2386b 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedExtrudedPatchBase/mappedExtrudedPatchBase.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedExtrudedPatchBase/mappedExtrudedPatchBase.C
@@ -29,11 +29,17 @@ License
 #include "FaceCellWave.H"
 #include "PointEdgeWave.H"
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 namespace Foam
 {
     defineTypeNameAndDebug(mappedExtrudedPatchBase, 0);
+
+    template<>
+    inline bool contiguous<LayerInfoData<Pair<vector>>>()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }