{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-45.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 45.103","heading":"Structural stress and stability.","body":"(a) The nature and stowage of the cargo, ballast, and other variable weights must be such as to make the vessel stable and avoid unacceptable structural stress.\n(b) The vessel must meet all applicable stability and subdivision requirements of this chapter.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES","PART 45—GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES","Subpart D—Conditions of Assignment"],"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":"65be6f5f0ec293d834c39f045cc87454ee8d5ae285a1689a9c55fb9bacbe6312","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-45.101","next":"us/46-cfr-45.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}