{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-44.310","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 44.310","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Hopper dredge means a self-propelled dredge with an open hold or hopper in the hull of the dredge that receives dredged material.\nWorking freeboard means one-half the distance between the mark of the load line assigned under this subchapter and the freeboard deck.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES","PART 44—SPECIAL SERVICE LIMITED DOMESTIC VOYAGES","Subpart C—Rules for Assigning Working Freeboards to Hopper Dredges"],"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":"b7566e0a8e3ca12e893961321215f5ce070fc821906065c29887e1e75426fc3e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-44.300","next":"us/46-cfr-44.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}