46 CFR 46.01-1
§ 46.01-1 Purpose.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 46.01-1, § 46.01-1 Purpose, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224830
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(a) The purpose of the regulations in this part is to set forth uniform minimum requirements applicable to passenger vessels required to have subdivision load lines. These requirements deal with the following:
(1) Load line requirements applicable before a passenger vessel will be marked with and certificated as to subdivision load lines.
(2) Assigning, marking, and recording of subdivision load lines.
(3) Administration of subdivision load lines.
(4) Application of requirements to passenger vessels.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.