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46 CFR 45.119: Freeing port area: Changes from standard sheer.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES
- PART 45—GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES
- Subpart D—Conditions of Assignment
The freeing port area required by § 45.117(b) must be multiplied by the factor in the following table 5 if the sheer differs from the standard sheer defined in § 45.63. table 4.
Table 5
Freeing port area: Sheer correction.
Ratio of sums of actual sheer ord./std. sheer ord. Greater than: Multiplier for area required by § 45.117(b)
1.0 1.0
1.0 1.00
0.9 1.05
0.8 1.10
0.7 1.15
0.6 1.20
0.5 1.25
0.4 1.30
0.3 1.35
0.2 1.40
0.1 1.45
No sheer 1.50
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