[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: 33CFR183.215]

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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 G_Flotation Requirements for Outboard Boats Rated for Engines of 
                         More Than 2 Horsepower
 
Sec. 183.215  Reference depth.

    Reference depth is the minimum distance between the uppermost 
surface of the submerged reference area of a boat and the surface of the 
water measured at the centerline of the boat, as illustrated in Figure 
10. If there is no deck

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surface at the centerline of the boat from which a measurement can be 
made, the reference depth is the average of two depth measurements made 
on opposite sides of, and at an equal distance from, the centerline of 
the boat.