{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-42.20-15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 42.20-15","heading":"-15 Freeboard tables.","body":"(a) Type “A” vessel. (1) The tabular freeboard for Type “A” vessel shall be determined from table 42.20-15(a)(1):\nTable 42.20-15(a)(1)—Freeboard Table for Type “A” Vessels\nLength of vessel (feet) Freeboard 1 (inches)\n80 8.0\n90 8.9\n100 9.8\n110 10.8\n120 11.9\n130 13.0\n140 14.2\n150 15.5\n160 16.9\n170 18.3\n180 19.8\n190 21.3\n200 22.9\n210 24.5\n220 26.2\n230 27.8\n240 29.5\n250 31.1\n260 32.8\n270 34.6\n280 36.3\n290 38.0\n300 39.7\n310 41.4\n320 43.2\n330 45.0\n340 46.9\n350 48.8\n360 50.7\n370 52.7\n380 54.7\n390 56.8\n400 58.8\n410 60.9\n420 62.9\n430 65.0\n440 67.0\n450 69.1\n460 71.1\n470 73.1\n480 75.1\n490 77.1\n500 79.0\n510 80.9\n520 82.7\n530 84.5\n540 86.3\n550 88.0\n560 89.6\n570 91.1\n580 92.6\n590 94.1\n600 95.5\n610 96.9\n620 98.3\n630 99.6\n640 100.9\n650 102.1\n660 103.3\n670 104.4\n680 105.5\n690 106.6\n700 107.7\n710 108.7\n720 109.7\n730 110.7\n740 111.7\n750 112.6\n760 113.5\n770 114.4\n780 115.3\n790 116.1\n800 117.0\n810 117.8\n820 118.6\n830 119.3\n840 120.1\n850 120.7\n860 121.4\n870 122.1\n880 122.7\n890 123.4\n900 124.0\n910 124.6\n920 125.2\n930 125.7\n940 126.2\n950 126.7\n960 127.2\n970 127.7\n980 128.1\n990 128.6\n1,000 129.0\n1,010 129.4\n1,020 129.9\n1,030 130.3\n1,040 130.7\n1,050 131.0\n1,060 131.4\n1,070 131.7\n1,080 132.0\n1,090 132.3\n1,100 132.6\n1,110 132.9\n1,120 133.2\n1,130 133.5\n1,140 133.8\n1,150 134.0\n1,160 134.3\n1,170 134.5\n1,180 134.7\n1,190 135.0\n1,200 135.2\n1,200 2\n1 Freeboards at intermediate lengths of vessels shall be obtained by linear interpolation.\n2 Vessels above 1,200 feet in length shall be dealt with by the Commandant.\n(b) Type “B” vessels. (1) The tabular freeboard for Type “B” vessels shall be determined from table 42.20-15(b)(1):\nTable 42.20-15(b)(1)—Freeboard Table for Type “B” Vessels\nLength of vessel (feet) Freeboard 1 (inches)\n80 8.0\n90 8.9\n100 9.8\n110 10.8\n120 11.9\n130 13.0\n140 14.2\n150 15.5\n160 16.9\n170 18.3\n180 19.8\n190 21.3\n200 22.9\n210 24.7\n220 26.6\n230 28.5\n240 30.4\n250 32.4\n260 34.4\n270 36.5\n280 38.7\n290 41.0\n300 43.3\n310 45.7\n320 48.2\n330 50.7\n340 53.2\n350 55.7\n360 58.2\n370 60.7\n380 63.2\n390 65.7\n400 68.2\n410 70.7\n420 73.2\n430 75.7\n440 78.2\n450 80.7\n460 83.1\n470 85.6\n480 88.1\n490 90.6\n500 93.1\n510 95.6\n520 98.1\n530 100.6\n540 103.0\n550 105.4\n560 107.7\n570 110.0\n580 112.3\n590 114.6\n600 116.8\n610 119.0\n620 121.1\n630 123.2\n640 125.3\n650 127.3\n660 129.3\n670 131.3\n680 133.3\n690 135.3\n700 137.1\n710 139.0\n720 140.9\n730 142.7\n740 144.5\n750 146.3\n760 148.1\n770 149.8\n780 151.5\n790 153.2\n800 154.8\n810 156.4\n820 158.0\n830 159.6\n840 161.2\n850 162.8\n860 164.3\n870 165.9\n880 167.4\n890 168.9\n900 170.4\n910 171.8\n920 173.3\n930 174.7\n940 176.1\n950 177.5\n960 178.9\n970 180.3\n980 181.7\n990 183.1\n1,000 184.4\n1,010 185.8\n1,020 187.2\n1,030 188.5\n1,040 189.8\n1,050 191.0\n1,060 192.3\n1,070 193.5\n1,080 194.8\n1,090 196.1\n1,100 197.3\n1,110 198.6\n1,120 199.9\n1,130 201.2\n1,140 202.3\n1,150 203.5\n1,160 204.6\n1,170 205.8\n1,180 206.9\n1,190 208.1\n1,200 209.3\n1,200 2\n1 Freeboards at intermediate lengths of vessel shall be obtained by linear interpolation.\n2 Vessels above 1,200 feet in length shall be dealt with by the Commandant.","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 42.20—Freeboards"],"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":"1698ec5b400e1a924ab5f36bfbacb035d84330997227f3c7c499a8749f2ceab1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-42.20-13","next":"us/46-cfr-42.20-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}