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§ 44.01-1 Establishment of load lines for special services.
§ 44.01-5 Administration; special service.
§ 44.01-10 Approval by Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, of special service.
§ 44.01-11 Assignment and marking load lines; special service.
§ 44.01-12 Voyage limits; special service.
§ 44.01-13 Heavy weather plan.
§ 44.01-15 Special service certificate.
§ 44.01-20 New and existing vessels; special service.
§ 44.05-1 General.
§ 44.05-5 Definitions.
§ 44.05-10 Load line markings.
§ 44.05-15 Existing vessels.
§ 44.05-20 Conditions of assignment.
§ 44.05-25 Freeboards.
§ 44.05-30 Load line certificate.
§ 44.05-35 Form of load line certificate.
§ 44.300 Applicability.
§ 44.310 Definitions.
§ 44.320 Submission of plans and calculations.
§ 44.330 Obtaining working freeboards for hopper dredges.
§ 44.340 Operating restrictions.
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 5101–5116; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Source: CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16755, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Load lines for steam colliers, barges, and self-propelled barges engaged on specially limited coastwise voyages as described in §44.01–12 shall be established pursuant to the regulations in this part.
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16755, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by USCG–1998–4442, 63 FR 52190, Sept. 30, 1998]
(a) The administrative provisions of §§42.01–1 to 42.11–20 inclusive of this subchapter, relating to vessels engaged in foreign and coastwise voyages, where applicable, shall apply to vessels subject to this part except as modified in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) Application for the assignment of load lines under this part for the types of vessels described in §44.01–1 shall be made in writing to the American Bureau of Shipping unless another society has been specifically approved by the Commandant as a load line assigning authority. In the latter case application shall be made to the society so approved. Applications shall state the following information:
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16755, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68–60, 33 FR 10076, July 12, 1968]
(c) Assignment of special service load lines for voyage limits between the islands of a group over which the United States has jurisdiction shall be made only upon authorization by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, after submittal to him of the information called for by §44.01–5(b).
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16755, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 79–142, 45 FR 57402, Aug. 28, 1980]
(a) Each heavy weather plan under §44.01–12(b) must be prepared by the vessel owner or operator and approved by the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Approval of a heavy weather plan is limited to the current hurricane season.
[CGD 79–142, 45 FR 57402, Aug. 28, 1980]
(b) Vessels engaged on special services in the coastwise trade and the interisland trade will be certificated on the form shown in §44.05–35.
(a) The load line marks on the vessel's sides must be in accordance with §42.13–25(a) of this subchapter, except seasonal markings such as “Winter North Atlantic” which are not applicable to the voyage are omitted.
(b) In the case of vessels which engage in special services on coastwise voyages and voyages on the Great Lakes, the marks on the vessel's sides are to be in accordance with Figure 44.05–10(b), except that the lines marked “SW” and “MS” shall be used only where applicable.
Figure 44.05–10(b)
(d) In the case of vessels which operate both on special service coastwise voyages and on unlimited coastwise voyages, the marks on the ship's sides are to be in accordance with figure 44.05–10 (d). The load lines aft of the disk will be applicable to voyages in special service coastwise or inter-island voyages and those on the forward side will be applicable to unlimited coastwise voyages. (A vessel marked for both special service and unlimited coastwise voyages and furnished with a load line certificate on the international form shall, when entering the foreign trade, arrange that the load line markings are in accord with the vessel's international load line certificate by the elimination of the marks aft of the disk.)
Figure 45.05–10(d)
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16755, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 80–120, 47 FR 5723, Feb. 8, 1982; USCG–2004–18884, 69 FR 58345, Sept. 30, 2004]
(b) Towed barges. The conditions of assignment for towed cargo barges where the cargo is carried under deck shall be in accordance with §§45.10–5 to 45.10–100 of this subchapter. In the case of tank barges and cargo barges carrying cargo only on deck, compliance will also be required with the supplementary conditions of §§45.20–1 to 45.20–70 of this subchapter. In the case of cargo barges of the open type, assignment will be limited to barges in unmanned operation and the construction of the vessel must be such as to satisfy the assigning authority that no unusual hazards will be experienced.
(c) Self-propelled barges. The conditions of assignment for self-propelled cargo barges carrying cargo under decks shall be in accordance with the provisions of §§45.10–5 to 45.10–100 of this subchapter. In the case of self-propelled tank barges and self-propelled cargo barges carrying cargo only on deck, compliance will also be required with the supplementary conditions of §§45.20–1 to 45.20–70 of this subchapter.
(2) The requirements in §§42.09–1 and 42.09–10 that relate to the assignment of freeboards and to stability are applicable to each vessel subject to the requirements in this part.
(c) Towed cargo barges with cargo under deck. The freeboard is to be computed under §§45.15–1 to 45.15–97 of this subchapter. The fresh water and seasonal markings where applicable are to be determined under part 42 of this subchapter.
(d) Towed cargo barges with cargo only on deck. The freeboard for barges of this type is to be computed in accordance with the requirements of §§45.20–1 to 45.20–70 of this subchapter. The fresh water and seasonal markings where applicable are to be the same as determined under part 42 of this subchapter.
(f) Towed tank barges. The freeboard is to be computed in accordance with §§45.20–1 to 45.20–70 of this subchapter. The fresh water and seasonal markings where applicable are to be determined under part 42 of this subchapter.
(g) Self-propelled cargo barges. The freeboard is to be computed under §§45.15–1 to 45.20–15 of this subchapter. The fresh water and seasonal markings where applicable are to be determined under part 42 of this subchapter.
(h) Self-propelled tank barges. The freeboard is to be computed in accordance with §§45.20–1 to 45.20–70 of this subchapter. The fresh water and seasonal markings where applicable are to be determined under part 42 of this subchapter.
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 17655, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68–60, 33 FR 10077, July 12, 1968; CGD 73–49R, 38 FR 12290, May 10, 1973]
(a) The load line certificates for a special service coastwise or special inter-island voyage shall be issued in addition to any other applicable load line certificates and shall be on the form shown in §44.05–35.
Issued by____________________
Official No.____________________
Trade of vessel____________________
which these freeboards are measured is____________________
(2) The load line assignment given by this certificate necessarily assumes that the nature and stowage of cargo, balast, etc., are such as to secure sufficient stability for the vessel. Accordingly, it is the owner's responsibility to furnish the Master of the vessel with stability information and instructions when this is necessary to maintenance of sufficient stability.
(a) Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center 1900 Half Street, SW., Suite 1000, Room 525, Washington, DC 20024 by visitors, or transmitted by mail to Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center, JR10–0525, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593, in a written or electronic format. Information for submitting the VSP electronically can be found at http://www.uscg.mil/HQ/MSC ; or
[CGD 76–080, 54 FR 36977, Sept. 6, 1989, as amended by USCG–1998–4442, 63 FR 52190, Sept. 30, 1998; USCG–2000–7790, 65 FR 58459, Sept. 29, 2000; USCG–2007–29018, 72 FR 53965, Sept. 21, 2007]