46 CFR 58.01-40
§ 58.01-40 Machinery, angles of inclination.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 58.01-40, § 58.01-40 Machinery, angles of inclination, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/225203
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(a) Propulsion machinery and all auxiliary machinery essential to the propulsion and safety of the vessel must be designed to operate when the vessel is upright, when the vessel is inclined under static conditions at any angle of list up to and including 15°, and when the vessel is inclined under dynamic conditions (rolling) at any angle of list up to and including 22.5° and, simultaneously, at any angle of trim (pitching) up to and including 7.5° by bow or stern.
(b) Deviations from these angles of inclination may be permitted by the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center, considering the type, size, and service of the vessel.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.