{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-127.610","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 127.610","heading":"Damage stability requirements.","body":"(a) Each OSV that is authorized to carry more than 240 persons must comply with the following provisions of SOLAS, 1974, as amended, as though the OSV is a passenger ship and the offshore workers are considered as passengers: chapter II-1, parts B-1, B-2, and B-4, and regulation II-1/35-1 (incorporated by reference, see § 125.180).\n(b) Each OSV that is authorized to carry less than 240 persons must comply with the provisions of chapter II-1 of SOLAS, 1974, as amended:\n(1) Part B-1 and regulation II-1/35-1 of SOLAS, 1974, as amended, as though the OSV is a passenger ship and the offshore workers are considered as passengers, except that—\n(i) The required subdivision index used must be the R value calculated according to regulation II-1/6.2.3 of SOLAS, 1974, as amended, multiplied by the factor F, where:\nF = (N + 720)/960\nN = total number of persons authorized;\nand\n(ii) Compliance with regulations II-1/8 and II-1/8-1 of SOLAS, 1974, as amended, is not required.\n(2) Parts B-2 and B-4 as though the OSV is a cargo ship and the offshore workers are considered as crew, except that regulations II-1/9, II-1/13, II-1/19, II-1/20, and II-1/21 of SOLAS, 1974, as amended, must be applied as though the OSV is a passenger ship.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER L—OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS","PART 127—CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENTS","Subpart F—Construction and Arrangements for OSVs Carrying More Than 36 Offshore Workers."],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"2704b17e00b4ab22353d4aea56b9f472f855a03015fe1897d99314e5100b8e59","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-127.600","next":"us/46-cfr-127.620"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}