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Timestamp: 2020-04-01 19:06:54
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 144', '§144', '§144', '§144', '§144', '§144', '§144', 'art 170', 'art 173', '§170', '§170', '§170', 'art 173', '§144']

Title 46 → Chapter I → Subchapter M → Part 144 → Subpart C
Subpart C—Stability and Watertight Integrity
§144.300 Stability standards for an existing vessel.
§144.305 Stability standards for a new vessel.
§144.310 Lifting requirements for a new vessel.
§144.315 Weight and moment history requirements for a vessel with approved lightweight characteristics.
§144.320 Watertight or weathertight integrity.
§144.330 Review of a vessel's watertight and weathertight integrity.
(a) The owner or managing operator of an existing vessel operating under a stability document must be able to readily produce a copy of such document.
(b) The owner or managing operator of an existing vessel not operating under a stability document must be able to show at least one of the following:
(1) The vessel's operation or a history of satisfactory service does not cause the stability of the vessel to be questioned by either the Coast Guard or a TPO engaged to perform an audit or survey.
(2) The vessel performs successfully on operational tests to determine whether the vessel has adequate stability and handling characteristics.
(3) The vessel has a satisfactory stability assessment by means of giving due consideration to each item that impacts a vessel's stability characteristics which include, but are not limited to, the form, arrangement, construction, number of decks, route, and operating restrictions of the vessel.
Each new vessel must meet the applicable stability requirements of part 170 and, if applicable, of part 173, subpart E, of this chapter in addition to the requirements in the following table:
Table 144.305—Stability Standards for a New Vessel
Each new vessel certificated to operate on—
Must meet the requirements of—
(a) Protected waters §170.173(e)(2) of this chapter.
(b) Partially protected waters §§170.170 and 170.173(e)(1) of this chapter.
(c) Exposed waters or that is assigned a load line §§170.170 and 174.145 of this chapter.
Each new vessel equipped for lifting must meet the requirements of part 173, subpart B, of this chapter.
(a) A weight and moment history of changes to the vessel since approval of its lightweight characteristics (displacement, Longitudinal Center of Gravity (LCG) and Vertical Center of Gravity (VCG)) must be maintained. All weight modifications to the vessel (additions, removals, and relocations) including a calculation of the aggregate weight change (absolute total of all additions, removals, and relocations) must be recorded in the history, along with a description of the change(s), when and where accomplished, moment arms, etc. After each modification, the lightweight characteristics must be recalculated.
(b) When the aggregate weight change is more than 2 percent of the vessel's approved lightweight displacement, or the recalculated change in the vessel's lightweight LCG is more than 1 percent of the LBP, a deadweight survey must be performed to determine the vessel's current lightweight displacement and LCG. Use the following table to determine when the deadweight survey results or the vessel's aggregate weight change requires the vessel to undergo a specified stability test:
Table 144.315
(1) The deadweight survey results are both within 1 percent of the recalculated lightweight displacement and within 1 percent LBP of the recalculated lightweight LCG, the recalculated lightweight VCG can be accepted as accurate;
(2) The deadweight survey results do not meet the criteria of paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the vessel must undergo a stability test in accordance with 46 CFR 170, subpart F;
(3) The aggregate weight change is more than 10 percent of the vessel's approved lightweight displacement, the vessel must undergo a stability test in accordance with 46 CFR 170, subpart F.
(a) Each vessel fitted with installed bulwarks around the exterior of the main deck must have sufficient freeing ports or scuppers or a combination of freeing ports and scuppers to allow water to run off the deck quickly without adversely affecting the stability of the vessel.
(b) Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. These devices must be suitable for the expected route.
The cognizant OCMI may require review of a vessel's watertight and weathertight integrity. This review may be performed by an individual who meets the requirements of §144.140. The review may include an examination of a plan that shows the original placement of decks and bulkheads.