1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i6
  4. part 174
  5. subpart B
  6. § 174.020

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§ 174.020 - Alternate intact stability criterion.

A barge need not comply with § 174.015 and subparts C and E of part 170 of this chapter if it has the following characteristics:

(a) The weather deck is watertight.

(b) The barge's hull proportions fall within any one of the ratios in categories (A) through (D) in Table 174.020.

(c) The maximum cargo height is 30 feet (9.25 meters) or a value equal to the depth of the barge amidships, whichever is less.

Table 174.020

Category Beam/depth ratio Draft/depth ratio A3.00 to 3.74Equal to or less than 0.70. B3.75 to 3.99Equal to or less than 0.72. C4.00 to 4.49Equal to or less than 0.76. D4,50 to 6.00Equal to or less than 0.80.

AUTHORITY: 42 U.S.C. 9118, 9119, 9153; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 174.180 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905.

SOURCE: CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51048, Nov. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 174.020