[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: 46CFR178.210]

[Page 235]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 178_INTACT STABILITY AND SEAWORTHINESS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart B_Stability Instructions for Operating Personnel
 
Sec. 178.210  Stability information.


    (a) Stability information (stability details indicated on the 
Certificate of Inspection, a stability letter, or a stability booklet) 
is required on certain vessels by paragraphs (b) or (c) of this section. 
Enough stability information, including stability calculations and 
assumptions made to use them, must be provided to allow the master to be 
able to determine operating guidelines, loading restrictions, and ensure 
compliance with the applicable intact and damage stability regulations 
of this chapter.
    (b) A vessel which, under Sec. 178.310, must comply with 
requirements in subchapter S of this chapter, must have stability 
details on the vessel's Certificate of Inspection, a stability letter 
issued by the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) or 
the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center, or an approved stability 
booklet. The form in which the stability information must be contained 
(i.e., stability details on the Certificate of Inspection, a stability 
letter, or a stability booklet) will be determined by the Commanding 
Officer, Marine Safety Center.
    (c) When necessary for safe operation, the cognizant OCMI may place 
specific stability restrictions in a stability letter or on the 
Certificate of Inspection of a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 
feet) in length, which, under Sec. 178.310 of this part, must comply 
with the requirements of Sec. 178.320 of this part.