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46 CFR 45.177

§ 45.177 Freeboard requirements.

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46 CFR 45.177, § 45.177 Freeboard requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224817
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(a) All barges must have a minimum freeboard of 24 inches (610 mm). (b) Additionally, open hopper barges must have a combined freeboard plus cargo box coaming height of at least 54 inches (1,372 mm).

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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.