46 CFR 154.1809
§ 154.1809 Loading and stability manual.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 154.1809, § 154.1809 Loading and stability manual, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/229043
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(a) No person may operate a vessel unless that vessel has on board a loading and stability manual.
(b) The loading and stability manual must contain:
(1) Information that enables the master to load and ballast the vessel while keeping structural stresses within design limits; and
(2) The information required by § 170.110 of this chapter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.