[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: 46CFR45.31]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 45_GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B_Load Line Marks
 
Sec. 45.31  Deck line.


    (a) Each vessel must be marked with a deck line on the outer surface 
of the shell on each side of the vessel with the upper edge of the line 
passing through the point where the upper surface of the freeboard deck 
intersects the outer surface of the shell or if the summer freeboard is 
correspondingly adjusted under Sec. 45.57, the deck line may be placed 
above or below the freeboard deck. Figure 1 illustrates the deck line 
markings.
    (b) Each deck line must be at least 12-inches long and 1-inch wide.
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