[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: 46CFR46.10-10]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 46_SUBDIVISION LOAD LINES FOR PASSENGER VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart 46.10_Administration
 
Sec. 46.10-10  Marks to indicate subdivision load lines.

    (a) Marks to indicate the maximum mean draft to which a passenger 
vessel may be lawfully submerged shall be permanently marked on each 
side of the passenger vessel in the form, manner, and location provided 
in this part.
    (b) The Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, will determine the position of 
the subdivision load lines by the application of the requirements 
contained in this part and parts 170 and 171 of this chapter. The 
correct marking of subdivision load lines will be certified by the 
American Bureau of Shipping or a classification society approved by the 
Commandant for that purpose.
    (c) Certificates certifying to the correctness of subdivision load 
line marks shall not be furnished until it is determined that the marks 
have been correctly placed upon the passenger vessel.
    (d) In the case of passenger vessels that are required by the 
International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea to have on board a 
safety certificate, the certification of subdivision, load line marks 
shall be made by letter to the Commandant (G-M), U.S. Coast Guard, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16769, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-60, 33 FR 
10077, July 12, 1968; CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51007, Nov. 4, 1983; CGD 88-070, 
53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988]