46 CFR 108.705
§ 108.705 Anchors, chains, wire rope, and hawsers.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 108.705, § 108.705 Anchors, chains, wire rope, and hawsers, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/226893
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(a) Each unit must be fitted with anchors, chains, wire rope, and hawsers in agreement with the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping.
(b) Units which are equipped with anchors used as operational equipment are not required to have additional anchors if the operational anchors meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.