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§ 42.20-15 - Freeboard tables.

(a) Type “A” vessel. (1) The tabular freeboard for Type “A” vessel shall be determined from table 42.20-15(a)(1):

Table 42.20-15(a)(1)—Freeboard Table for Type “A” Vessels

Length of vessel (feet) Freeboard 1 (inches)
808.0
908.9
1009.8
11010.8
12011.9
13013.0
14014.2
15015.5
16016.9
17018.3
18019.8
19021.3
20022.9
21024.5
22026.2
23027.8
24029.5
25031.1
26032.8
27034.6
28036.3
29038.0
30039.7
31041.4
32043.2
33045.0
34046.9
35048.8
36050.7
37052.7
38054.7
39056.8
40058.8
41060.9
42062.9
43065.0
44067.0
45069.1
46071.1
47073.1
48075.1
49077.1
50079.0
51080.9
52082.7
53084.5
54086.3
55088.0
56089.6
57091.1
58092.6
59094.1
60095.5
61096.9
62098.3
63099.6
640100.9
650102.1
660103.3
670104.4
680105.5
690106.6
700107.7
710108.7
720109.7
730110.7
740111.7
750112.6
760113.5
770114.4
780115.3
790116.1
800117.0
810117.8
820118.6
830119.3
840120.1
850120.7
860121.4
870122.1
880122.7
890123.4
900124.0
910124.6
920125.2
930125.7
940126.2
950126.7
960127.2
970127.7
980128.1
990128.6
1,000129.0
1,010129.4
1,020129.9
1,030130.3
1,040130.7
1,050131.0
1,060131.4
1,070131.7
1,080132.0
1,090132.3
1,100132.6
1,110132.9
1,120133.2
1,130133.5
1,140133.8
1,150134.0
1,160134.3
1,170134.5
1,180134.7
1,190135.0
1,200135.2
1,200 2

1 Freeboards at intermediate lengths of vessels shall be obtained by linear interpolation.

2 Vessels above 1,200 feet in length shall be dealt with by the Commandant.

(b) Type “B” vessels. (1) The tabular freeboard for Type “B” vessels shall be determined from table 42.20-15(b)(1):

Table 42.20-15(b)(1)—Freeboard Table for Type “B” Vessels

Length of vessel (feet) Freeboard 1 (inches)
808.0
908.9
1009.8
11010.8
12011.9
13013.0
14014.2
15015.5
16016.9
17018.3
18019.8
19021.3
20022.9
21024.7
22026.6
23028.5
24030.4
25032.4
26034.4
27036.5
28038.7
29041.0
30043.3
31045.7
32048.2
33050.7
34053.2
35055.7
36058.2
37060.7
38063.2
39065.7
40068.2
41070.7
42073.2
43075.7
44078.2
45080.7
46083.1
47085.6
48088.1
49090.6
50093.1
51095.6
52098.1
530100.6
540103.0
550105.4
560107.7
570110.0
580112.3
590114.6
600116.8
610119.0
620121.1
630123.2
640125.3
650127.3
660129.3
670131.3
680133.3
690135.3
700137.1
710139.0
720140.9
730142.7
740144.5
750146.3
760148.1
770149.8
780151.5
790153.2
800154.8
810156.4
820158.0
830159.6
840161.2
850162.8
860164.3
870165.9
880167.4
890168.9
900170.4
910171.8
920173.3
930174.7
940176.1
950177.5
960178.9
970180.3
980181.7
990183.1
1,000184.4
1,010185.8
1,020187.2
1,030188.5
1,040189.8
1,050191.0
1,060192.3
1,070193.5
1,080194.8
1,090196.1
1,100197.3
1,110198.6
1,120199.9
1,130201.2
1,140202.3
1,150203.5
1,160204.6
1,170205.8
1,180206.9
1,190208.1
1,200209.3
1,200 2

1 Freeboards at intermediate lengths of vessel shall be obtained by linear interpolation.

2 Vessels above 1,200 feet in length shall be dealt with by the Commandant.

[CGFR 68-60, 33 FR 10064, July 12, 1968, as amended by CGFR 68-126, 34 FR 9015, June 5, 1969]