# 46 CFR § 175.122: Load lines

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.122

## Section

- **Citation:** 46 CFR § 175.122
- **Heading:** Load lines
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 46—Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER T—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS) > PART 175—GENERAL PROVISIONS

## Text

A vessel of 24 meters (79 feet) in length or more, the keel of which was laid or that was at a similar stage of construction on or after July 21, 1968, and that is on a voyage other than a domestic voyage is subject to load line assignment, certification, and marking under subchapter E (Load Lines) of this chapter.
[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 947, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58288, Sept. 29, 2014]

## Nearby sections

- [46 CFR § 175.100 § 175.100 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.100.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.110 § 175.110 General applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.110.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.112 § 175.112 Specific applicability for individual parts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.112.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.115 § 175.115 Applicability to offshore supply vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.115.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.118 § 175.118 Vessels operating under an exemption afforded in the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.118.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.120 § 175.120 Vessels on an international voyage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.120.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.122 § 175.122 Load lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.122.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.124 § 175.124 Requirements for DUKW Amphibious Passenger Vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.124.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.200 § 175.200 Gross tonnage as criterion for requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.200.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.400 § 175.400 Definitions of terms used in this subchapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.400.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.540 § 175.540 Equivalents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.540.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.550 § 175.550 Special consideration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.550.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.560 § 175.560 Appeals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.560.md)
- [46 CFR § 175.600 § 175.600 Incorporation by reference.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-175.600.md)

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