46 CFR 45.137
§ 45.137 Cargo ports.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 45.137, § 45.137 Cargo ports, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224801
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(a) Unless otherwise authorized by the Commandant, the lower edge of any opening for cargo, personnel, machinery access, or similar opening in the side of a ship must be above a line that is drawn parallel to the freeboard deck at side and has as its lowest point the upper edge of the uppermost loadline.
(b) The number of cargo ports in the sides of a ship must be—
(1) No more than the minimum necessary for working the ship; and
(2) Approved by the Commandant.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.