{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-44.340","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 44.340","heading":"Operating restrictions.","body":"(a) Each hopper dredge assigned a working freeboard may be operated at drafts from the normal freeboard to the working freeboard if the—\n(1) Seas are not more than 10 feet;\n(2) Winds are not more than 35 knots;\n(3) Area of operation is not more than 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from the mouth of a harbor of safe refuge; and\n(4) Specific gravity of the spoil carried is not more than the highest specific gravity of spoil used in the stability calculations required by subchapter S of this chapter.\n(b) The Assigning Authority designates on the face of the dredge's load line certificate—\n(1) Each restriction contained in paragraph (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this section; and\n(2) The maximum specific gravity of the spoils allowed to be carried.","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":"c79f3d21cce8f7842138e7f6dc6596650b9318656afd01dd5efdfdf958f889f6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-44.330","next":"us/46-cfr-45.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}