46 CFR 45.71 - Midsummer freeboard.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 07, 2025

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Mar 17, 2025

§ 45.71 - Midsummer freeboard.

The minimum midsummer freeboard (fms) in inches is obtained by the formula:

fms = f(s) − 0.3Ts

where:

f(s) = summer freeboard in inches

Ts = distance in feet between top of keel and the summer load line.

authority: 46 U.S.C. 5104,5108; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1

source: CGD 73-49R, 38 FR 12290, May 10, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 46 CFR 45.71