46 CFR 42.11-1
§ 42.11-1 General.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 42.11-1, § 42.11-1 General, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224647
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(a) As described in this subchapter under §§ 42.07-35, 42.07-40, 42.09-15, and 42.09-20, the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification societies approved as load line assigning and issuing authorities perform the duties connected with making load line assignments to vessels.
(b) The Commandant is responsible for the administration of the load line acts, the 1966 Convention, other treaties regarding load lines, and the implementing regulations in this subchapter which include prescribed form and content of applicable load line certificates.
(c) Except in special instances for Coast Guard vessels, the Commandant does not perform the duties of a load line assigning authority.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.