[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR42.07-10]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 42_DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VOYAGES BY SEA--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart 42.07_Control, Enforcement, and Rights of Appeal
 
Sec. 42.07-10  Submergence of load line marks.

    (a) Except as provided otherwise in this section, vessels of the 
types described in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this section 
shall not be so loaded as to submerge at any time when departing for a 
voyage by sea, or on the Great Lakes, or during the voyage, or on 
arrival, the applicable load lines marked on the sides of the vessel for 
the season of the year and the zone or area in which the vessel may be 
operating.
    (1) Merchant vessels of 150 gross tons or over, as described in 
Sec. 42.03-5 or Sec. 42.03-10, and on voyages subject to 46 U.S.C. 
5101-5116.
    (2) All new vessels of 79 feet or over in length on voyages subject 
to the 1966 Convention.
    (3) All vessels of 150 gross tons or over, other than merchant 
vessels covered by paragraph (a)(1) of this section, on voyages subject 
to the 1966 Convention.
    (b) When loading a vessel in a favorable zone for a voyage on which 
the vessel will enter a less favorable zone, such allowances must be 
made that the vessel when crossing into the less favorable zone, will 
conform to the regulations and freeboard for the less favorable zone.
    (c) When a vessel is in fresh water of unit density, the appropriate 
load line may be submerged by the amount of the fresh water allowance 
shown on the applicable load line certificate. Where

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the density is other than unity, an allowance shall be made proportional 
to the difference between 1.025 and the actual density. This paragraph 
does not apply to vessels when navigating the Great Lakes.
    (d) When a vessel departs from a port situated on a river or inland 
waters, deeper loading shall be permitted corresponding to the weight of 
fuel and all other materials required for consumption between the port 
of departure and the sea. This paragraph does not apply to vessels when 
navigating the Great Lakes.

[CGFR 68-60, 33 FR 10052, July 12, 1968, as amended by CGFR 68-126, 34 
FR 9012, June 5, 1969; USCG-1998-4442, 63 FR 52190, Sept. 30, 1998]