{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-42.13-25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 42.13-25","heading":"-25 Load line mark.","body":"(a) The load line mark shall consist of a ring 12 inches in outside diameter and 1 inch wide which is intersected by a horizontal line 18 inches in length and 1 inch in breadth, the upper edge of which passes through the center of the ring. The center of the ring shall be placed amidships and at a distance equal to the assigned summer freeboard measured vertically below the upper edge of the deck line (as illustrated in Figure 42.13-25(a)).\nFigure 42.13-25(a)—Load line mark and lines to be used with this mark","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES","PART 42—DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VOYAGES BY SEA","Subpart 42.13—General Rules for Determining Load Lines"],"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":"09cf1dc4a463bd1f33fa9501a8cb74642b96eec8405e0a42c62a352ad07301d6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-42.13-20","next":"us/46-cfr-42.13-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}