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46 CFR 42.30-1: -1 Basis.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES
- PART 42—DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VOYAGES BY SEA
- Subpart 42.30—Zones, Areas, and Seasonal Periods
(a) The zones and areas in this subpart are, in general, based on the following criteria:
(1) Summer: not more than 10 percent winds of force 8 Beaufort (34 knots) or more.
(2) Tropical: not more than 1 percent winds of force 8 Beaufort (34 knots) or more. Not more than one tropical storm in 10 years in an area of 5° square in any 1 separate calendar month.
(b) In certain special areas, for practical reasons, some degree of relaxation has been found acceptable.
(c) A chart is attached to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, which illustrates the zones and areas defined in this Convention and in this subpart.
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