Title 46

SECTION 173.005

173.005 Specific applicability.

§ 173.005 Specific applicability.

This subpart applies to each vessel that -

(a) Is equipped to lift cargo or other objects; and

(b) Has a maximum heeling moment due to hook load greater than or equal to -

(0.67)(W)(GM)(F/B) in meter-metric tons (foot-long tons), where - W = displacement of the vessel with the hook load included in metric (long) tons. GM = metacentric height with hook load included in meters (feet). F = freeboard to the deck edge amidships in meters (feet). B = beam in meters (feet). [CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51045, Nov. 4, 1983, as amended by CGD 85-080, 61 FR 945, Jan. 10, 1996]

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