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Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Mar 17, 2025
All TitlesTitle 46Chapter IPart 45Subpart C - Subpart C—Freeboards
View all text of Subpart C [§ 45.51 - § 45.77]
§ 45.73 - Winter freeboard.

The minimum winter freeboard (fw) in inches is obtained by the formula:

fw=f(s) + T s (200)/L where: L = length L in feet but not less than 400 feet.
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 45.73
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