{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-172.180","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 172.180","heading":"Extent of damage.","body":"For the purpose of § 172.170—\n(a) Design calculations must include both side and bottom damage, applied separately; and\n(b) Damage must consist of the penetrations having the dimensions given in Table 172.180 except that, if the most disabling penetrations would be less than the penetrations given in Table 172.180, the smaller penetration must be assumed.\nTable 172.180—Extent of Damage\nCollision Penetration\nLongitudinal extent 0.495L2⁄3 or 47.6 feet ((1⁄3)L2⁄3 or 14.5m) whichever is shorter.\nTransverse extent 1 B/5 or 37.74 feet (11.5m) 2 whichever is shorter.\nVertical extent From the baseline upward without limit.\nGrounding Penetration at the Forward End But Excluding Any Damage Aft of a Point 0.3L Aft of the Forward Perpendicular\nLongitudinal extent 0.495L2⁄3 or 47.6 feet ((1⁄3)L2⁄3 or 14.5m) whichever is shorter.\nTransverse extent B/6 or 32.81 feet (10m) whichever is shorter.\nVertical extent from the molded line of the shell at the centerline B/15 or 6.6 feet (2m) whichever is shorter.\nGrounding Penetration At Any Other Longitudinal Position\nLongitudinal extent L/10 or 16.41 feet (5m) whichever is shorter.\nTransverse extent B/6 or 16.41 feet (5m) whichever is shorter.\nVertical extent from the molded line of the shell at the centerline B/15 or 6.6 feet (2m) whichever is shorter.\n1 Damage applied inboard from the vessel's side at right angles to the centerline at the level of the summer load line assigned under Subchapter E of this chapter.\n2 B is measured amidships.","path":["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 G—Special Rules Pertaining to a Ship That Carries a Bulk Liquefied Gas Regulated Under Subchapter O of This Chapter"],"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":"fa875f620f44af02a6e35bc1fe4283252487515311e8a0c8bb25228aeefc02b3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-172.175","next":"us/46-cfr-172.185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}