{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-44.01-20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 44.01-20","heading":"-20 New and existing vessels; special service.","body":"(a) A new vessel marked with load lines for special service on a coastwise or inter-island voyage is a vessel whose keel was laid on or after September 28, 1937. An existing vessel is one whose keel was laid before that date.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES","PART 44—SPECIAL SERVICE LIMITED DOMESTIC VOYAGES","Subpart A—Administration"],"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":"8b4d9370d3f2a01761f32dd0c819b686fb9ee5e345734b82c346af3ca6775958","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-44.01-15","next":"us/46-cfr-44.05-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}