{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-42.20-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 42.20-3","heading":"-3 Freeboard assignment: Type “A” vessels.","body":"(a) A Type “A” vessel is assigned a freeboard not less than that based on table 42.20-15(a)(1) provided that the vessel meets the flooding standard in § 42.20-6.\n(b) A vessel that meets the requirements of subpart D, F, or G of part 172 of this chapter is considered by the Coast Guard as meeting the flooding standard referenced in paragraph (a) of this section.","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":"5d0bb3a4bdfa2b27fd30de0f4edfdde0cfa0913c74b69fa349cb4fd0f79d8190","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-42.15-80","next":"us/46-cfr-42.20-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}