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46 CFR 172.095: Intact longitudinal stability.

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Title 46—Shipping
CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER S—SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY
PART 172—SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO BULK CARGOES
Subpart E—Special Rules Pertaining to a Barge That Carries a Hazardous Liquid Regulated Under Subchapter O of This Chapter

Each tank barge must be shown by design calculations to have a longitudinal metacentric height (GM) in feet (meters) in each condition of loading and operation, at least equal to the following:

where—

L = LOA in feet (meters)

d = draft in feet (meters).

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