46 CFR 78.17-20
§ 78.17-20 Drafts and load line markings.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 78.17-20, § 78.17-20 Drafts and load line markings, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/226087
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(a) The master of every vessel on an ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes voyage shall enter the drafts of the vessel, forward and aft, in the official logbook when leaving port.
(b) On vessels subject to the requirements of subchapter E (Load Lines) of this chapter, at the time of departure from port on an ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes voyage, the master shall insert in the official logbook a statement of the position of the subdivision load line mark, port and starboard, in relation to the surface of the water in which the vessel is then floating.
(1) When the draft of the vessel is limited by a seasonal load line located below the subdivision load line, the position of the applicable seasonal load line shall be entered in relation to the surface of the water in which the vessel is floating.
(2) When an allowance for draft is made for density of the water in which the vessel is floating, this density is to be noted in the official logbook.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.