{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-45.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 45.51","heading":"Types of ships.","body":"(a) For the purpose of this subpart, a type A vessel has—\n(1) No cargo ports or similar sideshell openings below the freeboard deck;\n(2) Only small freeboard deck openings fitted with watertight gasketed hatch covers of steel;\n(3) No dimension of a freeboard deck cargo opening greater than 6 feet and the total area not exceeding 18 ft 2; and\n(4) No more than two freeboard deck cargo openings to a single cargo space.\n(b) For the purposes of this subpart a type B vessel is a vessel that does not meet the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES","PART 45—GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES","Subpart C—Freeboards"],"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":"685a413e80bc49f48aea67d4894eca37d3861df5c94b1ba7d2a3f011606d7f34","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-45.39","next":"us/46-cfr-45.53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}