{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-5111","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 5111","heading":"Providing loading information","body":"The Secretary may prescribe regulations requiring the owner, charterer, managing operator, and agent of a vessel to provide loading information (including information on loading distribution, stability, and margin of strength) to the master or individual in charge of the vessel in a language the master or individual understands.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 51—LOAD LINES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"89d66e2cc5f961996941639131300e96d6cdf982ced1e5dca7fd1d3d8fa389d1","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-5110","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-5112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}