[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR172.095]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 172--SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO BULK CARGOES--Table of Contents
 
Subpart E--Special Rules Pertaining to a Barge That Carries a Hazardous 
           Liquid Regulated Under Subchapter O of This Chapter
 
Sec. 172.095  Intact longitudinal stability.

    Each tank barge must be shown by design calculations to have a 
longitudinal metacentric height (GM) in feet (meters) in each condition 
of loading and operation, at least equal to the following:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TC01MR91.026

where--

L=LOA in feet (meters)
d=draft in feet (meters).