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Title 46ShippingPart / Section
Chapter ICoast Guard, Department of Homeland Security1 – 199
Subchapter SSubdivision and Stability170 – 174
Part 170Stability Requirements for All Inspected Vessels170.001 – 170.300
Subpart AGeneral Provisions170.001 – 170.020
Subpart BDefinitions170.050 – 170.055
§ 170.050General terms.
§ 170.055Definitions concerning a vessel.
Subpart CPlan Approval170.070 – 170.100
Subpart DStability Instructions for Operating Personnel170.105 – 170.140
Subpart EIntact Stability Criteria170.160 – 170.173
§ 170.160Specific applicability.
§ 170.165International Code on Intact Stability.
§ 170.170Weather criteria.
§ 170.173Criterion for vessels of unusual proportion and form.
Subpart FDetermination of Lightweight Displacement and Centers of Gravity170.174 – 170.200
Subpart GSpecial Installations170.235 – 170.245
§ 170.235Fixed ballast.
§ 170.245Foam flotation material.
Subpart HWatertight Bulkhead Doors170.248 – 170.275
Subpart IFree Surface170.285 – 170.300
§ 170.285Free surface correction for intact stability calculations.
§ 170.290Free surface correction for damage stability calculations.
§ 170.295Special consideration for free surface of passive roll stabilization tanks.
§ 170.300Special consideration for free surface of spoil in hopper dredge hoppers.