{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-44.330","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 44.330","heading":"Obtaining working freeboards for hopper dredges.","body":"A hopper dredge may be issued a working freeboard on a limited service domestic voyage load line certificate or a Great Lakes load line certificate if the following are met:\n(a) The hopper dredge structure must have adequate strength for any draft up to the working freeboard draft. Dredges built and maintained in conformity with the requirements of a classification society recognized by the Commandant usually meet this requirement.\n(b) The hopper dredge must—\n(1) Meet subpart I of part 174 of this chapter; and\n(2) Have on its bridge remote draft indicators that:\n(i) Show the fore, aft, and mean draft of the dredge at all times while the dredge is operating; and\n(ii) Have each indicator marked with the assigned freeboard and the working freeboard.","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":"612f17a9fb0f1268a534fb292431735375b5b65514a49ed71804a0c32d610902","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-44.320","next":"us/46-cfr-44.340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}