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  2. Title 46 - Shipping
  3. Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  4. Subchapter E - LOAD LINES
  5. Part 45 - GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES
  6. Subpart C - Freeboards
  7. 46 CFR § 45.71
46 CFR § 45.71
Midsummer freeboard
April 15, 2021
CFR

The minimum midsummer freeboard (fms) in inches is obtained by the formula:

fms = f(s) − 0.3Ts

where:

f(s) = summer freeboard in inches

Ts = distance in feet between top of keel and the summer load line.

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