46 CFR 42.01-1
§ 42.01-1 Authority for regulations.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 42.01-1, § 42.01-1 Authority for regulations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224591
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The statutory authority to prescribe rules and regulations requiring certain vessels to have and display load line marks indicating the maximum amidship draft to which such vessels may be safely loaded and certification thereof by the assigning authority is in 46 U.S.C. 5101-5116.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.