[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR183.105]

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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 F_Flotation Requirements for Inboard Boats, Inboard/Outdrive 
                           Boats, and Airboats
 
Sec. 183.105  Quantity of flotation required.

    (a) Each boat must have enough flotation to keep any portion of the 
boat above the surface of the water when the boat has been submerged in 
calm, fresh water for at least 18 hours and loaded with:
    (1) A weight that, when submerged, equals two-fifteenths of the 
persons capacity marked on the boat;
    (2) A weight that, when submerged, equals 25 percent of the dead 
weight; and
    (3) A weight in pounds that, when submerged, equals 62.4 times the 
volume in cubic feet of the two largest air chambers, if air chambers 
are used for flotation.
    (b) For the purpose of this section, ``dead weight'' means the 
maximum weight capacity marked on the boat minus the persons capacity 
marked on the boat.

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