[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR171.050]

[Page 116]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 171_SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSELS CARRYING PASSENGERS--Table 
of Contents
 
                         Subpart C_Large Vessels
 
Sec. 171.050  Intact stability requirements for a mechanically 
propelled or a nonself-propelled vessel.

    Each vessel must be shown by design calculations to have a 
metacentric height (GM) in feet (meters) in each condition of loading 
and operation, that is not less than the value given by the following 
equation:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TC01MR91.009

where--

N=number of passengers.
W=displacement of the vessel in long (metric) tons.
T=14 degrees or the angle of heel at which the deck edge is first 
submerged, whichever is less.
b=distance in feet (meters) from the centerline of the vessel to the 
geometric center of the passenger deck on one side of the centerline.
K=24 passengers/long ton (23.6 passengers/metric ton).