46 CFR 42.03-17
§ 42.03-17 Special load line marks for vessels carrying timber deck cargo.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 42.03-17, § 42.03-17 Special load line marks for vessels carrying timber deck cargo, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224598
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(a) Certain vessels having load line marks not related to carriage of timber deck cargo may be assigned timber load lines if they are in compliance with the applicable requirements governing timber deck cargoes in this subchapter. The timber load lines apply and may be used only when the vessel is carrying timber deck cargo.
(b) A new or existing vessel having timber load lines assigned to it, when carrying timber deck cargo, may be loaded to the vessel's timber load line applicable to the voyage and season.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.