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  2. Title 46 - Shipping
  3. Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  4. Subchapter E - LOAD LINES
  5. Part 42 - DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VOYAGES BY SEA
  6. Subpart 42.20 - Freeboards
  7. 46 CFR § 42.20-3
46 CFR § 42.20-3
Freeboard assignment: Type “A” vessels
April 15, 2021
CFR

(a) A Type “A” vessel is assigned a freeboard not less than that based on table 42.20-15(a)(1) provided that the vessel meets the flooding standard in §42.20-6.

(b) A vessel that meets the requirements of subpart D, F, or G of part 172 of this chapter is considered by the Coast Guard as meeting the flooding standard referenced in paragraph (a) of this section.

[CGD 79-153, 48 FR 38647, Aug. 25, 1983, as amended by CGD 79-023, 49 FR 26593, June 28, 1984]

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§ 42.20-5 Freeboard assignment: Type “B” vessels

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