{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-174.050","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 174.050","heading":"Stability on bottom.","body":"Each bottom bearing unit must be designed so that, while supported on the sea bottom with footings or a mat, it continually exerts a downward force on each footing or the mat when subjected to the forces of wave and current and to wind blowing at the velocities described in § 174.055(b)(3).","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY","PART 174—SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC VESSEL TYPES","Subpart C—Special Rules Pertaining to Mobile Offshore Drilling Units"],"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":"1317a9e81b5b722db6ebd4fadc16defe39b4976fe68707ac5a4d9f8e2569bfbe","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-174.045","next":"us/46-cfr-174.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}