Regulations last checked for updates: May 19, 2024

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: May 14, 2024
§ 31.25-1 - Load lines required—TB/OCL.

All tank vessels of 150 gross tons or over, or 79 feet in length or greater, navigating the oceans, coastwise waters, and Great Lakes are subject to the regulations in parts 42 to 45, inclusive, subchapter E (Load Lines), of this chapter, as applicable.

[CGFR 69-72, 34 FR 17481, Oct. 29, 1969]
authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103,3205,3306,3307,3703,70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; 49 U.S.C. 5103,5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2. Section 31.10-21 is also issued under the authority of sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515
source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 31.25-1