46 CFR 174.050

§ 174.050 Stability on bottom.

United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective

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Citation: 46 CFR 174.050, § 174.050 Stability on bottom, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/230536
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Each bottom bearing unit must be designed so that, while supported on the sea bottom with footings or a mat, it continually exerts a downward force on each footing or the mat when subjected to the forces of wave and current and to wind blowing at the velocities described in § 174.055(b)(3).

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.