[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR183.305]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 183--BOATS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart H--Flotation Requirements for Outboard Boats Rated for Engines 
                         of 2 Horsepower or Less
 
Sec. 183.305  Passenger carrying area.

    (a) For the purpose of this section, a boat is level when it is 
supported on its keel at the two points shown in Figure 2.
    (b) As used in this subpart, the term ``passenger carrying area'' 
means each area in a boat in which persons can sit in a normal sitting 
position or stand while the boat is in operation. Passenger carrying 
areas are illustrated in Figures 3 through 8.
    (c) The length of each passenger carrying area is the distance along 
the centerline of the boat between two

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vertical lines, one at the forward end and one at the aft end of the 
passenger carrying area, when the boat is level, as illustrated in 
Figures 3 and 4. For boats with a curved stem inside the passenger 
carrying area, the forward vertical line is where a line 45 degrees to 
the horizontal when the boat is level is tangent to the curve of the 
stem, as illustrated in Figure 5. For boats with cabins, the forward 
vertical line is where there is a minimum distance of two feet between 
the inside top of the cabin and the water line formed when the boat is 
swamped and loaded with weights under Sec. 183.320 as illustrated in 
Figure 6.
    (d) The breadth of the passenger carrying area is the distance 
beteen two vertical lines at the mid-length, excluding consoles, of the 
passenger carrying area when the boat is level as illustrated in Figures 
7 and 8. For boats with round chines inside the passenger carrying area, 
the vertical line is where a transverse line 45 degrees to the 
horizontal is tangent to the arc of the chine, as illustrated in Figure 
7.

[CGD 75-168, 42 FR 20245, Apr. 18, 1977; 42 FR 24738, May 16, 1977]