46 CFR 45.37
§ 45.37 Salt water load lines.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 45.37, § 45.37 Salt water load lines, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224764
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Each vessel that operates in the salt water of the St. Lawrence River must—
(a) Be marked with the summer (S), midsummer (MS), intermediate (I) and winter (W) load line marks under § 45.77 for salt water; and
(b) Be marked with the letters “FW” above the fresh water marks and the letters “SW” above the salt water marks as described in figure 2.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.