{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-42.25-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 42.25-5","heading":"-5 Definitions of terms used in this subpart.","body":"(a) Timber deck cargo. The term “timber deck cargo” means a cargo of timber carried on an uncovered part of a freeboard or superstructure deck. The term does not include wood pulp or similar cargo.\n(b) Timber load line. A timber deck cargo may be regarded as giving a vessel a certain additional buoyancy and a greater degree of protection against the sea. For that reason, vessels carrying a timber deck cargo may be granted a reduction of freeboard calculated according to the provisions of § 42.25-20 and marked on the vessel's side in accordance with the provisions of § 42.13-30(c) and (d). However, in order that such special freeboard may be granted and used, the timber deck cargo shall comply with certain conditions which are laid down in § 42.25-15, and the vessel itself shall also comply with certain conditions relating to its construction which are set out in § 42.25-10.","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 42.25—Special Requirements for Vessels Assigned Timber 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":"28fb07865e893247f4504b0d6bf8e04476fd58c84e22f6d710ac641b949fc785","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-42.25-1","next":"us/46-cfr-42.25-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}